Les Miserables may have a higher page count, but The Orphan Master's Son is by far the heaviest book I've read this year. Although this is a work of fiction, many of the disturbing details of this story are the frightening reality for millions of North Korean citizens. I'm having difficulty puttin...
Ok, so I feel like I am way behind on this one, but it has been on my to-read list for quite a while. Though I love to buy new books, I also like to get them on my kindle from the library. So now, despite having read it, I will admit that I have been known to go buy a book just because I really need...
I was rather skeptical when I heard about this novel. A novel set in the secretive North Korea written by an American? Reading every book published on the country together with some interviews and a brief visit was not going to cut it, I thought. But I soon forgot about that, or at least forgave it,...
This is not an easy book to read. It preys on the minds of readers, on the fears and hopes that stem from our deeply ingrained cultural concepts, our habitual comfortable worldview. It takes you to the place where you can no longer be sure what is based in reality and what is the result of an absurd...
This was clearly not a book for me, Many times I thought of just abandoning it, but because I hate to do that, I just ploughed on. I didn't like the story, and I didn't like any of the characters. And I thought it was boring! Other thoughts/reviews:Leeswammes' Blog: http://leeswammes.wordpress.com...
Orphan Master's Son is set in North Korea, and it doesn't really work without North Korea - although it's not exactly about the place. What it's about is a sort of dark play on [b:The Count of Monte Cristo,|7126|The Count of Monte Cristo|Alexandre Dumas|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1309203605s/7126....
This is a novel about life in North Korea; need I say more? This book is dystopia on steroids! It makes "1984," "Brave New World," and "Lord of the Flies" appear to be visits to Disneyland in comparison. Furthermore, this book brings to life the personal lives, emotions and feelings of living in a t...
“And don’t forget citizens: the ban on stargazing is still in effect.”In the powerful non-fiction book [b:Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea|6178648|Nothing to Envy Ordinary Lives in North Korea|Barbara Demick|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320449375s/6178648.jpg|6358552], a satellite ph...
Long, dense and engrossing story set in North Korea. It was kind of like reading science fiction, because I know so little about conditions in the country, so I tried not to worry about verisimilitude as I turned the pages of this thriller. An unforgettable book, I'm sure it will do well with litera...
I don't understand all of the critical raves. Is it just because no one has written a North Korea novel? The book is predictable, presents a mish-mash of styles (although I have to give Johnson credit for handling the different voices quite well), and presents absolutely nothing new or dynamic abo...
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