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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

150 reviews

yolie's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

We use the term “unhinged” a lot in recent times, but meet a protagonist who truly is. 

June Hayward, is unlikeable and very unapologetic about it - matter of fact according to her, everyone else owes her an apology. 

I really enjoyed this book, and I think it stirred up thoughts about not only representation but also who is allowed to tell a story and who we give a platform to.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Colonisation and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

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

gessyssis's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Xenophobia, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.75

It's such an interesting book.   I wish I could put this story's intriguing ideas and viewpoints into words.  I loved that the story is told from the perspective of the author who steals another's work.  It dragged a bit in the middle but otherwise was a quick read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

vanessa_reads_a_lot's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Racism

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Racial slurs, Islamophobia, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

redefiningrachel's review

challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Vomit

t_rex_'s review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.25

R.F. Kuang really knows how to write! This book was complex and interesting although sometimes hard to read. You have to concentrate quite hard in certain areas but it is very good and worth the strain (if you can call it that). She delves deep into important issues we face in modern publishing such as racism and forced diversity which is very important to educate people on, especially people who don't have these experiences! It healthy to read about as well as entertaining and it didn't get repetitive or boring which I can sometimes find with certain authors who don't recognise how forced and recycled it sounds. As a white person myself, I feel it is very important to educate myself on these issues, and R.F. Kuang helped me on my journey. The characters (especially June) are funky and obsessive and challenging which makes it all the more fun to read as its slightly harder to connect with the characters because they have done questionable things, and I love it!! Just a truly fascinating book that I shall not forget easily :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Racism

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

rashi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense 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

3.25

Yellowface has an interesting premise that drew me in at the beginning, but as the story went on I became a little confused as to what the underlying morals were trying to tell the audience. June is an unlikeable protagonist and I’m not against a flawed main character, but there was no redemption or learning from her, and even though there are great stories about “villains”, I felt as though this story, and in particular the character of June Hayward, needed some sort of emotional progression in order to reach a cathartic ending. I read this book in audio format and the voicing was excellent and even though some aspects fell flat for me, the telling of the story was engaging from beginning to end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

emmajh91's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail