All I can say is H O L Y shit this book is one hell of a rollercoaster of emotions
It's a magical realism that plays with the idea of colonism and translation. 
Robin (mc) gets shipped off to England from China by a professor to study translation. 
He meets his friends Ramy, Victoire, and Letty, with whom he quickly grows a strong bond.
As time goes on, he learns how unfair it is that everything gets translated into English but never the other way around, which would make the other countries strong too instead of just England. 
Later on, Robins whole world gets turned upside down in every single way possible, and I couldn't put my book down after that point.
I loved Ramy as a character and enjoyed reading his backstory the most. 
Letty was annoying from the beginning, and at the end, I disposed her (for good reasons)
The book is well rounded and very detailed.
I loved that little details throughout the book actually got back and explained at later points in the story.
The explanations at the ends of the pages were unnecessary and didn't add anything to the book.
I'd definitely really like this book, and I believe this is a book everyone should read at some point in their life.
I can't believe I wanted to DNF this in the beginning as it was a little boring at the start, but I didn't realise that the 'boring' points actually got touched on.
GO READ IT NOW.