Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

371 reviews

squid_rl's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Grief

aurora4847's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark reflective tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs, Violence, Islamophobia, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, Deportation

dkamada's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation

kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition

5.0

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Medical content, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

amyreh's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic friendship

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, War, Injury/Injury detail

10_d0ugh's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Honestly June Hayward is an iconic antihero and her chaotic nature is so hilarious to read about. I love how the book slowly descends into chaos as her mental state deteriorates, and June as a character is just so fun. My only gripe is that I wish the ending was less up to interpretation and honestly I kinda wish she had gotten away with it 😭 fuck you Candice

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

biteghost's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Grief, Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, War

sourcherryyy's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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this book was insaneeee omg what a cool concept i loved this so much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Grief

Minor: Sexual assault

frmvivian's review against another edition

2.75

dark emotional funny 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

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Easy and quick read, the sharp wit and lines of Kuang shine through

BUT fails to be deeper than the superficial, the question of class, privilege, and who gets to write about experiences of trauma and suffering 

initial feel was that it was a bit ridiculous on how white people are - finding out after that this book incorporates all criticism for Kuang under Athena which is hilarious 

But after some reflection and watchjng withcindy's video, the class critique withi  publishing and in the Asian community are both valid. This isn't discounting Kuang's talent or ability as a strong writer but layering in the interaectional and nuanced conversation 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Toxic friendship, War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Classism

kelisabeth's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail