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The Dragon Republic, by R.F. Kuang

22 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

why would R.F. Kuang do this to me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Drug abuse, Gore, Murder, Rape, Violence, Misogyny, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Animal death, Colonisation, Death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, and War

pumemockingjay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, War, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Colonisation, Genocide, and Gore

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

faroroshae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Loved this book. It tore my emotionless heart into pieces, just what I needed. An all nighter well spent. Now I will sleep.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Confinement, Vomit, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Murder, Classism, Gaslighting, Blood, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Death, Racism, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Child death, Violence, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Addiction, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, and Miscarriage

clalaure's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: War, Violence, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Torture, Sexual harassment, and Panic attacks/disorders

sunsetcity's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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, Animal death, Child death, Classism, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Drug use, Drug abuse, Rape, Vomit, War, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

raiynnn's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, War, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, and Colonisation

Moderate: Classism, Cannibalism, Genocide, Religious bigotry, and Vomit

smalltownsarareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

I read The Poppy War last year and enjoyed it (it was a reread) so I had a good feeling I was going to like The Dragon Republic too. I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did though. I flew through this book in like 3 days because I legitimately did not want to stop reading.
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I think that I went in knowing more what I was getting into and so was able to enjoy the read better. I was able to fall into the world of warfare with some fantasy thrown in and just enjoy the ride. And what a ride it was! It was non stop action from first page to last.
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I think that my favorite part of this was the fact that the main character Rin was such a tough main character to root for. She was incredibly selfish and a drug addict. She had such a desperate need for male approval that she didn’t care who she hurt or what she did in order to get it. Not your typical heroine. But I kind of liked that. The shades of grey that permeated the whole book, the constant questioning of who’s good, who’s bad? It made for such an interesting read and one that really makes the reader think.
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I really enjoy R.F. Kuang’s writing, she has an incredible ability to add in detail without making it feel overwhelming. And it is definitely writing to get lost in. I would be so immersed in the story I wouldn’t notice time passing. And I love that in a book. Every part of the book was rich and layered that it was a chore to leave it.
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My only complaint was the repetitiveness of things. There was a lot of back and forth towards the end that dragged a bit. And because there was so much that repeated the book felt too long. But I still stayed absorbed in it so it was a small complaint for sure. And I can say with utter certainty that I cannot wait to read the next book in the trilogy!
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TW/CW: war, violence, drug addiction, drug use, death, blood, talk of rape, rape, genocide, racism, grief, torture, fire, fire death, child death, suicidal ideation, so much more. It’s not an easy read so be careful going in. But worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Blood, Death, War, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Child death

miavlb's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

I still enjoyed this book, but it was a little more difficult to have motivation to get through this book. It's not because it was bad, but because the story felt like it was going nowhere in like the first 2/3 of the book. The first book followed Rin's journey to Sinegard and her discovering her Speerly powers. But in the second book, it doesn't feel like much happens. I understand Rin is recovering from using her powers and grieving over Altan, but the events that happen during their time at sea wasn't very interesting. And on top of that, Su Daji blocks Rin's access to her powers, so a lot of the book is just Rin sad about not having her powers. It's not until the last third of the book when she can use her powers again and the story actually picks up. Rin finally has closure with Altan's death and so much gets revealed in the end that I finally got interested in the book again. Another thing I liked was seeing Rin's relationships with Kitay, Venka, and especially Nezha. Overall, I think this is still a great book, especially if you like reading more about the political side of wars, but I liked the first book more. I am excited to read the third book but I am also worried about who else is going to die lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal death, Sexual assault, Gore, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and War

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, and Alcohol

Minor: Cannibalism

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