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Now certainly feels like the right time to read this. I have owned this book for 4 years now, but this moment is undoubtedly the right time to finally understand.

I’ve seen many complain about this translation. They deem it “simplistic” or clunky and reductive. I find it to be no such thing. Wilson’s translation is, in a word, lyrical. The way the tale ebbs and flows in iambic pentameter is mesmerising. I feel that she utterly captures the oral tradition that surrounds The Odyssey even through textual form. Loving loving loving!

The majority of this novel so far consists of descriptions of food, interspersed with expository passages detailing elements of Taiwan’s history, all the while being wrapped in dialogue between the two simply joyous characters of Ayoama and Chizuru (Chi-chan) AND I LOVE IT. Simply can’t believe how totally enthralled I am by the blossoming friendship of these two as they journey together across Taiwan.