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A review by sophs_mood_reading
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
When your frenemy, literally rival dies unexpectedly and suddenly in front of you what else would you do but steal her final unseen work and publish it as your own? Well that’s the logical step June takes.
So after she has published her dead friends book as her own and she’s the new literary queen, well shit gets real as people start to suspect the truth, that June stole this work from her dead friend and published it as her own!
What follows is a readers delight where you love to hate the protagonist and can’t decide if you want June to get away with her deceit or for her to suffer the consequences.
You get wrapped up in this novel and can’t stop but get wrapped up with the first person anxiety driven ramblings of June.
So after she has published her dead friends book as her own and she’s the new literary queen, well shit gets real as people start to suspect the truth, that June stole this work from her dead friend and published it as her own!
What follows is a readers delight where you love to hate the protagonist and can’t decide if you want June to get away with her deceit or for her to suffer the consequences.
You get wrapped up in this novel and can’t stop but get wrapped up with the first person anxiety driven ramblings of June.
Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death and Rape