Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

2 reviews

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Death, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Classism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Trafficking, Abortion, Deportation, and Drug use

eleanor029'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

5.0

This is an amazing book. I had been looking forward to its publication and it was worth the wait. This is definitely a book club book, best read with someone near to talk about it. I annotated my copy so much, because I needed to let out all my comments. Rebecca Kuang took a bold step, basing a book on the reader's outrage, and it paid off big time. It was very elegantly done. I can't wait to see what she writes next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Racism, Toxic friendship, Cultural appropriation, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Child abuse, Racism, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Stalking, Death, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Islamophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Xenophobia, War, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Blood, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Classism, Stalking, Murder, Medical content, and Vomit