A review by laguerrelewis
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This has been a much-anticipated read for me, and I am happy and unsurprised to say that R.F. Kuang absolutely lives up to the hype. My skin was crawling throughout, and yet I couldn’t look away. It reminds me of the show You (or at least its good seasons), where you get a front row seat into the mind of someone who you somehow hate, fear, and yet find compelling in the same way as watching a train wreck. A scathingly accurate satire of cultural appropriation and cancel culture that I simply could not put down.
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