A review by lizzymcalpine
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense slow-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

the way the entire book is an analogy to western colonialism and just racism overall really is fantastic. makes you think about how even then "smallest" instances of racism compose a much bigger, historic and structural problem. plus, the wordplay to parallel the two was just top notch - reparations? ghosts? so so good.