7th November, 2025 in Recommended Reads

Love, Anyways by Thanh Dinh

“He never thought one day, the things he sacrificed will be reduced to dust, and people will go on killing one another, filled with hatred and division. This is not the peace he had fought with blood and tears for. But nothing matters now.” The short story collection, Love, Anyways, by Thanh Dinh, takes readers through fourteen meaningful tales that remind us of the importance of care and connection that make us human, even when other parts of our lives may be falling apart. Especially moving are the LGBTQ+ stories that carry a disheartening sorrow yet still find meaning and purpose from heartbreak. Stories, such as “Is It True,” explore the unclear lines and often intermingling between love and cruelty, as Dinh confronts the darkness of fidelity, written with heartbreaking emotional precision.