A review by weaponizedfun
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

4.0

This book made me uncomfortable in a good way, and I can see why some would certainly want to give it a Pulitzer prize, and why some just cannot be engaged by it. War is hell, but so are the consequences, especially those displaced by it and having to deal with its aftermath. I thought Viet Tranh Nguyen's writing style was incredible, and whereas I normally detest novels that don't put the speaking bits in quotes, it didn't faze me here. Having spent many lunches in elementary schools among some of the Vietnamese American kids who only hinted at what they had to endure postwar, this book solidly knocks you over the head with a pretty amazing story, and I liked the nod to The Movie as well.