Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

80 reviews

redvelveting's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

Yellowface is a thought-provoking social commentary while being wildly entertaining. The perspective is absurd but does well to make Kuang’s points on racism, privilege, tokenization, and social media. And honestly speaking, it’s been a while since I’ve read a book this fast. The sheer audacity in this book is nuts but honestly it unfortunately isn’t that far-fetched and I think that’s part of what makes this such a well-written satire.

And to be clear, both June and Athena are terrible people in their own ways, which I believe ti be intentional :)))

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Cultural appropriation, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Violence, and Sexual violence

Minor: Toxic relationship, Vomit, War, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, and Suicide attempt

cnannery19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

reiverse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I feel like the majority of the individuals who hate this book don't realize it's satire and the author writes this way on purpose. The purpose is to make us understand that the so called narrator isn't as innocent as she seems and the story she is running with - the one she deems is the truth versus the other narratives. This book is graphic though so proceed with your own risk. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Rape

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Alcohol, Body horror, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Cultural appropriation, Death, Racism, Sexism, Cursing, Grief, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Colonisation, Genocide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Bullying, and Homophobia

jillianselene's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Bullying, Sexual violence, Death, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Stalking, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

hjb_128's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Toxic friendship, Racism, Xenophobia, Death, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

annaxavila's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, and Racism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Bullying

emilymax21's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

I am very conflicted on this book. I appreciate the social commentary it makes,  I find a morally bad character intriguing, and I was compelled to keep listening because I wanted to know how it all ended. It is a good representation of the problem that is white people who think they can’t possibly be a bad or racist person because they vote democrat and happen to know some people of color

That said, I think a good indicator of a well done social commentary and “bad” character is when the reader feels conflicted about the main characters intentions and quality. I felt this was about Athena, but not Juniper. Juniper’s terribleness was so heavy handed it was borderline unbearable and incredibly annoying, which made it hard to keep going at times as I had nothing to latch onto 

I also understand this is a modern book in a modern setting, and know there will be some modern references. When there are so many that it makes the reader cringe and dates the book drastically, it makes it hard for this book to ever been seen as a classic.

Overall it was compelling, but definitely not what I hoped 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Violence and Sexual violence

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexism, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, Rape, Cursing, Racism, Gaslighting, and Grief

lottie1803's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cultural appropriation, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Rape, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Grief, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, and Sexism