Book Review: Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang ‘Yellowface’ by Rebecca F. Kuang was published in 2023. It was Kuang’s fifth novel, and is a fantastic critique on the publishing industry as a whole. It won the 2023 Goodreads’ Choice Award. I really enjoyed this book, as I felt that Kuang was able to poke funContinueContinue reading
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Book Review: Babel by R. F. Kuang ‘Babel’ also known as ‘Babel, Or the Necessity Of Violence’ or ‘Babel: An Arcane History’ is a novel by R. F. Kuang. It was published in 2022 and is her fourth book. It is what she describes as a piece of speculative fiction, however, this alternative history novelContinueContinue reading
Book Review: Butter by Asako Yuzuki Version 1.0.0 Butter by Asako Yuzuki was originally published in 2017, in Japanese, it was translated by Polly Barton, and published in the UK in 2024, where it won Waterstones Book Of The Year, and is the company’s Book Of The Month for May 2025. The story follows Rika,ContinueContinue reading
Imogen L. Smiley 