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valzsc 's review for:
Yellowface
by R.F. Kuang
dark
mysterious
tense
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
I picked this one up bc I was seeing all the hype on booktok and several bookstores I visited the past month had it on display as well. But I am somehow disappointed.
I tried to be empathetic with the narrator whom btw is very very unreliable and twists and bends truth to make it fit a narrative that really isn’t there. So the rest of the book was basically me hate-reading it just to see what would actually happen to her and how would she reach her boiling point.
I think I finished this in a week bc I was expecting something big to happen but in reality it never happened. It was all a vicious cycle of “look they are taking about me 🤭🫶🏻” and “look they are taking about me ☹️😭😢🫠”. Felt repetitive.