Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

110 reviews

becca_w_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Cursing, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug use, Hate crime, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol and Blood

imperaitrice's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Deadnaming, Sexual harassment, Grief, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Bullying

catieohjoy's review against another edition

dark funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Death, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, War, Rape, Toxic friendship, Grief, and Sexual violence

kitfkat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Grief, Bullying, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Racism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexism, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, Rape, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Racial slurs, and War

luxxltyd's review against another edition

dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Violence and Rape

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and War

daisy2050's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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 went into this book nearly blind. I knew it was about the publishing industry and that's about it. Kuang explores racism and plagiarism in the industry with a spooky mystery undercurrent. I was captivated nearly from the beginning and honestly shocked by the ending. Definitely pick this up if you're a fan of her other books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Medical content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Rape, Genocide, Grief, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: War

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Toxic relationship, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

torismazarine's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Racism, Xenophobia, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol and Vomit

Minor: Murder and War

whimsical_wombat's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

An engaging, quick read. Athena Liu is an ever-present, fleshed out, and yet mysterious figure throughout the book. It almost made me feel bad for the main character, to be overshadowed even in her own point of view.

It struck me as sad that, despite June's insistence that Athena isn't a close friend and she has other friends, June never interacted with any other friends, or even mentioned them. The way she worked to justify lies was infuriating. Essentially, it is a first person view of descent into Twitter brain rot and white victimhood. The worst part for me is that I felt like I could have become like June if I had different influences telling me it was okay to present myself as Chinese (I took Mandarin classes in high school and college and love a lot of things about Chinese history, art, and culture) for personal gain.

However, June repeatedly chooses to dig herself into a hole over and over, draping laughably transparent lies over herself in order to pursue fame and money. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Rape and Violence