Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

7 reviews

joanna_banana's review

emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is a juicy page-turner! The commentary on racism and cultural appropriation is a must-read. Reminded me a bit of The Other Black Girl - a thriller set in the publishing industry with racism and in that case cultural assimilation as its central theme - but Yellowface is entirely its own. The ending was excellent, unpredictable, and I loved the first person voice, very effective for this story that feels so real it’s hard to remember you’re reading a novel and not Juniper’s tell-all memoir.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Sexism

Minor: Abortion and Blood

glassflowrr's review

challenging funny reflective 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

3.0

I love that Kuang pulls no punches in her writing and this felt like an escalation of that trait. Her characters are over-the-top but feel grounded in what's most likely real experiences the author has had in the industry. June oscillates wildly between gut-wrenching guilt and extreme narcissism in a very compelling way. I finished the book in one day. 

This book does suffer from Kuang's typical pacing issues in the third act and leaves some threads a bit under developed, but overall a strong read and highly recommended if you already like this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Racism, Gaslighting, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abortion, Murder, Medical content, Sexual content, and Stalking

1intothewoods1's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

June really was delusional right to the very end. Her blaming of everyone else but herself had me baffled... but really that's reality for some people like June. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Racism

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Cultural appropriation, Abortion, Colonisation, Islamophobia, and Suicide

irishjedi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Sexual assault, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, War, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Islamophobia, Death of parent, and Abortion

kcarney86's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Racism, and Stalking

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol, Abandonment, Abortion, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and War

lynxpardinus's review

dark emotional tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Death, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Classism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Trafficking, Abortion, Deportation, and Drug use

aoifwlsh's review

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Death, and Racism

Moderate: War, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, and Islamophobia