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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Super entertaining and easy to read with a lot of interesting nuggets, especially for people like me that are kinda in the online book spaces. Would have enjoyed it more if the author didn't write themselves in as perfect Athena who can do no wrong.
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
always describe jealousy as this sharp, green, venomous thing. Unfounded, vinegary, mean-spirited. But I’ve found that jealousy, to writers, feels more like fear.
Writing is such a solitary activity. You have no assurance that what you’re creating has any value, and any indication that you’re behind in the rat race sends you spiraling into the pits of despair. Keep your eyes on your own paper, they say. But that’s hard to do when everyone else’s papers are flapping constantly in your face.
You can’t shut it out. You lose all sense of security, because at every moment—when you’re sleeping, when you’re awake, when you’ve just put your phone down for a few minutes because you’ve hopped in the shower—dozens, maybe hundreds, maybe thousands of strangers are out there, mining your personal information, worming their ways into your life, looking for ways to mock, humiliate, or worse, endanger you. You come to regret everything you’ve ever shared about yourself: every photo, every meme, every comment on a YouTube video, every offhand tweet. Because the trolls will find them.
YELLOWFACE IS, IN LARGE PART, A HORROR STORY ABOUT LONELINESS in a fiercely competitive industry. – Acknowledgements
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Stalking, Abandonment, War
Loveable characters:
No
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have some qualms with the writing style of this book but I think some of what I take issue with might be intentional or I’m probably nitpicking. Still, for much of this book I was waiting for it to go deeper but it never really went there. The pacing was also really off. I did read almost 300 pages in one sitting though, so it was definitely captivating.
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Racism, Toxic friendship
Minor: Rape