“Rarely is the work of a young, international writer so vibrant and free of the pretentious weight of globe-trotting generational history. Guo's A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers chooses to focus on its protagonist Z alone. The novel (no pun intended) foil of compiling a dictionary of ambiguous terms successfully hides Z's increasing articulateness, a knowledge which closely parallels the many small cultural awakenings which devastate her initial optimism. A great work in its own right, Guo's every book from now on should be met with much anticipation from lovers of good fiction.”
Bhupash wrote this review Friday, June 12 2009.
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