Phil in SF quoted The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
A profound, startling, and beautifully crafted debut novel, The Sympathizer is the story of a …
As we taxied along the runway, I caught glimpses of concrete revetments, giant cans, sliced in half lengthwise, and a desolate row of incinerated warbirds, demolished jets blown up in a strafing run earlier this evening, wings plucked and scattered like those of abused flies.
— The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen (12%)
new vocabulary: revetment
A retaining wall or facing of masonry or other material, supporting or protecting a rampart, wall, etc.