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By: Sook Nyul Choi
 * **//__ Year of Impossible Goodbyes __//**

|| War Poverty Sadness Starvation Hard Life Pain Communism Fear Sorrow Fighting Depression Russians    // ** //​ // || [|More North Korea Facts] [|News of North Korea] [|North Korea Map] || "China-North Korea Emergency Info Window". GeoCities. May 12 2010 [] Bureau of Public Affairs, "Korea". US Department of State. May 11 2010 [] "Korea". The Washington Post. Bureau of Public Affairs, "Korea". US Department of State. May 11 2010 [] "North Korea". Guardian.co.uk. May 11 2010 [] "Korea, North". US Department of State. May 11 2010 [] || Sookan is a young North Korean girl that has faced hard life through Communism. She expierienced starvation, death and separation in family, and even witnessed the aftermath of torture. Yet she still fights on to live and see the day they become free from the Russians. Even though she was starved, taken her possesions from, and saw many people tortured, what really hurt her was the death of her Grandfather. He ment a lot to her, he tought her the old Korean and Chinese ways and gave her hope. When he died, she felt lost and hope less, but she still fought on. She can relate to Harry Potter (from the book Harry Potter) by what she lost (family). ** ​ The book "Year of Impossible Goodbyes" is an interesting book for people that enjoy history and real life events. The book is told through the eyes of Sookan as she witnesses brutal acts of the Japanese and Russians. She is still fighting for the day that South Korea will become free so she can finaly plant a garden and do as she likes. I enjoyed the story because this is something that happened in real life and is still going on. Thousands of people have to live the way Sookan did and some where in even worse conditions. I especialy liked the way the author keeps you interested with one problem arising from every good thing. For example, when Sookans family was about to celebrate a special occasion (Hai wons birthday) Captain Narita came and stole all the silver, cut down Grandpas tree, and depressed Hai won. But they still rose and worked through that. Over all, I think that it's a good book. ||
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 * **// Bibliography //** Delaney, Robert. "C.W. POST CAMPUS". LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY. May 11 [].
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 * Harry Potter is a young boy that goes to a magical school. He has also faced depression, torture, and death/seperation in family. Unlike sookan, hes not fighting an army, but one man. As he struggles to survive, he witnesses simlar things Sookan experiences like death, torture to loved ones, and no vacation. ** ||
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