Published in April 2015, The Sympathizer has had a good year. It has been listed on over 30 best of the year lists in the United States and Canada, including mentions from The New York Times,The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, Slate.com and Amazon.com. Here’s the complete list:
1. Publishers Marketplace, The Absolutely Best of the Best Books of 2015: Fiction
2. Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center’s Bookdragon’s Top 25 of 2015
3. Best of 2015: Fiction, Los Angeles Public Library
4. Best Fiction of 2015, Kansas City Star
5. Buzzfeed.com, The 24 Best Literary Debuts of 2015
6. Politics & Prose Bookstore, Top Ten Books of the Year
7. Orlando Weekly, Top Books of 2015
8. Booklist, Editors’ Choice: Adult Books, 2015
9. LitHub, The 25 Best Books of the Year, According to Booksellers
10. The Daily Beast, The Best Fiction of 2015
11. The Georgia Straight (Vancouver), This Year’s Outstanding Books
12. Chicago Public Library, Best Books of 2015: Fiction
13. Wall Street Journal, Best Books of 2015: Fiction
14. Entropy Magazine, Best Fiction Books of 2015
15. Quartz, What Critics Agree Are the Best Books of 2015
16. The Globe and Mail, Globe 100: Best Books of 2015
17. Minnesota Public Radio, Top Fiction Picks of 2015
18. The Seattle Times, Best Books of 2015
19. The NP99: The National Post’s Best Books of the Year
20. Laura Miller’s 10 Favorite Books of 2015, Slate.com
21. BuzzFeed, The 24 Best Fiction Books of 2015
22. The Guardian, Best Books of 2015
23. New York Times, 100 Notable Books of 2015
24. Flavorwire The 50 Best Independent Press Books of 2015
25. Washington Post, Notable Fiction Books of 2015
26. Kirkus Reviews, Best Fiction Books of 2015
27. Kirkus Reviews, Best Historical Fiction of 2015
28. Kirkus Reviews, Best Debut Fiction of 2015
29. Library Journal Best Books of 2015: Top Ten
30. Amazon.com Best Books of the Year, Top 20
31. Amazon.com Best Books of the Year: Literature and Fiction
32. Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2015, Fiction
33. East Bay Express, Best Fiction of 2015