A review by tchoupie42
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

informative reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was both awesome and uncomfortable. As a reader, we are used to root for the main character, the narrator. But in this book, the narrator is the protagonist, and she doesn't even realise that she is the bad guy, she is bullied and cancelled and she thinks it's an attack on herself and not her action.

On one hand the narrator actions are bad, even if they start innocently, on the other hand, the bullying she faces is also bad (regarding the fact that she fear for her safety). Putting us, the reader in this uncomfortable place, making us look at something morally wrong and showing us the injustices faced by minorities in our society is eye opening and incredible.