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The narrator reminds me of humbert humbert in the way he is something of a despicable character (not somewhat in terms of hh) but eminently seductive.
Viet thanh nguyen's the committed is a sequel to his pulitzer prize winning novel the sympathizer. The book is set in paris in the early 1980s. Nguyen's humor is again very evident. Vietnam" is the name of nguyen's country of origin.
The committed follows the protagonist into 1980’s paris as he navigates the city's underworld through the eyes of a vietnamese immigrant/former communist/spy/etc. Instead of the vietnam war, this one primarily focuses on colonialization and it's polit... Read More
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The committed begins with the protagonist becoming a refugee for the third time this time in paris where he and bon first touch... Read More
Readers who were as enthralled with the sympathizer as i was will find themselves at home in the committed
Many reviews i’ve read about this book minimizes the quality of the plot and suggests the main draw is the narrator’s voice whi... Read More
He does however pull himself up with the indirect help of his sophisticated committed communist aunt who intellectualizes with ... Read More
Competitiveness
The boss has his hooks in everything from drugs and prostitution to importexport smuggling on the black market
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Even though the books makes a point to call attention to feminist theory there is no nuanced description of women throughout the novel
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Women are either sexy secretariesturnedgun wielding manipulators or they are sex symbols or plot conveniences
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The novel fails the bechdel test but more importantly it does so with a certain level of selfawareness
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For a novel that displays an extraordinary adeptness at craft the macrolevel issues of female characterization are a real disappointment
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And for all its flaws the book really does have talent at work at the sentence level
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First while not necessary i urge you to read nguyen’s pulitzer prize winning the sympathizer which is the predecessor to the committed
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If i still could see to read i’d definitely call nguyen’s books “page turners
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I have not read the sympathizer and i did not realize this was a sequelfollow up
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