I had a bit of obsession with Vietnam this year with two novels: The Sympathizer and Tree of Smoke. For non-fiction, Other Minds: Essays on the Origins of Consciousness Informed by Study of the Evolutionary History of Cephalopods. The Lives of Others: a multi-generational novel about Marxist foment in India. Not shown but read: American Prison (obtained from the library, a public institution) and The Girls (borrowed by my daughter) |