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Tammy asked this question about The Sympathizer (The Sympathizer, #1):
Having a hard time getting into this one. Maybe because my schedule is too busy for more than 10 pages at a time. Did anyone else feel this way? Is it worth my time to push through?
Carol Yes, I agree with you. It really dragged for me for quite awhile. I loved the writing and the look at the cultures and Vietnam war years.
I also strugg…moreYes, I agree with you. It really dragged for me for quite awhile. I loved the writing and the look at the cultures and Vietnam war years.
I also struggled with the lack of conversation quotation marks and/or using new lines for different speakers. That really slowed me down for the first 2/3 of the novel.
He did use spacing and labels towards the end of the book.(less)
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The Sympathizer
by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Goodreads Author)
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