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  • Written by: Yun Ko-eun
  • Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
  • Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)

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The Disaster Tourist

Written by: Yun Ko-eun
Narrated by: Natalie Naudus
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An eco-thriller with a fierce feminist sensibility, The Disaster Tourist engages with the global dialog around climate activism, dark tourism, and the #MeToo movement.

For 10 years, Yona has been stuck behind a desk as a coordinator for Jungle, a travel company specializing in vacation packages to destinations devastated by disaster and climate change. Her work life is uneventful until trouble arises in the form of a predatory colleague. 

To forestall any disruption of business as usual, Jungle makes Yona a proposition: a paid “vacation” to the desert island of Mui. But Yona must pose as a tourist and assess whether Jungle should continue their partnership with the unprofitable destination.

Yona travels to the remote island, whose major attraction is an underwhelming sinkhole, a huge disappointment to the customers who’ve paid a premium. Soon Yona discovers the resort’s plan to fabricate a catastrophe in the interest of regaining their good standing with Jungle - and the manager enlists Yona’s help. Yona must choose between the callous company to whom she’s dedicated her life or the possibility of a fresh start in a powerful new position. As she begins to understand the cost of the manufactured disaster, Yona realizes that the lives of Mui’s citizens are in danger - and so is she.

©2020 by Yun Ko-eun. English translation © 2020 by Lizzie Buehler (P)2020 by Blackstone Publishing

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Intriguing, quirky, unique and thrilling

This book was unlike anything I have read or listened to before. The story begins in a toxic office environment in South Korea, from where the protagonist is sent to an eerie vacation destination in Vietnam. Although I've never taken a disaster tour in real life, I do kind of feel like I have been on one after listening to this book. No spoilers here; try it for yourself.

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