Jim Brown reviewed Taiwan Travelogue by Shuang-zi Yang
Dizzying, nested story of colonialism, queer love, and translation
This book is taking on so much at once, and it succeeds. Its various nested narratives and translations often leave the reader confused, which is the point. But ultimately, it is a story about what can and cannot be said or expressed (or even felt) and how power incessantly creates those rules.