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This is more of a caricature than satire of a white who shamelessly steals (appropriates, then colonizes), her dead Asian friend’s novel about Chinese laborers during WWI. Such a clever conceit. So far my only criticism would be that there is nothing redeeming about June, no subtleties or nuances or depth in her character — just a narcissistic and insecure thief. But she is a great mascot for “orientalism”