Without You There Is No Us: My Secret Life Teaching the Sons of North Korea's Elite by Suki Kim

BATB score: 7/10 🌺

“There I was, a spy of sorts, hoping not to plant bombs but to plant ideas.”

Best to: Suki Kim in an ultimate mid-life crisis (a broken heart obviously) and meaning-of-life quest by disguising as a missionary English teacher for the sole elite male school in Pyongyang

Best for: anyone with an obsession and fascination for North Korea who has read >3 fight or flight flee stories; this book is another POV of a volunteered teacher

BATB tips: the best North Korea book is "Nothing to Envy" by Barbara Demick

Best as: unfortunately, many teachers would overvalue their influence/impact to student's lives