Eyes of the Tailless Animals cover

Eyes of the Tailless Animals

by Soon Ok Lee

The author refused to violate rules to benefit her superior, and was thrown into a labor camp so horrible that she is the only known survivor. Almost all prisoners were worked to death, but she had one of the few jobs that were barely survivable. I've read a number of books by communist labor camp survivors, but this describes the harshest conditions outside of Nazi death camps. Initially an atheist, she was so impressed by the behavior of a few Christian prisoners that she became one later. If you want to know how bad things really are in North Korea, this will show you.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?