A review by anitaconchita
Love Like Hate by Linh Dinh

3.0

Dinh's first novel has much of the hallmarks that have made his short stories and poems notable: hilarious (sometimes grotesque) observations, unforgiving human depictions, and beautiful (if disturbing) descriptions. The book is problematic in many senses (especially in its portrayal of Vietnamese women), but offers a refreshing depiction of Vietnamese and Vietnamese Americans during and after the VN War. He's very in tune with the Vietnamese-Viet Kieu dynamic in Vietnam and critiques it harshly to great dark comedy effect. Highly recommended, but approach with caution.