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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Written skillfully, definitely a must read
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Crazy story. Main character is potentially worst person to ever exist. Girl, wake up. Honestly, would hate her in real life. Could not relate to any of the anxieties or obsessions with social media. The micro aggressions are subtle but loaded.
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Good satire and also very cringe/painful secondhand embarassment
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Yellowface is one of the best-written books I’ve ever read. Kuang unapologetically delivers a truly loathsome main character as a vehicle to critique and analyze internalized white supremacy, the publishing industry, social media, and the darker parts of being human.
Have you ever encountered a character that you absolutely hate, and as you go along hating them, you realize that many of the things you hate about them are things that you have struggled to overcome in yourself? 🙋🏻♀️ Juniper Song Hayward is despicable and infuriating, and she takes it to a level that is horrifyingly realistic while her inside thoughts run unchecked all over every page (for a recent, real life example of this kind of unchecked white audacity & theft check out the Hair Cliques situation over on Threads 😒).
The most disturbing thing about June is that her inner monologue is such an accurate depiction of the ways racists think: in stereotypes, assumptions, differences, and victimhood. I’m grateful to have some amount of humility that has allowed me to listen, learn, and work on my anti-racism. Juniper Hayward, however, has all the self-awareness of a headless chicken and the character arc of a pancake. (I’m sorry, that was dark but I couldn’t help myself.) On that note, pancakes have been officially banned from my home. 🚫🥞🙅🏻♀️
Pretty much every character in this book has their flaws in all-caps, but Juniper is THE WORST. I’m sorry for this comparison, but she’s like Harry in the 5th book when he’s all like, “But I’m the chosen one 😩🥺😭,” and refuses to acknowledge the work everyone else has done to get him to this point.
Pretty much every character in this book has their flaws in all-caps, but Juniper is THE WORST. I’m sorry for this comparison, but she’s like Harry in the 5th book when he’s all like, “But I’m the chosen one 😩🥺😭,” and refuses to acknowledge the work everyone else has done to get him to this point.
I’ve only read one book before this one in which I hated everything happening on the page but couldn’t stop reading. I will be thinking about this book for a long time, remembering to ask myself [in the voice of Dwight Schrute]: “Would Juniper Song do that? If the answer is yes, I do not do that thing.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Racism, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Violence, Blood
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes