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

1.0

This felt too much like it was trying to be clever satire of the perception Americans have of North Korea and the similarities between the two. But I felt like the novel was sacrificed for the sake of the "look how clever I am" plotting and it dragged hard for me. I've read better dystopia and I've read better satire. It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth to have North Korea feeling like window dressing.