Reviews tagging 'War'

The Dragon Republic, by R.F. Kuang

317 reviews

marycollins's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, and Sexual violence

fractalonyx's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

Moderate: Alcohol and Vomit

birchjilguero's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Injury/injury detail, War, and Violence

taroroot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

reading this series isn't enough i need it injected into my bloodstream

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Gore, Violence, Drug abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Drug use, Death, Blood, Vomit, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Gun violence

victoriaalb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, War, Rape, and Violence

droopyswan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Vomit, Genocide, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Torture, Drug abuse, and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Abortion, Cursing, and Blood

alyanna_dm's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Slavery, War, Addiction, Colonisation, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Rape, and Torture

quinnyquinnquinn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Addiction, Murder, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Torture, War, Medical content, Injury/injury detail, Violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Colonisation, Child death, and Classism

kimmag92's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Dragon Republic is the second book in the Poppy War series and I thought the first book was brutal but the second was even more so.  I felt so incredibly bad for Rin the whole time as nearly every single person wanted to use her in some capacity.  This book really explores the effects of war on the mind and for most of it we are seeing how PTSD effects Rin and her fellow soldiers and how all consuming it is.  Also, implicitly throughout the book we see how Sinegard did not prepare any of them for how conflict would impact them mentally or how to deal with it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, War, Addiction, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Injury/injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Death

dixiecarroll's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

These books are so good. So violent, but so good. I am a shell of the person I used to be. I’m legitimately afraid of the last book… like it’s radioactive to me right now but I need to know how it ends. I love Rin and I love this story but I also hate it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Confinement, Injury/injury detail, Racism, Rape, War, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Gore, Medical trauma, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, and Sexual assault