The Sympathizer: A Novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen / A / **** / KindleI read one book last month. ONE. So weird. I've been in full trip planning mode and full recovering from surgery mode )which you would think would make me more likely to read but I have surprisingly found that not to be true. You really CAN be too sick to read).
This book won the Pulitzer Prize in 2016 for fiction. It is the story of a communist double agent, the fall of Saigon, escaping to America, and his return back to Vietnam.
I am super embarrassed to say this but I did not know Vietnam was communist. I kinda blame it on my public school education in that my study of World History US History never seemed to get past WWI. But I have to take some personal responsibility here.
This book does not pull any punches about the United States and their role in the Vietnam war including what the author sees as an abandonment of the conflict by the United States and the consequences of such. So while I didn't read more than this one book I have been reading a TON of information about the Vietnam War.
I will be the first to admit I mainly read for enjoyment. But I love when I find a subject I'm interested in and go on these flights of discovery if you will. Books like this are enjoyable as they cover both enjoyment and learning. I plan to read more of this author's books.
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