Title: Yellowface

Author: Rebecca F. Kuang

Genre: Thriller

Publisher: The Borough Press

Rating: 5/5

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Book Summary:

THIS IS ONE HELL OF A STORY. 

IT’S JUST NOT HERS TO TELL.

When failed writer June Hayward witnesses her rival Athena Liu die in a freak accident, she sees her opportunity… and takes it.

So what if it means stealing Athena’s final manuscript?

So what if it means ‘borrowing’ her identity?

And so what if the first lie is only the beginning…

Finally, June has the fame she always deserved. But someone is about to expose her… 

What happens next is entirely everyone else’s fault.

Review:

Because of how super hyped Yellowface has been, my expectations were very high when I started reading it. Happily, I can confirm it more than met those sky high expectations. Yellowface is sharp, uncomfortable, smart, compulsively readable and spectacularly incisive. I was glued to the story from start to finish, darkly fascinated by the audacity and sheer lack of self awareness in main character, June. She is not likeable in the slightest, and yet, she is incredibly compelling in the sense that, as a reader, you won’t be able to look away – fascinated by her justifications for what she has done. Yellowface looks at cultural appropriation, white privilege, ownership, cancel culture and jealousy with a steely wit that is at times darkly funny and at others, harsh and unflinching. It is supremely well written with a reassuring confidence that makes it a complete joy to sink into and be swept away by. Rarely do hyped books exceed my expectations for them, but Yellowface one hundred percent did. Highly recommend putting it on your TBR if you haven’t read it yet!

★★★★★

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