Well, shit. That was phenomenal.

It's almost harder for me to review a book I loved this much because I don't know what to say and I'm afraid of over-hyping it. But the fact is that I was blown away!

Yellowface is as good as I expected it to be, if not better, and I was expecting a lot. I haven't read The Poppy War, but I did read (and love) Babel. This is shorter, more fast-paced, more entertaining, and not as dense. It's easy to pick up and impossible to put down. I started this book in the morning and ditched almost all responsibilities for the rest of the day so I could finish it, and I do not regret that decision for a second. It's funny and compelling; it's a romp and it's also thoughtful; it's absurd and it's almost too realistic. The writing is fantastic, the story is fantastic, the pacing is fantastic. Am I hyping it up too much? Will I look back on this at the end of the year and find that I've forgotten all about it? Maybe? But for now, I'm riding the high of this reading experience!