Reviews tagging 'Death'

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

1412 reviews

angel_rod's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

miranda_alexis's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, and Racism

srs_bookworm's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

cpchester's review against another edition

challenging medium-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

2.0

Wanted to like this book since everyone LOVED it but I did not. Thought it was going to be a solid DNF but came back many months later and begrudgingly finished it on audio. Sigh, just not that good. Oh well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Toxic friendship

aislinghelen's review against another edition

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

4.5

I could not put this down. The only reason I marked it down was because I found some parts a bit slow and long. A few paragraphs felt like they were dragging on. Overall, it was a really interesting commentary and it became a "life imitates art” kind of thing. I hope one day this book won’t be relevant to the present.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Confinement, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and War

nicoles_reading_corner's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Cultural appropriation

kristindacosta's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Cultural appropriation

sxndaze's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

this book is deeply unpleasant to read. i understand that that’s the point— i’m supposed to be horrified by june’s actions and the downward spiral she’s on and how she never reaches her limit. but yellowface feels like a rant, something that kuang is trying to get off her chest about what she has experienced. 

i haven’t read any of rf kuang’s other works, so i could be off base, but everything feels personal on some level. as a result, i feel like im being preached to, and it’s uncomfortable in a way outside june’s racist thoughts and actions. it also just gets tiring.

the book is at its best when it explores june and athena’s relationship. it’s compelling and complex. outside of that, it feels like a commentary on social media and diversity in corporate settings that i could have gotten in a video essay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and War

jessicapinn's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

This was wild

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gaslighting

genesis_'s review against another edition

The book is very well written. But the main character, Juniper, was an incredibly annoying and terrible person. I simply could not follow her point of view. If you like complex and difficult characters, this might be the read for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death