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A review by olympian_castle
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Yellowface is an amazing but infuriatingly hard read. It tells a complicated story with thought-out characters and details. Although, I found it absolutely mind bending to grip some of the things written in this book, I could never stop reading.
It's an intense examination of culture appropriation and racial justice through the eyes of a very ignorant, white woman. The first person POV and unreliable narrator pulls you in but simatunaously makes you want to bang you head against the wall. Juniper song is, at most times, unbelievable as a characte. She often makes you think how a person like this could even exist. Yet this book reminds us that although exaggerated at times, it reflects real life and that there is something to always be cautious about when regarding race/diversity.
It's an intense examination of culture appropriation and racial justice through the eyes of a very ignorant, white woman. The first person POV and unreliable narrator pulls you in but simatunaously makes you want to bang you head against the wall. Juniper song is, at most times, unbelievable as a characte. She often makes you think how a person like this could even exist. Yet this book reminds us that although exaggerated at times, it reflects real life and that there is something to always be cautious about when regarding race/diversity.