Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

41 reviews

annaitlj's review against another edition

informative 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

5.0

If I could write a more heartfelt review, I would. But I don’t want to. Juniper Song Hayward is crazy, entitled, ambitious, and terribly addicting. I don’t like her as a person nor do I like her motives. She makes Athena sound like the worst person ever while downplaying her own character. She STOLE from a dead person. Before the EMTs could even pronounce her dead. And then she had 2-3 years of profit off of it. Plenty of opportunities to come clean and even claim it as a collaboration but no. Selfish. Entitled. Juniper. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Bullying, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Classism, Death, Racism, Grief, and Cultural appropriation

46jjsg's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.5

I would rate this 4.5/5 simply because although I liked this book and would recommend it to others- I will admit it did lag in the middle (refer to: June’s doom scrolling). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Sexism, Racism, and Hate crime

Moderate: Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Death, Violence, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual assault, Eating disorder, and Rape

jakepasseri's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Stalking, Hate crime, and Abandonment

Minor: Genocide, Sexual assault, Rape, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Colonisation

becca_w_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Cursing, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug use, Hate crime, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol and Blood

pandact's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Juniper reminds me of the protagonist in Hank Green's An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, only in this case April is already at her lowest before tripping on fame! The deeply flawed characters, unreliable narrator, and even breaking the fourth wall is on-brand for R. F. Kuang too, who also sprinkles in some dark humor and horror.
This book got stuck in my head like a catchy song, and speaking of... Lacy by Olivia Rodrigo fits too!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Hate crime

linblythe_pub22's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Rape, and Racism

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, and Racial slurs

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

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

krisfailedtosubmit's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Yikes 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Colonisation, Death, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Rape, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Ableism, Bullying, Hate crime, Medical content, Racial slurs, Classism, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Fatphobia, and Homophobia

caelinsullivan's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, War, Hate crime, Death, Cultural appropriation, Bullying, Racism, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Blood, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, Racism, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Stalking, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Slavery, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and Violence