Reviews

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

bsbeaver's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

serennognos's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

skittyrreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

What the fuck. What the actual fuck. June Hayward is one of the hard protagonists i've ever had the displeasure of being in the head of- what a fucking cunt (positive). I love an unlikeable protagonist but fuck me there is something so awfully real about June, people like her genuinely exist. Just, bleh. The fact her big final stand comes from the fact she feels persecuted for being white says it all really.

Can't say much about the publishing stuff because I don't work in the industry but jesus christ. Also everyone says this is funny but I didn't laugh at all 😭😭 still great (better than Babel but you didn't hear that from me.)

cseefurth's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

pancholais's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

UNA BOMBA EXCELENTE DIEZ DIEZ DIEZ

jazzxreads's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 messily chaotic, what the actual hell, stars.
I actually really enjoyed this. It had twists and turns you didn’t really see coming and it was so meta that I forgot I was listening to a fictional book.
Insane. This was an experience. Even when I was absolutely frustrated with the main character, I could not put this down.

ailin2's review against another edition

dark

5.0

It has my name so it's 5 stars. 

livlaughloveee's review against another edition

3.0

3.75

virginiamarshall's review against another edition

4.0

This book was absolutely bananas. Couldn’t put it down & I was stressed the whole time.

amyschmelzer's review against another edition

4.0

Juniper Song Hayward: the main character I loved to hate