A review by oversherin
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

3.0

This book is an interesting premise and was well written, but I found the the themes frustrating. It is kind of fun to read a book where the narrator is a villain. It's a clever trick to explore perspectives with an unlikable narrator, but I think she was a little too unlikable. I think she gets a little too comfortable dismissing other people's feelings and focusing on her self interest. I think this book would be more enjoyable and pack a better punch if the character had some redeeming qualities that made her more problematic views more approachable. In other words, I wish she felt more like a real person rather than a fictional embodiment of everything wrong with the publishing industry. Overall, it was an interesting premise and a quick read, but I just wanted a little more nuance. I'm glad to not be in June Hayward's head anymore.