A review by neonskylite
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • 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

4.0

Did you know that Melbourne is also the name of a city in Florida, not just the second most populated city in Australia? I learnt this when June was bemoaning how its so boring she's just from Melbourne when the worldly Athena Liu grew up in Sydney and I got confused because I was thinking they spent their childhood in the same place.

Yellowface is good as a skewering of the publishing industry and cultural appropriation - the ending loses me as it goes more into being a thriller and invoking unreality
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