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R.F. Kuang

Start date: January 1, 2024

Finish date: January 31, 2024

Discussion: November 2025 Buddy Reads

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Sep 10, 2024 Jane rated it it was ok

Shelves: fiction, education, political, womans-story, noir, race, grief, international-author

My lasting impression of the book: "mean-spirited." The characters are to each other, the premises are. I read it for a book club and found my skin crawling throughout. I would not have finished if it weren't for the book club. One main character is utterly dismissive to her supposed friend. She is full of herself and condescending to this "friend." The friend gets a sort of revenge...and dire results because of her actions. Yes, it's about racism, privilege, lying, pretense... But "Mean-Spirite ...more

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Dec 25, 2023 Kristi rated it it was amazing

Shelves: illumicrate, reading-challenge-2023

When successful young author Athena Liu dies, her frenemy June is shocked—but not too shocked to take Athena’s finished manuscript home with her. As June reads Athena’s final work, she decides to edit it and, in doing so, she sets herself on a path that leads to fame, fortune, and plagiarism.

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I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. Kuang writes in a very frank tone that is very engaging. Although the book in many ways finds itself entangled in meta-level discussions o ...more

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Oct 05, 2024 Stacia rated it really liked it

Shelves: fiction, audiobook

Really enjoyable read - hilarious, both ridiculous and real (some of the plot is outrageous, but I could see it actually happening). Really well written and I just couldn't stop reading. ...more

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Nov 18, 2023 Lynn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-completed, south-shore-readers-2023-challenge

She is a horrible person and gets worse as the story progresses. The justification of her actions are mind blowing. It’s a well written car crash that you can’t turn away from.

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