For me, it’s The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen and American Pastoral by Philip Roth. by BrassCitySaint Related: The odd and beautiful Please suggest me a book that explores life in a different culture Books like East of Eden by Steinbeck and/or Between Two Fires by Buehlman? Help an indecisive reader pick a book Searching for fragmented, scattered, and/or miscellaneous style books.