Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

190 reviews

nkkapalabro's review

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

It’s amazing but it’s also an intense book. If you’re okay to read about the atrocities of war and the horrors of mankind (especially towards women), you’ll find it in this book. It was incredibly well written but I needed to take a break a few times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Addiction, Death, Murder, Sexism, Torture, Drug use, Genocide, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, and War

marinasjd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Misogyny, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Body horror, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

cowboylikestoread43's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Colonisation, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Genocide, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Child death, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

aya1403's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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: Misogyny, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Colonisation, Slavery, Suicide, Genocide, Infertility, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, War, Bullying, Addiction, Cursing, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

velociraptor's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, Genocide, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Toxic friendship, Blood, Misogyny, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Addiction, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Torture

heisiiri's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

4.5

A fascinating start to a series! This book interlinks with history in a very interesting way and has strong, although dark theming. The main character is very multifaceted, and although the POV is 3rd person limited, her flaws and complexities become quite apparent throughout the book. This novel is study of war, society, religion, classism, the complex history of imperialism, an a peasant girl's place within all of that.

The writing is beautiful. I also loved the audio book narrator! Fantasy books like this aren't always the easiest to take in through an audio format, but the narrator's great work really helped with that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, War, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, and Xenophobia

sakurap's review

adventurous 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

such an amazing book, however it is not an enemies to lovers. i don’t think the book series will have a happy ending bc IT IS A WAR-CENTRIC book! the main character may end up being unlikable for some though, since she make rash decisions but again she a girl in a war torn country. book rlly complex

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, War, Gore, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Body horror, Blood, Colonisation, Classism, Drug use, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Murder

emmagrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

I have a lot of feelings about this one. The first half was perfection, but the ending was a bit disappointing. I think it's because the story became more and more untethered as it went on, and it kind of ran away with itself at the end. I still thought it was a great book, just a bit rocky like you'd expect from any debut.
Also, READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS. I can't stress this enough. I thought I was prepared because I'd heard about how traumatizing chapter 21 is, but I was still horrified. I'm glad R. F. Kuang went there because the Nanjing massacre is a terrible part of history that deserves more awareness, but that didn't make it any less difficult to read. I had to step away from the book and recover before continuing. For that reason, I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone who feels they might have difficulties with the content.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Body horror, Genocide, Sexual assault, Violence, Colonisation, Gore, Blood, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, and War

Moderate: Torture, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Drug use, and Misogyny

Minor: Emotional abuse, Slavery, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit

The worst of it is in just one chapter (chapter 21).

raisinbrann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Violence, Gaslighting, Drug use, Mental illness, Drug abuse, War, Sexual harassment, Murder, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Gore, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Misogyny, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Slavery, Trafficking, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy, Body horror, and Infertility

lottielat's review

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Genocide, Death, Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Slavery, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Infertility, and Grief