lrmsreads 's review for:

The Zenith by Dương Thu Hương

3.0

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I won this book through the first-reads giveaways and I would actually give this book 2.75 stars. My rating system is 2 = okay and 3 = liked it. There were a lot of things I found interesting and liked about this book. It was an interesting perspective on the end of Ho Chi Minh's life. The life of his political ally, Vu was also very interesting. My favorite part was the story of Mr. Quang's family. But, it had the least amount of tie in to Ho Chi Minh's life. I confess to having very little knowledge of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh and the war. I did have to do some Googling to learn about Ho Chi Minh and the author. It is obvious there is a lot that she wants to share about her feelings about politics and power in Vietnam. What I don't know is if she truly believes that Ho Chi Minh had changed his feelings about Communism at the end of his life or if she just wants to believe that as she wants it to end in her country. It was a difficult read for me and a lot to wrap my mind around, but it was interesting so I am giving it the benefit of the doubt in my rating.