I especially loved a particular scene in which Linh teaches Ali, her friend, how to pronounce “pho.” The book brought up many important discussions regarding racism, sparked by an encounter with a xenophobic, racist customer. I loved reading the Vietnamese phrases from both families and found myself googling many of the sentences. Definitely don’t read this book when you’re hungry-from pho to bánh xèo, the level of detail that Le gives to the description of the food made me feel as though I could actually taste these delicious Vietnamese dishes.Īside from the food, I appreciated the amount of Vietnamese culture throughout the book. ‘A Pho Love Story’ brings together multigenerational families, love and plenty of pho (Alex Cabal/Laura Eckes)Īlthough the romance in this book was absolutely adorable, my mouth would not stop salivating at the descriptive depictions of all of the wonderful food. This gesture incites a journey of fighting for love amidst a long-lasting family feud. However, after a long and stressful day, Bảo sees Linh across the street on the verge of tears and approaches to help her out. The two work at their respective family’s rival Vietnamese restaurants, forbidden to ever cross paths. Meanwhile, Linh dreams of becoming an artist, something her parents are strictly against. Bảo is unsure of what to major in because he’s always mediocre at everything he’s tried. Both are seniors in high school, searching for their purpose in life. The story alternates between the points of view of the two main characters: Bảo Nguyen and Linh Mai.
9, and I haven’t put it down since (spoilers ahead). This romantic YA novel, written by Loan Le, was released Feb. “A Pho Love Story” achieves that feat and more. Romeo and Juliet meets delicious cuisine meets Vietnamese culture. But if we could hold hands a bit longer, maybe we’ll figure it out.” “She’s scared, and I wish I could tell her that I am, too. Our staffers (with various literary interests and preferences) will be churning through novels of their own and publishing their candid reviews in the Hustler’s newest series: “I’ll Read Anything.” Read on to find a book that’s worthwhile and embrace your middle school nerd again (minus the braces). As the Life Staff, we’re on a quest to find that feeling again, and that starts with picking up a book.
Don’t start internally battling with me on this just yet, odds are every one of us can look back nostalgically to our glory days as middle-school high achievers and remember when we used to pick up fiction books and genuinely enjoy reading them.
As Vanderbilt students, there’s one thing we all have in common -we’re nerds.
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