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Yellowface
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At this point I'd read Rebecca's grocery lists
This book was a fascinating look into the mind of the worst kind of person in the online bookish community.
Every chapter was like watching a trainwreck. I knew it would just get worse but I could not for the life of me look away.
June was unhinged. The kind of unhinged that believes her own lies and thinks she is morally in the right. Girl took delulu to another level.
What astounded me most was how legitimately real her voice was. Hats off to Rebecca Kuang. She killed this.
Honestly i had fun reading this book. It incited so many feelings in me (mainly rage and distress). There were parts where i was in utter disbelief of June, i had to take a step back from the book.
I do wonder though, what with all the niche references to the recurring bookish online drama and controversy that gets dragged up month in and month out, how a casual book reader would experience this book 🤔.
“She’s using the pen name Juniper Song to pretend to be Chinese American. She’s taken new author photos to look more tan and ethnic, but she’s as white as they come. June Hayward, you are a thief and a liar. You’ve stolen my legacy, and now you spit on my grave.”
This book was a fascinating look into the mind of the worst kind of person in the online bookish community.
Every chapter was like watching a trainwreck. I knew it would just get worse but I could not for the life of me look away.
June was unhinged. The kind of unhinged that believes her own lies and thinks she is morally in the right. Girl took delulu to another level.
What astounded me most was how legitimately real her voice was. Hats off to Rebecca Kuang. She killed this.
Honestly i had fun reading this book. It incited so many feelings in me (mainly rage and distress). There were parts where i was in utter disbelief of June, i had to take a step back from the book.
I do wonder though, what with all the niche references to the recurring bookish online drama and controversy that gets dragged up month in and month out, how a casual book reader would experience this book 🤔.
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October 16, 2021
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Dec 18, 2022 09:17AM
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Absolutely! I’d preorder that book!
Bianca wrote: "Mood"Mel S. wrote: "Absolutely! I’d preorder that book!"
Can't wait for release day!
Here’s the grocery list:-Cabbages
-Corn
-Marmalade
-Cabbages
-Bread
-More cabbages
-Steak
-Cereal
-MY CABBAGES!
so real
I am inclined to agree with you. She's a helluva storyteller. LOVED this book.
Jeffrey wrote: "Here’s the grocery list:-Cabbages
-Corn
-Marmalade
-Cabbages
-Bread
-More cabbages
-Steak
-Cereal
-MY CABBAGES!"
whats with all the cabbages 😭
Yesss can’t wait to read your review but keep the grocery list though 😂
Waiting for ur review...
You’ve got to be kidding! If this is true, you need to summons a life!! 🫣
Claudia wrote: "You’ve got to be kidding! If this is true, you need to summons a life!! 🫣"ok claudia
"delulu"??? haha Love it!
“She took delulu to a whole new level” ☠️☠️☠️ love this
Casual reader here! Have no clue about the author's real-life presence or internet drama and I don't really care. I loved the book on its own.Though the way online drama was portrayed in the book, I was very curious about what it might be based on. Though it makes NO SENSE for people to hate this book because they feel like the author is using June as a mouthpiece. Do they not know what satire is? And wouldn't a self-insert lecture be more effective coming from a likeable, credible character?
Another casual reader and I think that, be it books or politics or whatever, we’ve all at this point engaged in some of the same online messes (guilty), so even if I missed some subtleties, the overall drama isn’t unfamiliar. Loved this book in all aspects, even the painful train-wreck you mention (perhaps I’m a glutton for punishment).
Delulu is definitely not the solulu for this character
As a casual reader I found the look into the publishing industry very interesting, albeit a bit confusing considering June was not a reliable or objective character. RFK managed to keep things very interesting even to someone as clueless as me!
