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A review by violentdelights
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
I got bogged down somewhere in the middle but I absolutely tore through the last half. I kept waiting to see if it would fall into a low fantasy story or WHAT but it kept me hooked. I felt uncomfortably anxious the whole time - Kuang has the skill of writing novels with taut tension, everything is gripping and page turning.
Found this to be more subtle than Babel but still a little on the nose in that it wants to Ask Questions about authorial ownership, though it didn’t seem to have any answers presented. It was great reading this right after Peking Duck from Bliss Montage, which was another story that asked the same question, though maybe with more subtlety.
Still, my heart was racing, and I NEEDED to know what terrible decision would lead to what terrible consequence with our MC. Same as Babel. Brilliant pacing and tension.
Found this to be more subtle than Babel but still a little on the nose in that it wants to Ask Questions about authorial ownership, though it didn’t seem to have any answers presented. It was great reading this right after Peking Duck from Bliss Montage, which was another story that asked the same question, though maybe with more subtlety.
Still, my heart was racing, and I NEEDED to know what terrible decision would lead to what terrible consequence with our MC. Same as Babel. Brilliant pacing and tension.