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While Time Remains

A North Korean Girl's Search for Freedom in America

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While Time Remains

By: Yeonmi Park
Narrated by: Maureen Taylor
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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 highlights 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. Freedom & Security Politics & Government Freedom Human Rights Inspiring Social justice Socialism Capitalism North Korea

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"Narrator Maureen Taylor voices this political memoir in a soft, breathy voice. Her gentle delivery of difficult subject matter helps listeners process the horrors of the author’s past, which led to her present-day politics. At the same time, Taylor’s straightforward tone and consistent pacing emphasize the audiobook’s solemnity."
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After listening to Ms Parks previous book, In Order to Live’ I was a bit disappointed with this book.
Although I highly respect Ms Park and her strength throughout her survival, this book felt more of a American history lesson at times and lost its authenticity from the previous book.
I am genuinely happy things worked out for her in the USA but personally, certain chapters were unnecessary! Saying that, other readers have thoroughly enjoyed this book, so it’s a matter of personal preferences. The performance was a bit too dramatic and theatrical for my liking and the absolute opposite of the previous performance, who I reviewed as monotone but at least it was an authentic delivery.
Bravo anyway Ms Parks…I think you are incredible and your story for survival is inspiring!

A bit disappointed….

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I read quite a few negative critiques of Yeonmi before I listened to this excellent audiobook. I became suspicious when these critiques began to reveal a pattern : the commentators were seizing upon trivial and very minor contradictions in her recollections - in different interviews - of exact dates, meetings, and encounters with a few people along the journey of her long walk to freedom, etc. I began to think of these critical voices that “they doth protest too much - what is it about Yeonmi that has made them so vociferously determined to rubbish her? Why are they trying so hard to find something - anything - to undermine her ?” So I proceeded to read her own words and I began to realise… Her narrative is utterly devastating both to the North Korean establishment and to those of the “Woke” persuasion in the West. Of COURSE they would try to take her down. I suspect that the adversarial attacks emanate primarily (but not exclusively) from sources like (1) North Korean agents, and (2) Social Justice Warriors of the Woke persuasion. Yeonmi’s words are devastating to both those constituencies. The book is literate, scholarly, deeply personal, and suffused with evidence and insight. I have one major critique. I am a fan and deep admirer of Jordan Peterson but in this instance I think his introduction to the book is off-balance. He is far too angry and venomous, and notwithstanding the accuracy of his observations, the reader is likely to skip his intro to get to the book itself. Jordan, you are at your scintillating best when you are calm and incisive: tone down the anger, just a little.

A very important voice

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A brilliant new View of the way the wold is in the west at the min

Brilliant insightful

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Even though I'm a fan of Yeonmi I was a little bit sceptical whether the north Korean defector still has something to say. I found she's well read and understands the contemporary societal problems.
Besides sharing her own experience in America the book talks among other things about:
-the woke culture and how easily are young people prone to complaints on trivial matters;
-racism in America
-the pretense and effectively moral corruption of the elites

very relevant book, highly recommended!

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Amazing continuation of In Order to Live and the story of the authors life and the issues of modern day society.
Although the narrator's voice was a bit too dramatic for my taste. Still a captivating listen.

Thrilling book

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