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This is a well-written, well-developed novel with an original story. In view of the amount of research and time the author invested in trying to insure as much accuracy as possible within the setting of the North Korean enigma, it earns its Pulitzer with its boldness, authenticity, and originality. However, it is a bleak, ugly novel with no entertainment value for me even if it did contain a lot of educational value. It took me a long time to get through it since I could only stand to read it in
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What can I say about (what I consider) a 5-star book that isn't implied in the rating? Great Writing - check. Complex characters that feel real - check. Amazing story - check. So what can I, a private citizen that reads for pleasure and who possesses no writing skills of her own, really say?
The Orphan Master's Son is a Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction. I suppose one would consider it be a historical drama, and it is, but to me it's also one of the scariest dystopian stories I've read because i ...more
The Orphan Master's Son is a Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction. I suppose one would consider it be a historical drama, and it is, but to me it's also one of the scariest dystopian stories I've read because i ...more
Boring and confusing. I won’t remember any of it. How did this possibly win the Pulitzer?
