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A review by guinness74
The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Terrifying in several ways, the book still manages to evoke sympathetic emotion for many of the characters. It suffers a bit from a collection of unreliable narrators, but gradually I was able to discern the story that Johnson desired to portray.
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content and Kidnapping