A review by shesnotthere
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson

4.0

Can someone tell me where Commander Ga got the red cell phone after he came back from Texas? The one with the picture of the Korean family & Ingrid Bergman's star?

I was so excited to read this book. I'm obsessed with North Korea & I had read many positive reviews. I enjoyed this book & found it fascinating. It was a little choppy & disjointed, but that was likely due to the different writing styles used throughout the novel. There were a couple of loose ends, like that red cell phone he somehow got in Texas that I could never figure out. If someone knows how he got it, let me know. It was amazing to see how the North Koreans coped with the stresses of the regime. The canned peaches scene was extremely creepy! Personally, I enjoyed the book & would recommend it.