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The Dragon Republic, by R.F. Kuang

17 reviews

qani's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm not sure I always liked Rin, but I liked the Cike and Kitay and I think though it was brutal that it was brutally honest. About war, discrimination, crimes and colonialism. It's not beautified in any way and I think that's the only right way to tell this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Animal death, Body horror, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Classism, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infertility, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

fedekanejbrainrot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

my favourite book in the series, loved the plot, the themes, the characters and relationships growth, and that last 3 chapters?  illegal

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Abandonment, Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Torture, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Drug use, Genocide, Racism, Trafficking, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

faraway_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I'm utterly destroyed.
How do I contact R.F. Kuang? I need to send her my therapy bills.

Spoiler

Fire and water looked so lovely together. It was a pity they destroyed each other by nature.

Spoiler

Quiero pensar que hay una explicación completamente razonable para semejante traición; no puedo decir que fue un plot twist porque honestamente me lo re esperaba pero eso no hizo que me doliera menos

On another note, hubo cosas de este libro que no me cerraron y por eso lo ratee menos que al primero pero no fue nada que me impidiera disfrutarlo y sufrir como una desquiciada.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Addiction, Confinement, Rape, Blood, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War

Moderate: Vomit, Suicide, and Torture

lua_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

   The writing and the characters are still amazing in the second book. The author does an amazing job at expanding the world and its consequences on the characters. In line with the first book the traumas and complexities of war are very explicitly explored and it makes for a very interesting (but heavy) story to read. You definitely have to be interested in heavy world building and political intrigue to enjoy this book.
  I did find it a little hard to read through the first half, since it has a slower pace, and it has a LOT more focus on politics and characters psyches, than on the more "fantastical" side of the story. A lot of bad things happen, and it did start to feel so constantly hopeless, that it made it harder for me to read. 
   But the ending was just soo good and tense that it made it entirely worth it.
   It is a difficult series to read thanks to its heavy topics and extremely grey characters, but I think that it's one of those series that, if you like adult fantasy and moral dilemmas, you just have to read. (But be sure to look at the TWs first)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual assault, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Racism, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, and Classism

Moderate: Colonisation

gioivb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Classism, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Cannibalism, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, War, Confinement, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Child death, Chronic illness, and Cursing

ccpetrikas's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, War, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual assault, Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Cultural appropriation, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Addiction, Abortion, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

maryjames's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Hate crime, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Grief, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Racism, Addiction, Death, Injury/injury detail, Violence, War, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Rape, Medical trauma, Cursing, and Misogyny

book_sense's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

 There's nothing coherent i can say about this book apart from the fact this book annihilated my very existence. Rf Kuang is a phenomenal writer who's so ruthless with her characters it's almost scary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

sorodeeznuts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

blazing_orchids's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Medical content, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, War, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Hate crime, Sexism, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt