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Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
4.0
Yellowface – R.F. Kuang
I had this book standing in my bookcase for over a year. But begin this year I decided to make a spinner so that I would get to my TBR and it was Yellowface that was the winner this time.
Honestly I went in blind. I didn’t know the blurb. But I was surprised to see what this book was about. However I do not think I can give a proper review about this book as they talk a lot about Chinese history and racism within the Chinese/Asian community. I do not feel comfortable going into that subject as I have no knowledge about the history nor do I know how racism towards the Asian community feels, I do get the feeling reading this book I understand better but still it’s not for me to talk about this as if I have any knowledge on this subject. However I can speak about the white narrator in this book and she was literally insufferable. I couldn’t deal with how evil she was and the fact that you read her thought process and she really thinks that she is doing something good. Let’s be honest she didn’t!! I think Kuang did a really good job of showing us the ins and outs of the publishing/review industry and how difficult it is in this industry. I couldn’t stop reading this book. I know a lot of people were rooting for Juniper Song but honestly I couldn’t stop reading because I really hoped she would get busted by the mom or anyone. Halfway through it seems like the truth finally catched up to her however she talked her way out of it (BUMMER!!!!). I couldn’t feel any empathy for anything that was going on with our narrator. I hated her (well done Kuang for writing in such a way that I literally felt angry a lot of times). There is a part about Juniper and the things she had said to some people where I can give my opinion on and the thing that infuriates me the most is the fact that it’s so easy to steal a manuscript and make it your own. In my opinion, we can only write about our own histories and our own experiences and not about something we do not understand at all!. And that’s a thing that really shows in this book. I know a lot of people will disagree with me but that’s fine
I had this book standing in my bookcase for over a year. But begin this year I decided to make a spinner so that I would get to my TBR and it was Yellowface that was the winner this time.
Honestly I went in blind. I didn’t know the blurb. But I was surprised to see what this book was about. However I do not think I can give a proper review about this book as they talk a lot about Chinese history and racism within the Chinese/Asian community. I do not feel comfortable going into that subject as I have no knowledge about the history nor do I know how racism towards the Asian community feels, I do get the feeling reading this book I understand better but still it’s not for me to talk about this as if I have any knowledge on this subject. However I can speak about the white narrator in this book and she was literally insufferable. I couldn’t deal with how evil she was and the fact that you read her thought process and she really thinks that she is doing something good. Let’s be honest she didn’t!! I think Kuang did a really good job of showing us the ins and outs of the publishing/review industry and how difficult it is in this industry. I couldn’t stop reading this book. I know a lot of people were rooting for Juniper Song but honestly I couldn’t stop reading because I really hoped she would get busted by the mom or anyone. Halfway through it seems like the truth finally catched up to her however she talked her way out of it (BUMMER!!!!). I couldn’t feel any empathy for anything that was going on with our narrator. I hated her (well done Kuang for writing in such a way that I literally felt angry a lot of times). There is a part about Juniper and the things she had said to some people where I can give my opinion on and the thing that infuriates me the most is the fact that it’s so easy to steal a manuscript and make it your own. In my opinion, we can only write about our own histories and our own experiences and not about something we do not understand at all!. And that’s a thing that really shows in this book. I know a lot of people will disagree with me but that’s fine