Phil in SF's quote from The Sympathizer

Phil in SF quoted The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

Viet Thanh Nguyen: The Sympathizer (EBook, 2015, Grove Press)

A profound, startling, and beautifully crafted debut novel, The Sympathizer is the story of a …

That sly old sybarite was well aware of the importance of the erotic to the political, wooing the ladies as much as the politicians in his bid for French assistance to the American revolution.

— The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen (20%)

new vocabulary: sybarite

A person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury

I'm enjoying this book so much I missed my Muni stop and had to ride a stop in the opposite direction.

Scott F replied to Phil in SF's status

@kingrat@sfba.club why is this book having a moment now? did it just win some award?

Phil in SF replied to Scott F's status

@graue@bookwyrm.social I've been creating Bookwyrm lists for various awards, including the Pulitzer Price for Fiction. This was the most intriguing title on the Pulitzer Fiction list that I hadn't already read. When @sanae@bookwyrm.social posted about it, I took it as a sign I should start it.