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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
insane read was hooked from middle to end seeing how miss juniper song spiralled. but rather than a satire book felt like this was more of rf kuang's personal reflection of the publishing industry tho - there was alot of twitter drama tho which personally felt quite eh about. but highkey mc was quite insufferable at the start, and it felt like she ws constantly trying to justify her feelings all the time
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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
Fast, sharp, and intentionally grating—June is unlikeable from the first page. The novel works better as satire than story, skewering publishing’s vanity and the outrage economy of social media. It dragged at times, but it left me seriously thinking about logging off entirely.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship
challenging
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had such a fun time with this, super entertaining! My first foray into R.F. Kuang and definitely not my last!
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed this book, it's not easy to write a truly nasty character and R F Kuang has managed it! I am looking forward to reading some of their other works.
I appreciated the historical info mation about the Chinese people who fought in WW1 . It was a thoughtful way to highlight the historical moment.
Yellowface has lost a few points because I can't tell ifAthena is a self insert or not. Given the author's meteoric rise to success and privileged access to education and resources, Athena's lack of insight, and the dismissal of her attitudes is somewhat confusing. Are the similarities between Athena and Kuang meant to be satirical? Or is this an attempt to address public discourse on the author, a sort of 'setting the record straight'? Either way - this was a great read, and I look forward to reading Kuang's future works.
I appreciated the historical info mation about the
Yellowface has lost a few points because I can't tell if