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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
2.5

Too humorless to be satire, more of a modern Gothic.

Andrew Borygna's Victim is a much more nuanced, interesting take on the topic of race and publishing, also in a fast paced, compelling story, but that one gets 5 stars from me!

This author wrote a great villain, but are we supposed to hate June for being white on top of everything else? I can't shake that impression at the end, and it takes the book down several notches for me.