A review by ampersandinc
Flashlight by Susan Choi

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

My word! I went in expecting an epic, and instead received an EPIC. Flashlight never settles into being one type of book, it’ll fabulously sport a cross-continental family saga look for a hundred pages and then try on a great looking pair of espionage thriller boots before sinking into a heartbreaking/gut-wrenching near horror style prison sequence. All of this swirls around a central story involving the North Korean abductions in the late 20th century–a topic that Choi uses masterfully to interrogate identity and memory.