Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

3 reviews

toofondofbooks_'s review

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This knocked my fucking socks off. Yellowface is as funny as it is horrific with a "protagonist" at the center who is truly foul in every sense. As awful as June Hayward is, her perspective never becomes tiring or less baffling to read. R.F. Kuang is so brilliant to have brought something like this to the table and I can't wait to make everyone in my life who hasn't read it yet move it to the top of their lists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Vomit, Islamophobia, Medical content, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Minor: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Murder, and Lesbophobia

krisfailedtosubmit's review

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Yikes 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Classism

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Lesbophobia

katndrsn's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I can’t recall another book that is so uncomfortable, with a character so subtly but blatantly awful that you can’t look away from. 
I don’t want to say much more, but it’s my first 5* of the year with good reason - def worth the hype, a must read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Rape, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

There is a scene of rape/sexual assault that features in the last quarter of the book. It is a necessary plot hook and doesn’t last too long but there is description of a drunken incident and recalling of events