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Book Reviews of Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation
Author: Nicole Mones
ISBN-13: 9780385319447
ISBN-10: 0385319444
Publication Date: 5/11/1999
Pages: 384
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 35 ratings
Publisher: Delta
Book Type: Paperback
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11 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

nymphadora avatar reviewed Lost in Translation on + 95 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
No, it's not THAT "Lost in Translation". An interesting book about an American woman living in China as a translator. She has become so lost in the culture of China that she will only consider a Chinese man as a lover, let alone, a husband. When she is commissioned to accompany an American archaeologist on an expedition, she learns a few secrets about China and herself.
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Helpful Score: 1
Very good story about a female American interpreter, desperate to be Chinese, who joins an archeological search for Peking Man.
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Helpful Score: 1
Very enjoyable, well-written book. Evokes the beauty and hardship of China, showing both China's headlong rush to forget the past, and a past that permeates through everything.
The story follows an American expat woman working as a translator who wishes she were Chinese and attempts to become so through a series of one night stands with Chinese men. While working as a translator for an American archeologist in search of the long-lost Peking Man skeleton, she becomes involved with a Chinese archeologist searching for his long lost wife, a victim of China's cultural revolution. The interaction of the primary characters is used to examine cultural differences that are often very difficult to pin down or not spoken of at all.
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good read
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A very good read! I really enjoyed it! An excellent romance / adventure.
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THis book was a wonderful read. Lovely writing style that draws you in and makes the characters very real. Mones is a great writer and I will be looking for her writing.
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I thought it was a good book. I'm sure there was a lot more to it than I actually "got". I am more of a "read for entertainment" person than a "read for meaning" person. Unless it's part of a book discussion. I would recommend this.
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This is an interesting tale of an American translator living in Beijing. She offers to translate for an American archaeologist which leads her on an adventure and possibly to a love match as well. Solid recounting of Chinese history and very vivid characters.
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I loved this book! It is an intellectual read with plenty of romance and culture included.
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A gripping story...
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Well-written, interesting insights into American/Chinese cultural similarities and differences.