4.39k reviews for:

Der Sympathisant

Viet Thanh Nguyen

4.01 AVERAGE

larz_vaughn's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny informative tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thegracexu's review against another edition

4.0

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V literary fiction. Love the experimentation with structure at the end. Dark and reflective with rare moments of humour. A tad overwritten IMO 

alfuria's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

adoboreader's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 26%

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Mind-wateringly slow and meandering. Not my vibe.

booksmutera's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

suzanjackson's review against another edition

5.0

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A remarkable book that earned its Pulitzer (and all its other awards) - historical fiction, spy novel, and a moving refugee story, all told with a sense of humor and great emotional depth. Read my full review at:

http://bookbybook.blogspot.com/2017/03/fiction-review-sympathizer.html

inballeibovits's review against another edition

4.0

challenging funny informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

naybug's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

amschmeling's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

thelmaalice's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced