Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy DelisleMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
There’s a strange feeling one gets reading this book, somewhere between absolutely chilling fear and a deep primal sadness. The art is beautiful, the words are personal and the scenes reflected are powerful. So many things in it are worth talking about, worth thinking about, worth considering and contemplating.
It’s real, and that’s why it is what it is. A window.
It is a personal experience, reading this. How one reacts is so dependent on one’s cultural identity and political beliefs, yet it is likely that some part of you will viscerally react to it.
It’s one of those graphic novels where reading it is an experience. For a few moments, you aren’t here and you aren’t you. I hope that’s worth something.
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