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it Happened on Twitter: "The Society of Shame"by Jane Roper and "Yellowface" by R.F. Kuang


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Social media can be a great way to bring attention to a person, place, or thing, but what happens when the kind of attention it brings is not exactly the type you are looking for? On this edition of The Weekly Reader we review two new novels awash in hashtags, racism, politics and identity crises: "The Society of Shame" by Jane Roper and "Yellowface" by R.F. Kuang. 

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