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hznnah 's review for:
The Tale of Kieu was quite a rollercoaster of a read. I have rarely, if ever, felt senses of frustration, admiration, pity, and empathy for a single character as much as Kieu. The quotes “blessed with talent, cursed by fate” and “tragedy is circular and infinite” not only sum up this collection of epic poetry perfectly, they also convey the inevitably doomed fate that entails Vietnamese women who unfortunately possessed both beauty and brain. I would want to read this in Vietnamese as the English version definitely does not do Nguyen Du justice at all, but I lack the terminology and comprehension. Hopefully I will be able to do such one day hahah.