While Time Remains: A North Korean Defector's Search for Freedom in America
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- Author：Yeonmi Park
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Summary
The North Korean defector， human rights advocate， and bestselling author of In Order to Live sounds the alarm on the culture wars， identity politics， and authoritarian tendencies tearing America apart。
After defecting from North Korea， Yeonmi Park found liberty and freedom in America。 But she also found a chilling crackdown on self-expression and thought that reminded her of the brutal regime she risked her life to escape。 When she spoke out about the mass political indoctrination she saw around her in the United States， Park faced censorship and even death threats。
In While Time Remains， Park sounds the alarm for Americans by highlighting the dangerous hypocrisies， mob tactics， and authoritarian tendencies that speak in the name of wokeness and social justice。 No one is spared in her eye-opening account， including the elites who claim to care for the poor and working classes but turn their backs on anyone who dares to think independently。
Park arrived in America eight years ago with no preconceptions， no political aims， and no partisan agenda。 With urgency and unique insight， the bestselling author and human rights activist reminds us of the fragility of freedom， and what we must do to preserve it。
After defecting from North Korea， Yeonmi Park found liberty and freedom in America。 But she also found a chilling crackdown on self-expression and thought that reminded her of the brutal regime she risked her life to escape。 When she spoke out about the mass political indoctrination she saw around her in the United States， Park faced censorship and even death threats。
In While Time Remains， Park sounds the alarm for Americans by highlighting the dangerous hypocrisies， mob tactics， and authoritarian tendencies that speak in the name of wokeness and social justice。 No one is spared in her eye-opening account， including the elites who claim to care for the poor and working classes but turn their backs on anyone who dares to think independently。
Park arrived in America eight years ago with no preconceptions， no political aims， and no partisan agenda。 With urgency and unique insight， the bestselling author and human rights activist reminds us of the fragility of freedom， and what we must do to preserve it。
Reviews
Marc Gerstein
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This is the second book by North Korean defector Yeonmi Park。 Her first， In Order to Live， is a memoir that describes her life （to the extent it can be called a “life”） in North Korea and her escape to the U。S。 via China， the Gobi desert （on foot） and South Korea。 It’s pretty harrowing and a must-read。In this book， Park shares lessons based on her experience as a student at Columbia University and in general in the U。S。 It’s harrowing too but in a different way。 The material conditions of Park’s This is the second book by North Korean defector Yeonmi Park。 Her first， In Order to Live， is a memoir that describes her life （to the extent it can be called a “life”） in North Korea and her escape to the U。S。 via China， the Gobi desert （on foot） and South Korea。 It’s pretty harrowing and a must-read。In this book， Park shares lessons based on her experience as a student at Columbia University and in general in the U。S。 It’s harrowing too but in a different way。 The material conditions of Park’s life now seem pretty good， and she expresses much gratitude for the U。S。 and the freedoms and lives people here can enjoy。 But she’s worried， very worried， about an intellectual climate that would seem to put us on a path wherein we could eventually lose it。 Specifically， she criticizes the progressive left and， let’s call it for what it is， the US-hating attitude they preach under the guise of a quest for “woke” justice。 I won’t describe Park’s criticisms。 She’s quite clear on her own and other commentators share and also express similar views。I’ll add though that what she describes has been around in the U。S。 much longer， perhaps， than she realizes。 I entered college in September 1968 just after graduating high school。 This was the first semester after a set of massive student demonstrations， led by Mark Rudd and SDS （Students for a Democratic Society） closed Columbia in the spring of 1968。 Ostensibly， it targeted the university’s plan to build a new gymnasium that would disrupt the Morningside He Heights community。 But its real agenda was – looking back on it from today – the launch of the sort of US-hate Park describes today。 （The SDS chant was “Ho， Ho， Ho Chi Minh。 Columbia strike is gonna win！”。）Not surprisingly， the activism spread and we had plenty of it during my first two years of college， culminating， eventually， in the riots the followed the killings by Ohio National Guardsman of four Kent State protesting students。 Another set of big things revolved around the Chicago protests surrounding the 1968 Democratic convention。But the carryover linking those openly violent times to the intellectual riot-free world into which Park entered at Columbia was basic thought control。 I remember to this day a class incident in which the professor cleared the floorspace in the middle of the room and then asked students who support then-NY City Mayor John Lindsay to go to one side and those who oppose him to go to the others。 Now， this was a big deal。 Lindsay was extremely controversial and was， essentially， that generation’s Bernie Sanders/Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez， a hard-left pioneer who paved the way for the likes of Sanders， AOC and her “squad” to eventually become mainstream elected officials。I grew up in a fairly conservative blue-collar home。 It wasn’t Archie Bunker-conservative。 My father had a strong sense of social justice and was very much against the war in Viet Nam。 But Lindsay and his allies had much larger agendas than that。 Like I said， he was a progenitor of the modern anti-US socialist left。 And my family despised that， as did I。In intended to go to the “oppose” side of the room。 But I immediately saw that everybody else was going the other way， to the “support him” side。 As a freshman going through my first experience outside my sheltered neighborhood， I wasn’t about to start picking fights。 I just kept quiet and joined everybody else on the “support-him” side。 I’m sure if Park reads this review， she’ll understand， especially since her stakes were so much higher。Another classmate， a recent immigrant from Castro’s Cuba， was told by classmates that he and his family made a big mistake coming here because the U。S。 is a very repressive country。 It took enormous self-control for him to refrain from throwing punches as opposed to merely calling them idiots。 （I assume， at least， that nobody Park encountered was dumb enough to tell her that she made a mistake coming for North Korea to the US。） 。。。more
Sarah Sale
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Intelligent and moving。 I loved it。 Such a great follow-up to her first book。
Violet
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insightful and Inspiring Such wisdom and insight from a woman who has lived such a big life in a short period of time。
Tom
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Yeonmi exposes the harsh truths of North Korea and the way all tyranny uses mind control to gain power over people。 And yes there are people here in the United States that wish to do the same。 Our government and media has many liars that twist truths and stories to intentionally manipulate peoples thoughts。 Her story is heart breaking and should remind all，of us just how lucky we are to have been born here in America。
Elham Sarikhani
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A courageous tale of resilience and hope！
Kimball
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If you didn't read the first book In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom， Yeonmi gives a very brief synopsis of her escape from North Korea。 The book included a good forward by Jordan Peterson。 I liked how she called out the Left/Elite especially at her alma mater Columbia University。 But I wished she had done it more and to have named names。 So many of the Elite were at first interested in her story and even naively asked how to help， but when she mentioned China they scurri If you didn't read the first book In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom， Yeonmi gives a very brief synopsis of her escape from North Korea。 The book included a good forward by Jordan Peterson。 I liked how she called out the Left/Elite especially at her alma mater Columbia University。 But I wished she had done it more and to have named names。 So many of the Elite were at first interested in her story and even naively asked how to help， but when she mentioned China they scurried back into the shadows。Her and her sister didn't talk for two years。 I wish she went into detail about that。Notes:"If a man is afraid of commitment he's probably frightened of being responsible and loving。""Feelings of devastation come from how we think of the problem， not necessarily the problem。"She's hot。 。。。more
Alyssa McKeone
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It’s always amazing to me the insights Park has since she left North Korea。
Christa JoAnna
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Just as great as her first book - exceptionally thoughtful woman。 The audio book should have been read by Ms Park - not as impactful with a Native American speaker
Ben M
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The ghostwriter here inserts their own woke propaganda into the book， not sure if Yeonmi agrees or even knows this happened。 For example， the word "Black" is always capitalized and the word "white" is always lower case， to demonstrate that black people are inherently better and more equal than white people。 Also， the book tells the explicit lie that George Floyd was an innocent person who did nothing wrong， which isn't true。 Again， these were likely slipped in by the woke publisher and ghostwrit The ghostwriter here inserts their own woke propaganda into the book， not sure if Yeonmi agrees or even knows this happened。 For example， the word "Black" is always capitalized and the word "white" is always lower case， to demonstrate that black people are inherently better and more equal than white people。 Also， the book tells the explicit lie that George Floyd was an innocent person who did nothing wrong， which isn't true。 Again， these were likely slipped in by the woke publisher and ghostwriter but it's important to understand that they blemish a near-perfect book。It obviously gets 5 stars because it tells objective truths about how Chinese-style communists like the Democrat Party and North Korea （two indistinguishable terrorist organizations） and does so with a compelling personal narrative of strife， hardship， and the will to live on。 And， because someone who isn't a Chinese bot needs to offset the review-bombing funded by Amazon。 。。。more
Tessa
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