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Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

3.99 AVERAGE

fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Tell me why I was rooting for this insufferable protagonist. Masterfully crafted really 
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
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
challenging tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous hopeful informative mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Such a good book! Read it with my bookclub and I would really recommend bookclubs to read this book. 
Sometimes I hade a hard time putting away this book, its addictive 
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional funny reflective 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
dark reflective 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

pulled me out of a reading slump

Wow. I knew this book was incredibly hyped when it came out, which often makes me avoid reads out of fear of being caught in a hype train for a meh book. This is so not the case.

I inhaled the audiobook in less than 24h and couldn't stop it once the story got going. It was like that morbid reflex that makes you keep watching a train hurtling uncontrollably towards disaster. Our main character, Juniper, fails spectacularly and gets involved in so many cringeworthy situations that I was unable to look away for a second for fear I'd lose the juicy consequences of her own actions.

That's it. That's the book. It goes straight into my forever favorites just based on vibes. I'm not even going to comment too much on the book publishing and social media commentary, which was brutal yet well deserved considering where our society has been heading for the past few decades. I loved it.