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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
5.0
challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The meta-layer of the real author being a women of color writing about a white women stealing the work of a women of color, while the white women is low key trying to give POC vibes to sell themselves and their fiction book is brilliant. This is someone who has thought deeply about race, culture, and what it means to write about heritage. "Yellow Face" is the perfect name for this book. The writing is spectacular. As can be expected with Kuang book.