Questions About The Committed (The Sympathizer, #2)

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Robin It's a follow-on novel to "The Sympathizer". I think it's best to read them in order as the characters first come to life in the first book and the st…moreIt's a follow-on novel to "The Sympathizer". I think it's best to read them in order as the characters first come to life in the first book and the story in the second book will make more sense if you've read the first one. (less)

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OK, I can understand playing with font size as a literary device, but what about the redacted dialog on page 98? Solidly blacked out like redactions under the freedom of information act: "******************************", the Boss said in Chinese. "***********", Le Cao Bai agreed, laughing. What deep meaning am I missing?

Jim O'Donnell I don't think the meaning is too deep, I think the redactions just represent the only speech in the book(s) the Captain / narrator could not understan…moreI don't think the meaning is too deep, I think the redactions just represent the only speech in the book(s) the Captain / narrator could not understand, as those lines are spoken in Chinese rather than in French or English or Vietnamese.(less)

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