Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

 This book was excellent. It admittedly took some time to get into because the narrator is so unlikable - a fact that the author talks about in interviews. The questions it raises about who has the right to tell which stories, what we owe the dead, and to what extent ideas and art belong the artist make it well worth it to push through. The look into the publishing world and the extent to which bestsellers are chosen before they sell their first copy is also fascinating though it seems obvious once pointed out.


Juniper Song misrepresents both herself and her work. This book follows her as she interacts with her friends, publishes a best seller, is found out as a fraud, and rationalizes every choice along the way. Simultaneously, we come to know parts of Athena Lu - a young and brilliant writer who dies early in her career. Which of the women is more virtuous? More morally bankrupt?

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