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Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

Black Medea by Wesley Enoch

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dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

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dark funny reflective 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

3.0

this is hard for me to rate.

this book, if nothing else, was completely and utterly captivating. once i read, i could not - and did not - stop. it was fast-paced and entertaining. a lot of that can be credited to r.f. kuang's writing.

but the whole time i could not shake that mouthpiece feeling - and now that it's soaking in, i can't ignore. i love r.f. kuang and i think i liked this book more than i thought it would. the meta aspects would bother some, but honestly, i quite liked it. to me, a lot of the book just seemed like projection about fears, experiences, the writing industry, twitter discourse and more.

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