Reviews
PRAISE FOR ADAM JOHNSON Emporium "Impossible to forget . . . Adam Johnson unleashes a big, thrilling, and fully realized talent."-Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad "Remarkable . . . Johnson's heroes are isolated and alienated, but are capable of feeling just the right emotion at just the right time." -The New Yorker "Exhibits a fierce talent, showcasing Johnson's quirky humor and slicing insight." -Publishers Weekly Parasites Like Us "[Johnson's] characters are wonderfully weird and charming, and he is so witty a storyteller that this strange novel manages to captivate." -The Washington Post "Teeming with clever conceits, superb turns of phrase, observations as precise as Updike's, and tonal echoes of Vonnegut, Boyle, and George Sanders . . . The author is wise, weird and worth watching." -Seattle Weekly "Brilliance to burn." -The New York Times Book Review From the Hardcover edition., " Adam Johnson has pulled off literary alchemy , first by setting his novel in North Korea, a country that few of us can imagine, then by producing such compelling characters whose lives unfold at breakneck speed. I was engrossed right to the amazing conclusion. The result is pure gold, a terrific novel ." --Abraham Verghese " An addictive novel of daring ingenuity ; a study of sacrifice and freedom in a citizen-eating dynasty; and a timely reminder that anonymous victims of oppression are also human beings who love. A brave and impressive book." -- David Mitchell "I've never read anything like it. This is truly an amazing reading experience , a tremendous accomplishment. I could spend days talking about how much I love this book. It sounds like overstatement, but no. The Orphan Master's Son is a masterpiece ." -- Charles Bock PRAISE FOR ADAM JOHNSON Emporium "Impossible to forget . . . Adam Johnson unleashes a big, thrilling, and fully realized talent."-Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad "Remarkable . . . Johnson's heroes are isolated and alienated, but are capable of feeling just the right emotion at just the right time." -The New Yorker "Exhibits a fierce talent, showcasing Johnson's quirky humor and slicing insight." -Publishers Weekly Parasites Like Us "[Johnson's] characters are wonderfully weird and charming, and he is so witty a storyteller that this strange novel manages to captivate." -The Washington Post "Teeming with clever conceits, superb turns of phrase, observations as precise as Updike's, and tonal echoes of Vonnegut, Boyle, and George Sanders . . . The author is wise, weird and worth watching." -Seattle Weekly "Brilliance to burn." -The New York Times Book Review From the Hardcover edition., " Adam Johnson has pulled off literary alchemy , first by setting his novel in North Korea, a country that few of us can imagine, then by producing such compelling characters, whose lives unfold at breakneck speed. I was engrossed right to the amazing conclusion. The result is pure gold, a terrific novel ."-Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone " An addictive novel of daring ingenuity , a study of sacrifice and freedom in a citizen-eating dynasty, and a timely reminder that anonymous victims of oppression are also human beings who love- The Orphan Master's Son is a brave and impressive book ."-David Mitchell, author of The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet "I've never read anything like it. This is truly an amazing reading experience , a tremendous accomplishment. I could spend days talking about how much I love this book. It sounds like overstatement, but no. The Orphan Master's Son is a masterpiece ."-Charles Bock, author of Beautiful Children " Johnson's novel accomplishes the seemingly impossible : an American writer has masterfully rendered the mysterious world of North Korea with the soul and savvy of a native . . . juxtapos[ing] the vicious atrocities of the regime with the tenderness of beauty, love, and hope."- Publishers Weekl y (starred review) "The Orphan Master's Son is a triumph on every level." - Booklist (starred review) From the Hardcover edition., " Adam Johnson has pulled off literary alchemy , first by setting his novel in North Korea, a country that few of us can imagine, then by producing such compelling characters, whose lives unfold at breakneck speed. I was engrossed right to the amazing conclusion. The result is pure gold, a terrific novel ."-Abraham Verghese " An addictive novel of daring ingenuity , a study of sacrifice and freedom in a citizen-eating dynasty, and a timely reminder that anonymous victims of oppression are also human beings who love- The Orphan Master's Son is a brave and impressive book ."-David Mitchell "I've never read anything like it. This is truly an amazing reading experience , a tremendous accomplishment. I could spend days talking about how much I love this book. It sounds like overstatement, but no. The Orphan Master's Son is a masterpiece ."-Charles Bock PRAISE FOR ADAM JOHNSON Emporium "Impossible to forget . . . Adam Johnson unleashes a big, thrilling, and fully realized talent."-Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad "Remarkable . . . Johnson's heroes are isolated and alienated, but are capable of feeling just the right emotion at just the right time." -The New Yorker "Exhibits a fierce talent, showcasing Johnson's quirky humor and slicing insight." -Publishers Weekly Parasites Like Us "[Johnson's] characters are wonderfully weird and charming, and he is so witty a storyteller that this strange novel manages to captivate." -The Washington Post "Teeming with clever conceits, superb turns of phrase, observations as precise as Updike's, and tonal echoes of Vonnegut, Boyle, and George Sanders . . . The author is wise, weird and worth watching." -Seattle Weekly "Brilliance to burn." -The New York Times Book Review From the Hardcover edition., "Adam Johnson has pulled off literary alchemy, first by setting his novel in North Korea, a country that few of us can imagine, then by producing such compelling characters whose lives unfold at breakneck speed. I was engrossed right to the amazing conclusion. The result is pure gold, a terrific novel." --Abraham Verghese "An addictive novel of daring ingenuity; a study of sacrifice and freedom in a citizen-eating dynasty; and a timely reminder that anonymous victims of oppression are also human beings who love. A brave and impressive book." -- David Mitchell "I've never read anything like it. This is truly an amazing reading experience, a tremendous accomplishment. I could spend days talking about how much I love this book. It sounds like overstatement, but no. The Orphan Master's Son is a masterpiece." -- Charles Bock PRAISE FOR ADAM JOHNSON Emporium "Impossible to forget . . . Adam Johnson unleashes a big, thrilling, and fully realized talent."-Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad "Remarkable . . . Johnson's heroes are isolated and alienated, but are capable of feeling just the right emotion at just the right time." -The New Yorker "Exhibits a fierce talent, showcasing Johnson's quirky humor and slicing insight." -Publishers Weekly Parasites Like Us "[Johnson's] characters are wonderfully weird and charming, and he is so witty a storyteller that this strange novel manages to captivate." -The Washington Post "Teeming with clever conceits, superb turns of phrase, observations as precise as Updike's, and tonal echoes of Vonnegut, Boyle, and George Sanders . . . The author is wise, weird and worth watching." -Seattle Weekly "Brilliance to burn." -The New York Times Book Review From the Hardcover edition.