A review by boonster18
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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

3.75

One could criticize that the main character is too dramatically written, or one-sided, or too fictional..etc, but the sad reality is,
there are actually pretendians out there who will always keep denying instead of learning from their mistakes.
Although this is after all a work of fiction, I think the author made this very intentional. I think the cringe factors do a good job of showing some of the microaggressions and straight up aggressions that many BIPOC have to deal with in many fields of creative and academic work.
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