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kricheal

Yellowface | R F Kuang

I've heard so much about this! 🎧

eskoch28 My friend just finished this and LOVED IT 2d

Bookpearl Halfway through it now and absolutely love it!! 1d

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Bookpearl

Yellowface | R F Kuang

Self-care consists of writing letters to all of my bookish friends! I‘m behind…but excited and looking forward to a post office run.

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This story was deliciously wicked! The narrator was quite adept at making excuses for her insane behavior and I was honestly gobsmacked at some of the rationale she used…it would have been comical at times if it wasn‘t so horrible. It was also really interesting getting an inside look at the publishing industry and the hypocrisy within it. I‘ve never read anything quite like it and I devoured it! 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫

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I loved this book! It‘s our first book club read and I can‘t wait to discuss. It was like watching a car accident - cringey but in a highly readable way! (21)
⭐️ : 4/5

Leftcoastzen Cuteness!😻 2w

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TamTracy

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Well written and attention catching. I love books about controversial topics and this one was awesome. I loved to hate the narrator all the away through. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Jess_Read_This

My Salinger Year | Joanna Smith Rakoff

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Once I started, I couldn‘t put this book down. I eagerly turned the pages in half anticipation half suspense in following Rakoff‘s job as the assistant to J.D. Salinger‘s agent. When Rakoff shared she‘d never read Salinger‘s work as it never came up in school or interest; I felt connection. As I too have never read his work. 😬 Yet when she describes how moved she was when she did, I‘m tempted to make this year a Salinger reading year. More ⬇️

Jess_Read_This It‘s a real coming of age story in the mid 1990‘s New York. Where computers and emails were making their way into the workplace. Where Rakoff learns about credit card debt, student loans, wanting to write, having to pay the bills, dead end romance, sketchy apartment living, and the literary scene. Slight Foxed has republished this one. I definitely recommend! 1mo

LeahBergen I was thinking of buying that new Slightly Foxed edition! 1mo

Jess_Read_This @LeahBergen It was a fascinating read! I‘m tempted to buy the Slightly Foxed one myself since this was a library copy. 1mo

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Ruthiella The early publishing experiences of the main character in Vintage Contemporaries reminded me of this book. Also, her awful boyfriend! I couldn‘t believe how long it took to realize he was a wastrel (except for I could believe it, having been young once 😆). 1mo

Leftcoastzen I remember loving this book, publishing stories I just love, and love Salingers books , maybe not so much the person 1mo

jlhammar I loved this book! 1mo

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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Do you think that either of the authors had the right to write about the Chinese Labor Corps? Should these stories only be written by someone with personal lived experiences with the issues? Were June‘s actions justified when she found out how people felt about her not having any Chinese heritage?

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Roary47 I think that anyone should be able to write a story that has not been told. There are nations that might not have the ability to write, and can provide insight. There are others that have the story, but not the words to express the events that should be documented. However, neither of these girls put in the work with the people from my understanding. My understanding was it was a work of fiction based on true events. 1mo

Cupcake12 Anyone can write a story but if it‘s based on a true event than I think it should be only those who have lived and breathe it. As June had no Chinese heritage but it was implied that she shad, I can understood why people turned against her. 1mo

LapReader Anyone should be able to tell a story from their point of view or in fiction if they are honest about their bias. June‘s problem was she thought she had. 1mo

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Maggie4483 I think it‘s dangerous to say that authors should only write about things they personally have experienced, or about groups that they are members of. Then there would be no historical fiction or diversity within stories, and that hurts the literary world. But authors have an obligation to do extensive research and seek out input from members of those groups. June not accepting the sensitivity reader is more proof of her arrogance. 1mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Maggie4483 I totally agree with you! 1mo

REPollock Totally agree with @Maggie4483 1mo

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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How do you feel about June changing her name? Was this unethical, deceitful?

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Roary47 Having a pen name was fine. A lot of authors do that, but it she changed her name for this book. Throughout the book we saw that misconception in the people that had her speak about the book, and yeah, they assumed. 1mo

Cupcake12 Authors change their name but I felt this was to sell more books based on the target audience. It was deceitful as it made people think she had shared experiences or hardships. 1mo

LapReader Hard to not be influenced by the possibility of more sales. She didn‘t come up with this idea just went along with it so I gave her a bit of grace. I liked the sound of it. 1mo

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Maggie4483 It‘s all the circumstances of the name change combined that makes it problematic. It wouldn‘t have been such an issue if she had published her first book as Juniper Song, or if Song wasn‘t such a common Chinese name, or if the subject matter of the book wasn‘t so deeply rooted in Chinese history. But all those factors together make the motivation behind the name change real suspicious and almost impossible to deny. 1mo

Teresereading It was the point of no return 1mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Teresereading yes!!! 1mo

REPollock It‘s a tough one because the pseudonym was suggested by her editor. It was craven and deceptive, but she was so desperate for publication and attention from anyone in the industry at that point. Not making an excuse for her but it‘s not solely her fuckup. 1mo

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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Did June plagiarize Athena‘s work by publishing “The Last Front?” What about the second story? Should there be legal repercussions??

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Roary47 This is that warning we hear about intellectual rights of the author. Where is says something about sections or portions of this are the authors property. I think she stole both of them because of this, even with her changes it was still the story originally created. 1mo

Cupcake12 At the end of the day without Athena‘s work there would be no book. The story had already been created. 1mo

Maggie4483 Yes to all. Again, she could have credited Athena (claiming co-authorship of the book and saying the short story was inspired by Athena) and avoided most of the mess she got into. 1mo

REPollock I don‘t feel like I can judge whether either one is plagiarism without reading the (nonexistent) texts, but it‘s all ethically questionable at best and intellectual theft at worst. 1mo

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How do you feel about June? At any point did you agree with her choices or feel sympathy for her?

What are your thoughts of Athena? Did your opinion of her change over the course of the book?

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Zuhkeeyah I could almost see some of June‘s justifications, but she was just so unlikeable that I couldn‘t ever see her in another light. 1mo

Roary47 At first I agreeing with her, but then it was justifying everything she did. In the end it consumed her and she was ready to hurt another to get the life she wanted. I started hating her somewhere in the middle and was so appalled by her decisions I couldn‘t turn away. 1mo

Cupcake12 At times I felt sorry for June as she wanted the fame and fortune so bad, she was just desperate. Athena seemed to revel in her fame, I really didn‘t like her but I didn‘t have a reason as to why! 1mo

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Maggie4483 While it was hard not to feel sorry for her when she was at her lowest points, she was really unlikable and just so incredibly stupid. She told so many lies that I think she started to believe them, & then she got really arrogant. Even if she had achieved all her success on her own, her attitude was just so cringey (do the kids still say “cringey”?). Like Kanye calling himself a genius. I have a hard time respecting people who lack humility. 1mo

REPollock June reminded me of insufferable classmates in grad school (creative writing MFA). I hated her on many levels but she‘s a definite type. Dozens of Junes at my school and probably many others. 1mo

Teresereading June‘s decisions were poor and her judgement was lacking. However Athena was flawed and the more we found out about her, the less likeable? What nationality was she? There were multiple backstories 1mo

REPollock Because everything the reader knows about Athena is filtered through June‘s POV, I didn‘t form an opinion of her. I wondered how she would tell her side of some of these scenes. 1mo

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