Bookjournal: dear leader

North Korea would one day, if they play their cards right, be an awesome nation state communist theme park if they bothered to preserve the artefacts. Coming from an inside North Korea perspective, the author reminds us Chinese of the giant leap we took since we shook off the last bit of communism off our tails in early 80s and the overall improvements it has brought. The difference can not be starker. We must seem to North Koreans what America must seem to Chinese 30 years ago with all that glitter. 

A touching and adventurous journey also. He is genuinely lucky for surviving the way he did after crossing such a large part of North east China without getting caught or starve or frozen to death. 

Also cunning way Kim Jong il got onto power is kinda surprising to know. He did have to fight for it through strategy instead of inheriting the whole country. It's going to change after he's done at the very least though.