Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

43 reviews

kiwichill's review

dark funny lighthearted 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

Graphic: Racial slurs, Cultural appropriation, Racism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Death, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Murder

witchhenrietta's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

READ THIS BOOK. That is all. Such a good story effortlessly explaining what is wrong with white feminism and how deeply ingrained racism and white supremacy are in all areas of our lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, and Hate crime

below_average_baker's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Such an incredible take on internet culture and racism that actually makes room for nuance within a story that still has a clear villain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, and Stalking

scifi_rat's review

tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Plot: 2.5★
Prose: 2.75★
Pace: 3★
Concept/Execution: 5★/1★
Characters: 2★
Worldbuilding: 4★
Ending: 1★

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, War, Physical abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Bullying, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Stalking

Minor: Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

saskiahill's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Rape, Bullying, War, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Murder, and Death of parent

ainhoah's review

reflective fast-paced

4.5

I felt clever reading, but idk if im intelligent enough to understand it fully

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Racism, and Self harm

_anna_esque_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicidal thoughts

yaameen's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.5

God I loved hating June from page 1

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Murder

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

sharlenepeters's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Murder