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A review by ashkowalskaa
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
5.0
Thank you Harper Collins UK and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for honest review!
Yellowface was a book that pulled me in from the first page and I couldn’t stop thinking about until the very last. And then for a few more days. It was also my first read of Kuang’s books, and I’m very excited to see how different style the rest will be, and after looking at other reviews I think this might be why I liked the book so much.
I see a lot of comments how this book is basically twitter drama and they could as well open their TL, but… isn’t that the point? Yellowface feels fresh, feels on time, feels real. This book isn’t for everyone, because not everyone will like how deep into industry and everyday-writer issues it reaches, but I loved all the details of it. The characters might not be going through some deep changes or complicated arcs, but it just brings them closer to reality.
From the first chapter I knew that this will be one of my new favourites and as soon as it comes out, it will have to land on my shelf.
Yellowface was a book that pulled me in from the first page and I couldn’t stop thinking about until the very last. And then for a few more days. It was also my first read of Kuang’s books, and I’m very excited to see how different style the rest will be, and after looking at other reviews I think this might be why I liked the book so much.
I see a lot of comments how this book is basically twitter drama and they could as well open their TL, but… isn’t that the point? Yellowface feels fresh, feels on time, feels real. This book isn’t for everyone, because not everyone will like how deep into industry and everyday-writer issues it reaches, but I loved all the details of it. The characters might not be going through some deep changes or complicated arcs, but it just brings them closer to reality.
From the first chapter I knew that this will be one of my new favourites and as soon as it comes out, it will have to land on my shelf.