The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

A half-French, half-Vietnamese sleeper agent struggles with his dual identity and fractured loyalties while spying on exiled generals in Los Angeles after the Vietnam War. His "confession" reveals a searing, often graphic critique of both American culture and communist ideology.

This book contains: activism, alcohol, bestiality, body horror, controversial cultural, gender, historical, political, racial, religious commentary, deception, derogatory terms, dubious consent, gore, inflammatory, cultural, political, racial and religious commentary, PTSD, drugs, murder, pantently offensive content, potentially pervasively vulgar content, potentially prurient content, profanity, racism, sexism/misogyny, rape (including gang rape), sexual activities/nudity (explicit/obscene), sexual exploitation, suicide (referenced), torture, toxic relationships, violence (graphic/excessive), voyeurism, and war atrocities.