A review by alicechris
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

5.0

Yeah, this is brilliant. I started off listening to the abridged audio version made for BBC radio and glad I switched because this book is all about the details. The narrative voice is exceptionally crafted and absolutely excruciating. I kind of wish there had been a little bit more in there for people like me who aren't that interested in twitter or publishing - but this also made me realize I've never thought that deeply about the industry that produces the books I read. I did feel there could have been more payoff at the end (

it was more oh! She's back? Than shit it all makes sense now!

) but that also betrays that this is has a lot more to it than most thrillers.

Edit - I've come back to this to up the review to 5 stars because I can't stop thinking about this book.