"Remarkable... Gripping... Seldom is the veil lifted from Tibet, which makes Ms. Demick's…. chronicles all the more worth reading" - economist.com [2020-07-25] "“The method is programmatic openness, deep listening, a willingness to be waylaid; the effect, a prismatic picture of history as experienced and understood by individuals in their full amplitude and idiosyncrasy.”" - nytimes.com [2020-07-15] "In this heartbreaking and doggedly reported account, journalist Demick (Nothing to Envy) views the tragic history of Tibet under Chinese rule through the stories of people with roots in Ngaba County, the site of the Mei kingdom in the remote reaches of Sichuan province." - publishersweekly.com [2020-07-09] "Journalist Demick does for Tibet what she did for Sarajevo in Logavina Street (1996) and North Korea in Nothing to Envy (2010): reveal the lives of individuals struggling against state tyranny and violence." - booklistonline.com [2020-07-07] "A tour de force of meticulous reporting." - nybooks.com [2010-07-15] "The narrow boundaries of our knowledge have expanded radically with the publication of Los Angeles Times correspondent Barbara Demick’s Nothing To Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea… Elegantly structured and written, Nothing To Envy is a groundbreaking work of literary nonfiction." - slate.com [2010-02-10] "Excellent… lovely work of narrative nonfiction….a book that offers extensive evidence of the author’s deep knowledge of this country while keeping its sights firmly on individual stories and human details." - nytimes.com [2010-01-27] "There’s a simple way to determine how well a journalist has reported a story, internalized the details, seized control of the narrative and produced good work. When you read the result, you forget the journalist is there. Barbara Demick, the Los Angeles Times’ Beijing bureau chief, has aced that test in “Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea,” a clear-eyed and deeply reported look at one of the world’s most dismal places." - cleveland.com [2009-12-29] "The ring of authority as well as the suspense of a novel." - washingtontimes.com [2009-11-04]