The Sympathizer

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Call Number: Fiction / Nguyen, Viet, Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / Espionage / Nguyen, Viet
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Nguyen, Viet	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Nguyen, Viet	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / Espionage / Nguyen, Viet	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / Espionage / Nguyen, Viet	4-week checkout	Due 01-01-2025
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / Espionage / Nguyen, Viet	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / Espionage / Nguyen, Viet	4-week checkout	Due 12-14-2024

Follows a Viet Cong agent as he spies on a South Vietnamese army general and his compatriots as they start a new life in 1975 Los Angeles.

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Wanted to love it but couldn’t finish submitted by jacks404 on July 27, 2021, 7:37pm It got tedious about 3/4 through. Some really funny writing in the beginning though. If you like books with lots of descriptive language - maybe you’ll have better luck than me.

All Time Classic submitted by zman on July 10, 2023, 11:25am One of my favorite novels of all time. Witty, hilarious writing from the perspective of an immigrant. Trying to give a voice to Vietnamese when the usual portrayals of the Vietnam war and it's aftermath focuses wholly on Americans.

Fantastic writing submitted by asjackson on June 24, 2024, 1:05pm A really unique read - witty, loaded with dark humor and historical context, and best of all, very well written. Told from the perspective of an unnamed double-agent, the book leads you to wonder the same things he does and everyone around him must as well - what is the point of this war, anyway? What is either side fighting for?