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Discovering Joy: Ten Years in North Korea
byJoy Yoon
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Professor H
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat insightsFebruary 16, 2019
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Joy provides insights into a culture that is very different from the West from her own lengthy experiences in North Korea. Having lived in South Korea for nearly 15 years out of the last 30 years (first arrived in 1987), I can attest to these cultural differences. Personally I was very interested in the divergence between the North and the South. It was also heartening to read how caring and loving relationships can bring change to even high levels of jurisdiction--especially the treatment of children with disabilities. Very insightful book.
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Mary
5.0 out of 5 starsOn the Ground in North KoreaOctober 29, 2018
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Joy Yoon, an American humanitarian worker, gives the West an enlightening and timely glimpse into the life and culture of the enigmatic North Korea. Through personal stories and observations, she traces the historical, political, and social worldview of North Koreans and reveals the secret to working effectively in the land once called the "Hermit Kingdom."
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Sue Pak
5.0 out of 5 starsExceptional Book Getting to the Heart of North Korean PeopleNovember 23, 2018
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I am delighted to write a review about this outstanding book. Having been in South Korea for nearly thirty years, I am mostly aware of the Korean culture and history. However, this book enriched, increased and expanded my knowledge of the North Korean culture. Joy Yoon has a deep understanding of the naturof the Korean people and goes beyond the political aspect getting to the heart of the matter. She and her husband have established a trust and acceptance that is Christ like. Anyone reading "Discovering Joy" will not only become more knowledgeable of the North Korean culture but will marvel at the way Sang and Joy have touched the lives of the North Korean people.
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Abigail
5.0 out of 5 starsFirst-hand experience and opinionDecember 14, 2018
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Our family lived and served in S. Korea for 36 years and were interested to read her perspective on the north.
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Jean Johnson
5.0 out of 5 starsUnexpected Joy!January 4, 2019
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This book is a must read if one is seriously concerned about the welfare of the North Korean people. However, I offer a "spoiler alert." It is not the usual highly dramatized saga of the pain and suffering these hearty people endure. Rather, it is a straightforward accounting of one couple who intentionally made a decision to live among them, getting to know them in genuine, heartfelt ways, one day at a time, one person at a time. Through the difficult task of humbling themselves and developing trust, they came to believe that reconciliation can happen--thus, the title of the book: "Discovering Joy."
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Steve
5.0 out of 5 starsInspiring and Real Life Story!October 29, 2018
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Joy Yoon’s descriptions of her personal experiences with North Koreans is also surprisingly practical in my own life. This book opens up the possibilities of what might be plausible if we just try to understand other people’s points of view. And it demonstrates how this new understanding can lead to unimaginable breakthroughs in the midst of difficult circumstances, even with North Korea.
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Danelle R Alexander
5.0 out of 5 starsVery Enlightening ReadDecember 8, 2018
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From the first chapter, my heart was totally engaged with Joy's narrative of their family's experiences and encounters in North Korea. In the middle of intense political drama, it's important to have books and stories like this that remind us that we are all just human beings with ability to love past walls and misunderstandings. Also, I appreciated learning more about the country and people ~ history and perspective. Highly recommend this book!
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Anna
5.0 out of 5 starsMust Read - Educational, Insightful, Inspirational!December 3, 2018
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What is it really like to live inside North Korea for a decade as a foreigner and more so as a white woman, mom, and humanitarian worker? Joy Yoon’s real life journey will unveil the Hermit Kingdom and will give us a rare glimpse into the macro, mezzo, and micro systems of North Korean society. Along the way, we will meet ordinary citizens of North Korea and experience our shared humanity.
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