The Taipei sights, sounds, heat, and tastes are the stars of Kuang's novel. Much of the study-abroad language immersion program felt expected; I most appreciated Lily's eventual examination of her own family's history and heritage and how she fits into it. Lily Chen is a college student who travels to Taiwan to study in an intensive language program along with many other Chinese American students. Lily and her roommate misjudge their living arrangements and suffer through unr