Two Koreas and the Great Powers Book

I hate leaving a book unfinished, but after reading the first half of this very long editorial, I couldn't justify the time it would take to read the rest. Published in 2003, a lot of the information in this book is outdated or irrelevant - not the author's fault, but something to consider before you pick it up. The writing itself varies, from personal opinions, to mocking world leaders, to random tangents and the occasional helpful take on history. Cumings keeps trying to connect the United States's handling of North Korea to other historical events, but it always seems like he is pushing his political beliefs onto the reader. There is definitely some valuable insight here, but you have to wade through a lot of bullshit to get to it.