Review by kotletka_polina - Yellowface

kotletka_polina 's review for:

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

1.25

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The book itself was really boring, the “climax” chapter was ridiculous and the ending was unsatisfying. But what angers me the most is how this book criticises publishing industry and its problematics, but it comes off as just hypocritical judgment, because R. F. Kuang plays by the same rules and acts as the problematic characters in the book: she stated that she no longer publishes books in Russia due to the full-scale war they started in Ukraine, but she later deleted her statement, Babylon and Yellowface have since been published in Russia, so apparently R. F. Kuang supports terrorists, because doesn’t matter how dirty the money is if it pays the bills.

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