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Adam Johnson: The Orphan Master's Son (Hardcover, 2012, Random House)

An epic novel and a thrilling literary discovery, The Orphan Master's Son follows a young …

Review of "The Orphan Master's Son" on 'Goodreads'

This story was like a sneak attack on me; it took me awhile to get into it, but it eventually became more urgent, until I had to stay up too late to finish, to know what would become of this amazing character who was denied the most basic knowledge and humanity. He was never even given his real name.

"A name isn't a person,' Ga said. 'Don't ever remember someone by their name. To keep someone alive, you put them inside you, you put their face on your heart. Then, no matter where you are, they're always with you because they're a part of you.”

And now, I would like to watch Cassablanca again...


One really should not know too much about this story before beginning--let is do its own work!