RaveBooklistDense yet accessible in presentation ... Readers interested in Christian missionary history and North Korea, especially those wanting to peer beyond the headlines featuring Kim Jong Un, will enjoy Cheng’s carefully constructed, in-depth chronicle of an essential if hidden aspect of this closed-off nation.
RaveBooklistThrough rewarding synthesis and references past and present, Jennings makes readers eager to turn the page or bring up a factoid with a friend.
PositiveBooklistFor anyone fascinated by Hollywood’s beginnings or Billy Wilder’s body of work, this heavily researched yet never dense page-turner is an essential addition to any film fanatic’s bookshelf.
