Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

80 reviews

carlytenille's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Cultural appropriation, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Stalking, Bullying, and Toxic friendship

nabs_co's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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: Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Gaslighting, and Violence

Minor: War

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark reflective 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

5.0

This knocked my fucking socks off. Yellowface is as funny as it is horrific with a "protagonist" at the center who is truly foul in every sense. As awful as June Hayward is, her perspective never becomes tiring or less baffling to read. R.F. Kuang is so brilliant to have brought something like this to the table and I can't wait to make everyone in my life who hasn't read it yet move it to the top of their lists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, War, Alcohol, Colonisation, Stalking, Rape, Xenophobia, Vomit, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Child death, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Bullying, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexual content

Minor: Murder, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

beaubaggins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Death, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, and Bullying

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, War, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

rhubarbpi3's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense

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

4.75

I loved the writing style of this book—the author does this thing where the say something insane & like super problematic and they try to justify it. It works well to try to get the reader inside the mind of June. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

book_world_walker's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Yellowface is a thought-provoking and razor-sharp read that I devoured in 2 days. June is a captivating unreliable narrator and kept me on the edge of my seat as she dodged metaphorical bullets left and right as people threatened to uncover her deception. This book made me question my own moral compass, as I found myself rooting for June to get away with it at times, other times I desperately wanted  her to get caught. I felt her paranoia, her guilt, her frustration, her jealousy. 

I also enjoyed the ‘behind the scene’ look at the publishing industry and its cutthroat environment with a disregard for cultural sensitivity that is both shocking and intriguing.The social commentary sheds light on relevant and complex issues, making "Yellowface" a standout on my bookshelf.  

It's fast-paced, satirical, and a must Read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse

luketheplantfather's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

rhirush's review against another edition

dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Grief, and Bullying

This book is SMART in so many ways, kudos to the author. The protagonist (if you call her that?) is such an interesting, yet frustrating person to follow along as you watch everything come together and wait for the inevitable unfurl. If you're reading this to see if you want to read it, GO READ IT!

I also was surprised by, yet welcomed the use of psychological horror, it reminded me a lot of perfect blue!

imstephtacular's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, and Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Alcohol, Classism, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Cursing

Minor: Stalking, Ableism, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Suicide, Vomit, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

radfordmanor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Rape, Toxic friendship, Death, Racism, and Stalking