Reviews round-up
Taipei Story
by Rebecca F Kuang
2 of 2 critics positive
3 reviews: 2 positives; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Positive
Read the review ↗“the torture and hilarity of learning Chinese”
Taipei Story by Rebecca F Kuang review – the torture and hilarity of learning Chinese
Positive
Read the review ↗“gives up a sophisticated coming-of-age story set in Taiwan”
How RF Kuang, the author of Yellowface, grew up
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗“Few books have captured the febrile publishing debate surrounding authenticity quite as dynamically”
Taipei Story — Rebecca F Kuang’s search for authenticity
Verdicts are read from each outlet's own headline and summary; quotes are their words, credited and linked. Where a paywalled summary does not give the critic's view, we say so rather than guess. How it works.
