The perhaps even zanier sequel to The Sympathizer. The Committed feels more of its time (now) than The Sympathizer; maybe that’s because I read The Sympathizer almost 4 years ago now, and a lot has changed (and had changed) since that book was published in 2015. It feels odd now to see the 1980s as a setting for books, movies, & TV which are really about our present time, much the same way that the Vietnam War was a common setting for works about the 80s present. The Committed may be more metafictional than the Sympathizer. These days it seems like any time a book has a sequel, it’s a sign there will be another sooner or later. I’m looking forward to it.