A review by katrinky
Lost in Translation by Nicole Mones

2.0

I have NO idea who gave me this book, which makes it extra mysterious because it's about a 36 year-old American woman who speaks Chinese and sponges accents and wants to belong. the books is EXTREMELY time-bound to 1998, in its sex scenes and gender politics and racial commentary, none of which look great in 2022. the best thing I will say about it is that it made me nostalgic for all of the Oprah's book club books I was devouring in 1998, of which this absolutely could have been one. just a lot of weird "heart of a woman" narratives that I could not get enough of.

anyway, I will almost certainly forget everything about this book, and that's ok.