Yellowface is one of the few books I’ve read with an undoubtedly morally repugnant protagonist. She is just so dislikeable and I think Kuang did an excellent job at tapping into the liberal white woman’s “but I voted for Obama” psyche. I feel like I learned so much about Kuang through this book on a personal level- frankly I didn’t know she was so tapped into pop culture after reading Babel and The Poppy War. It was almost freaky how spot on her hater observations were and the hater in me ate it up. This is a much different book than Babel, one of my favorite books ever. I’m curious what audiences will think of Yellowface in 50-100 years. R. F. Kuang’s versatility is unmatched and I devoured this book in days.