The Committed by Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Committed

Viet Thanh Nguyen

345 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary thriller dark funny slow-paced

Description

The long-awaited follow-up to the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sympathizer, which has sold more than one million copies worldwide, The Committed follows the man of two minds as he arrives in Paris in the early 1980s with his blood brother Bon. The p...

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Community Reviews Summary of 503 reviews

Moods

dark 84%
challenging 63%
reflective 53%
funny 43%
emotional 40%
tense 40%
sad 25%
adventurous 24%
mysterious 15%
informative 11%

Pace

medium 53%
slow 36%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 52% | A mix: 45% | Plot: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 54% | No: 28% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.97

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