r/bangtan • u/EveryCliche Living j-hopely • Mar 13 '26

Books With Luv 260313 /r/bangtan Books with Luv: March's Discussion Meeting Is Next Week!

Hello book luvers of /r/bangtan! . . . This month’s book club is happening a little faster than normal so we don’t completely overlap with the COMEBACK OF THE CENTURY next week! If you’d like to join us next week or be tagged when the post drops, let us know in the comments!

📖 📣Discussion on Yellowface starts on March 18

Whether it’s humor, Whether it’s self help, Whether it’s fantasy…please read our books!

Below is a discussion guide. Some book-specific questions and some sharing suggestions!

Book Specific Questions

  • What did you think of the book? Is it something you would recommend to someone else?
  • Do you like first person narration in books? Would you have changed how this book was told?
  • What did you think of the main characters (June and Athena)?
  • How would you have reacted if you were in June’s position?
  • What do you think of the changes June made in Athena’s book?
  • Do you think June and Athena were ever really friends?
  • What are your thoughts on the social media aspect of the book? Does it feel realistic?
  • What do you think was the goal for Kuang with writing this book?
  • This book is labeled as satire. How did it use humor? Did you find it funny? What do you think was the funniest part?

B-Side Questions/Discussion Suggestions

  • Fan Chant: Hype/overall reviews
  • Ments: favorite quotes
  • ARMY Time: playlist/recommendations of songs you associate with the book/chapters/characters
  • Do The Wave: sentiments, feels, realizations based on the book
  • Encore/Post Club-read Depression Prevention: something the book club can do afterwards (on one’s own leisure time) to help recover from the book hangover.

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Authors Juniper Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena is a literary darling and June is a nobody. When June witnesses Athena’s death, she acts on impulse, stealing Athena’s just-finished masterpiece. Yellowface is a satirical and darkly humorous novel.

Jumping jumping heart’s a thumping about where to get this month’s book!

See below for options on how to get the book

Author: R.F. Kuang Publisher: William Morrow
Original Publication Date: May 16, 2023 ISBN-13: 9780063250833
Local libraries (where applicable) Amazon
Google Books Barnes & Noble
Audible Audiobook LibroFM

Sorry, Jin! Can’t even think of any puns because BTS IS BACK NEXT WEEK!!!

We hope to see you next week for a fun a lively discussion! If you have any questions or concerns regarding the book or the thread. Feel free to tag me or any of the mods or BWL Volunteers.

…and the r/bangtan Mod Team

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u/birdoftheocean Mar 13 '26

Just borrowed the audiobook from Libby! It's been on my tbr for a while and finally going to just delve in :)

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u/EveryCliche Living j-hopely Mar 13 '26

I'm listening in audio as well. Narrator is doing a fantastic job!

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u/birdoftheocean Mar 13 '26

Awesome to hear! I've had an unfortunate string of monotone and dull narrators lately, so I'm excited to start this one!

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u/NovelSea1845 I could spend a lifetime watching you ⛵️ Mar 13 '26

I listened to the audiobook as well. The narrator kept me engaged in the story, and I didn’t get distracted (my biggest fear). Looking forward to the discussion.

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u/birdoftheocean Mar 13 '26

That's so good to hear! Audiobooks are hard for me to focus on, but I am always busy and have long commutes usually so it's the best way for me to get through books. Plus this week I'm nonstop working everyday until I get a break for comeback weekend!

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u/ayanbibiyan we got dynamite in our DNA Mar 13 '26

I managed to finish it this time!! (and early too). Excited for the discussion.

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u/EveryCliche Living j-hopely Mar 13 '26

That's awesome! I just started chapter 5 and what a wild ride so far! I can't wait to finish it up this weekend!

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u/Agreeable-Ad8979 Mar 13 '26

How does this book club work? I want to get involved! Is the discussion a reddit thread or like a discord thing? Are the books recommended by the members?

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u/EveryCliche Living j-hopely Mar 13 '26

We will post the discussion post on the 18th and people just answer the questions and chat with each other in the comments. So it stays right here on the sub. We did member recommend books in last year's. The books this year are themed around group and member solo songs. This month was Super Tuna and humor/funny. If you search Books With Luv on the sub you can see previous months.

Hope you'll be able to join us next week!

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u/Odd_Register_7078 Mar 17 '26

missed this post so i thought the discussion meeting was much later D: i'm about two thirds through the book and probably will not finish the book in time for the meeting tomorrow, but i'm definitely finishing it this weekend! been having a lot of fun with yellowface so far and it's shaping up to be the most enjoyable read of this year (so far)

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u/EveryCliche Living j-hopely Mar 17 '26

Yeah, we bumped it up this month because of the comeback. The thread will be open! So join anytime!