The Orphan Master's SonModern · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Asia
The Orphan Master's Son
2012 · 443 pages · Fiction
58
Modern
★ 4.07 on Goodreads · 107K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (2013). 4.07★ from 107K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
58Must-Read Score
- Readers59 out of 100 · counts 40%+27
- Critics75 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+27
- Bestseller24 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- Buzz1 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #62 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #134 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #311 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (2013)
Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (2012)
Reads as
Moving
Already read it? Upload your Goodreads or StoryGraph history and get the 50 best books you haven't read, tuned to your taste.Get my 50
More by Adam Johnson
If you like this, read next
The Great Believers
Shuggie Bain
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
A Thousand Splendid Suns
The Nickel Boys
The Overstory