Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

324 reviews

soph_mills's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

misscnicholson's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Racial slurs, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

hannah1604xx's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship

gabrioolla's review against another edition

dark funny reflective 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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual assault

my_weird_bookish_heart's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Cultural appropriation

setauuta's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

I am shocked by how much I liked this book, considering how utterly unlikable the protagonist is. It was actually eye-opening in terms of showing how easy it is to slide into dominant-culture-focused thinking about minority-culture content, and how some prejudice is lurking just below the surface.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Gaslighting

pandandione's review against another edition

dark funny informative inspiring reflective medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

ilutzer's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

5.0

Kuang continues to outdo herself. In Yellowface, she steps out from writing historically-inspired fantasy. Her morally-grey protagonist is a constant, yet in this story, the reader hardly ever sympathizes with June (unlike with Babel and The Poppy War trilogy). Yellowface is a masterpiece, a clever satire of the publishing industry and (what I assume is) her own experiences as an Asian American author. I highly recommend this book and will be revisiting it again and again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia

sigrungjengset's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Toxic friendship, and War

alisonannk's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Genocide, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and War