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Yellowface

By: Rebecca F Kuang
Narrated by: Helen Laser
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The Number One Global Sensation *Foyle’s Fiction Book of the Year* *Amazon Book of the Year* *Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year* *Fiction Book of the Year 2024 – British Book Awards*

‘Addictive’ Grazia

‘Hugely entertaining’ Observer

‘Provocative’ Mail on Sunday

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.

‘The book that everyone is talking about’ Glamour

‘Ingenious, astute, hugely entertaining’ David Nicholls

‘Breathtakingly clever on jealousy, talent, success, and who gets to tell which story’ Elizabeth Day

‘Hard to put down. Harder to forget’ Stephen King

R.F. Kuang’s book Yellowface was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 04-06-23

R.F. Kuang’s book Yellowface was a #5 New York Times bestseller w/c 04-06-23

©2023 R.F. Kuang
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Critic reviews

‘Propulsive’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘Razor-sharp’ TIME

‘Blistering’ SCOTSMAN

‘I guarantee it will stay with you’ AFUA HIRSCH

‘Strikingly topical’ GUARDIAN

‘Scathing, spiky, and full of laugh-out-loud moments’ GLAMOUR

‘A rollicking good read’ WOMAN’S WEEKLY

‘Sharp and funny’ PRIMA

‘Wickedly funny’ EVENING STANDARD

‘A firecracker of a book’ i PAPER

‘A riot’ PANDORA SYKES

‘Darkly hilarious’ MARIE CLAIRE

‘Uncomfortable and addictive… a must-read’ INDEPENDENT

‘Tackles cancel culture and cultural appropriation with razor-sharp wit’ LOUISE O’NEILL

‘A clever, pacy tale’ SARA PASCOE

'Tense, modern… a brilliant exploration of the literary world' AISLING BEA

‘Darkly comic’ GQ

‘A wild ride’ STYLIST

‘A wicked little satire of publishing, racial politics and icky internet culture’ THE TIMES, Best Summer Reads

‘Utterly diverting’ FINANCIAL TIMES

‘Unforgettable’ WOMAN & HOME

'Bright and witty and sly… fabulous' RUSSELL T DAVIES

‘A spiky, snarky, shady, smart, sinister take on white privilege’ NIKKI MAY

‘Incisive and compelling… sweeps the reader up on a thrilling ride, but leaves us thinking about the questions raised for days’ JENNIFER SAINT

‘This acute, fast-paced thriller will have literary insiders nodding in recognition and outsiders gasping in shock’ THE BOOKSELLER

‘Not since Martin Amis’s The Information has the venality, self-regard and absurdity of the writing life been so gloriously skewered’ THE CRITIC

‘Once you start, you won’t be able to put it down’ HEAT

‘Well-observed and alarmingly convincing’ DAILY MAIL

'Remarkable and incendiary' WIZ WHARTON

'A dark, engrossing page-turner’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

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Not sure if this was supposed to be funny, insightful or what? Can’t believe I fell for the hype. The whole premise of an untalented white author who takes a Chinese authors book and pretends it’s her own - feels very college grad. The author in the book exemplifies every racist trope which just feels lazy and starts to makes your teeth grind. There’s also a bunch of insights about wanna be writers and the whole literary scene. All very meta and unredeemingly awful. Didn’t make it past chapter 8

A truly awful book about a bad author who steals a book

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A solid 5-star story. Almost none of the characters are likeable and yet you can see where they’re coming from. So many social agendas chasing their own tails. And an almost gleefully excoriating tale of the publishing world. Glad I listened to the audio version rather than reading a flat page, it brought the sharpness to the fore.

A brilliant and twisted tale

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Couldn’t stop listening, the narrative voice was so compelling, - bravely digs into very prescient issues in a truly biting, modern satire.

So compelling!

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I really enjoyed this book and the insights it gave into the world of publishing. I loved that it wasn't predictable in any way; you never knew which way it would twist and turn.

Great read

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Enjoyed the writing. enjoyed the reading of it. I just felt the story was a bit simple and lacked an exciting ending. No spoilers but it felt predictable.

enjoyable read - predictable ending - no spoilers.

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