The Orphan Master's Son

A book of 2 halves both equally good. A more concrete first half of life growing up, and most of all of time on the sea, followed by a more “absurdist” second half where everybody accepts the change in characted uf Jun Do, and where the writing blends Party propaganda with narrative. Both halves add up to a powerful book. I do have to remind myself that this is a work of fiction, but one thinks with a grain of truth