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A review by dmsehnert
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
challenging
dark
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
what’s more precious than freedom and independence?
love? happiness?
nothing. but what is nothing? is it tangible? can it take up space in the recess of our minds? you did nothing.
how do we reconcile with that? what would you confess? maybe these are questions only a man with two faces and a man of two minds can answer.
revolutions are, simply put, deeply complex.
“what do those who struggle against power do when they seize power?”
perhaps, they sit and remember. the pen and paper as their lonely companions down an old, yet familiar road. maybe they live to fight another day despite it all?
there were so many incredible sections of this novel but i have to everything relating to the auteur and the set of the hamlet blew me away - incredible allusions to apocalypse now and francis ford coppola! americans love to tell other people their own stories, play out their bloodshed on a big, shiny screen while maintaining their own fraudulent heroism.
viet thanh nguyen, you are a genius! i am merely your student!
love? happiness?
nothing. but what is nothing? is it tangible? can it take up space in the recess of our minds? you did nothing.
how do we reconcile with that? what would you confess? maybe these are questions only a man with two faces and a man of two minds can answer.
revolutions are, simply put, deeply complex.
“what do those who struggle against power do when they seize power?”
perhaps, they sit and remember. the pen and paper as their lonely companions down an old, yet familiar road. maybe they live to fight another day despite it all?
there were so many incredible sections of this novel but i have to everything relating to the auteur and the set of the hamlet blew me away - incredible allusions to apocalypse now and francis ford coppola! americans love to tell other people their own stories, play out their bloodshed on a big, shiny screen while maintaining their own fraudulent heroism.
viet thanh nguyen, you are a genius! i am merely your student!