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Narrated by:
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Helen Laser
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R. F. Kuang
About this listen
‘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
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- Tree
- 24-06-23
still worth a listen
Although this book was easy to listen to and compelling to finish I am torn as to whether I liked it or not . It tackles important issues one which is plagiarism and another is how the book industry controls creativity but at the same time destroys it . Also touches on how the industries need to showcase minorities, which as half Asian minority myself is irritating is probably necessary. I think the ending tries to sew things up to neatly and I would have preferred a more unresolved ending . Would I recommend it .. well yes probably because it deals with important issues . Who would want to be a white male author right
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- Jen
- 22-06-23
enjoyable read - predictable ending - no spoilers.
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.
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- Kathryn E. Goldin
- 23-07-23
The Devil Meets Harper Collins
Yellowface is as audacious, cynical and ruthless an industry tale as could ever have been imagined with a narrator in the form of 27 year old writer Juniper Haywood who is unforgettable for all the wrong reasons. No character is left unscathed in this vicious satire that cleverly unpacks layer upon layer of conscious and unconscious bias in the publishing industry, in social media and popular culture. RF Kuang has a deliciously vicious story to tell, which balances pace and humour with painful truth and that is the delicate line she treads with her narrator Juniper and her friend Athena Liu in holding thinly veiled pain just behind the lines of vitriol, delusion, falseness and spite that they exude. Ultimately a story about cultural appropriation, Yellowface is definitely a much needed take on so-called 'culture wars' that is really an assault on equity and diversity.
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- Laura
- 30-05-23
favourite read of the year so far
It's a fantastic tale from the eyes of a true narcissist, but my god, what a compelling read! There are elements of Juniper that everyone can relate to in some way, which is what makes her reasoning for the morally warped concept of stealing from a dead friend gripping. She has an answer for everything, a way to make herself untouchable and devoid of any blame. It's fascinating. The voice work in this audio book perfectly captured Juniper's rapid decline, and I would happily recommend this to anyone.
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- fawnparkhouse31
- 19-07-23
insanely good
Devoured this in 24 hours. Incredibly juicy and brilliant. Page-turner. The author gets you hooked and the central character skirts the line between nuts and relatable. An eye-opening view of the barriers POC have to overcome in publishing, presented as a thriller comedy. I loved this so much.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-06-23
A must read for this in publishing
I work in publishing and this is beyond factual I laughed so much at the relevant parts. Brilliantly written with lots of twists. Highly recommend
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- Mrs Sheila Baxter
- 13-07-23
Brilliant Read
Loved this book and the storyline was great. Kept me interested all the way through. Characters and history were good. Thoroughly recommend as an audiobook.
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- maykie
- 11-07-23
Really enjoyed it!
Couldn’t put it down!
It was engaging and interesting to see how the main protagonist ended up with all the twists and turns!
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- CS
- 06-06-23
So so so good
So brutal and funny - Kuang’s writing is always magic, I couldn’t stop listening once I started … and also great narrator!
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- Kate
- 10-08-23
Story about plagiarism when a woman steals her friend’s book
This wAs an interesting story about writing and publishing. The characters were well crafted, the main character was entitled and deluded and was in denial about her cheating and lying
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