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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

291 reviews

charlotteturt's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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kproc381's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious 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

4.25

I have to give it up for the author and her writing style. I was very engaged throughout this book. She knows how to write a complex character. Even more so, she knows how to write an AWFUL character. We read this book through the unreliable narrator that is June Hayward. June is completely and utterly devoid of any accountability or even acknowledgment that she is frankly… the worst. She makes her actions the fault of everyone else and begins to believe her own lies. I found myself getting angry at the book because of how much I truly hated June - but that speaks to how well the book is written.

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audreading's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

R.F. Kuang does not miss!! You are going to HATE June Hayward, but you are going to love this book. It almost reads like a mystery where you’re in the mind of the criminal, waiting to see whether she will get caught (and hoping she will).

I actually started noticing so many stories like this one coming up on Twitter while I was reading. We always wonder, with these celebrities who go off the rails with bigoted rhetoric, how their thought process works and how they get to such a place. Yellowface shows you just that. I can’t tell you how many times I was screaming at the page and wanted to type out an argument just like I would online.

The book also shows an interesting peek into the publishing world in almost a meta way (except we would never want to relate R.F. to June). This is a struggle we readers don’t have to think about too often! We just lap up the books with no real appreciation for the fight that goes into getting honest work onto the table.

I only take off half a star for this book because the ending wasn’t my favorite.

Candice’s actions felt hard to believe and out of nowhere. I truly thought Athena’s “ghost” would just be June descending into madness in consequence to her own choices and struggles.

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littlemissmuffet's review against another edition

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dark reflective 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

4.0

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florenceassetto's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.25

this was SUCH an easy read and i am so thankful it has dragged me out of my reading slump! the authorial voice in this one sounds exactly like a bitter white woman on twitter (so much so i had to google the author just to be sure) and the premise of the book is both so well crafyed and so well executed! honestly an incredible first time read, so much tension and so much expectation but i loved it!! would definitely recommend

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dianadelacruisin's review against another edition

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dark funny informative 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

4.5

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twoesplease's review

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challenging dark mysterious 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

4.25

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booktafayeettazaye's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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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maureenlessreen's review against another edition

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dark 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

4.5

Absolutely gripping and captivating. An unexpected pro was learning more about the behind-the-scenes of publishing! Excellent critique and discussion of cancel culture and race politics without it feeling overly dated. I felt like it didn’t quite stick the landing but the journey was mesmerizing. It’s remarkable how much I hated and loved the POV character.

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eslsilver's review

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dark informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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