nkat043 's review for:

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

4.5

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Bold writing that's not afraid to get its hands dirty when it needs to, and sometimes when it doesn't need to. But you love it anyways. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, War