Notes of a crocodile (2017)

Lazi falls for Shui Ling in late-1980s Taipei and finds company among other queer students. The novel moves between diary fragments, vignettes, and satire as Lazi tries to understand the terms of that company. Bonnie Huie’s translation is the pick for readers who like a coming-of-age story that can change form in the middle of a thought.