Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

52 reviews

bubski_mcboo's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Watching the protagonist dig herself into a deeper hole at every turn was hard to follow, but I did so with morbid and rapt attention. Perhaps it's because I see a version of myself in her that I slapped down at eighteen and have kept firmly in check for over a decade. Is there a shitty Juniper Song in me? Is she in all white women? What a dark thought.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Death of parent, and War

alphabetmafiamember's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Xenophobia, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and War

melniksuzuki's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

katrinalamothe's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Islamophobia, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

xgabrielle_hx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Blood, Islamophobia, and Death of parent

mcire's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.0

My only critique is that it dragged at times

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Islamophobia

rebekahjae's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this read. The mc is insufferable but it a very real portrayal of radical white women and how they pretend to be allies but never miss a chance to play victim. It’s also a great reflection on the role social media plays in people’s lives and careers, both good and bad. It’s written beautifully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexual assault

Moderate: Islamophobia

dogoodwithbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

When I say you need to read this book, you need to READ this book. I literally just finished this book and I am still so speechless. 

If you’re familiar in the bookish community, you most likely heard about this book in some capacity since its release this past Spring. Yellowface has been on my radar for months and I was so excited when I heard that this was one of my book club picks. With all the accolades this book has received, as well as being selected as a Reese’s Book Club Pick, I can say without a doubt that this book is worth all the hype. 

This book is addicting in every way and I had such a hard time with putting this book down. I really liked how this book serves as a mirror to the biases currently found in the publishing industry and I would recommend this book if you want a novel that dives into those issues. Additionally, with its narrator (June) being one of the most unreliable narrators in all of literature, Yellowface is a wild ride of one woman’s length to maintain her status after stealing her late friend’s unfinished manuscript and publishing it as her own. In no way is June a likeable character in any sense (as with for almost all of these characters). At the same time, June is such a master manipulator and you will just know that you can never be certain if she feels any remorse for her actions in the book or if anything she said in her accounts are true. 

That being said, if you haven’t read this book already, you need to do so as soon as possible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism, Suicide, and Islamophobia

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Stalking

Minor: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

sevenrenny's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexual assault

Minor: Islamophobia