Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

79 reviews

desiderium_incarnate's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I think the book is well done. The characters are vivid and the story is rich, the chaos and desperation that stems from war seems very realistic, I do have just one subjective opinion, that keeps me from liking this book: everything is so angry and hateful and I am not about that. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Confinement, Slavery, Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Vomit, Sexism, Sexual assault, Gore, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, War, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Rape

beans_reads111's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

This is one of the best books I’ve ever read. I’m going to go cry now. Goodbye. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Violence, Addiction, and War

Moderate: Grief, Torture, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Animal death, Bullying, Classism, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Child death, and Colonisation

olive_75's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

When the situation can get worse it does 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Fire/Fire injury, War, Slavery, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Torture, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Animal death, Colonisation, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use

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

peggy_racham's review against another edition

4.75

Such a strong book for a first time writter. Had me hooked from the very start. This is a book about war and as such there us a lot of triggering content but it was handled well. The age of the writter is evident in the entire book in the best possible way
(Check the tws theres a lot)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Misogyny, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Torture, Rape, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Sexual assault, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, Slavery, Addiction, Suicide, and War

Moderate: Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Bullying, and Medical content

crinkledmochi'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I should’ve read this years ago!!! This was truly a wild ride with very complex characters. 

Definitely not gonna cry… yet. I’m just gonna be delusional as hell; pretend like what happened didn’t and all is well. 😀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Trafficking, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Vomit, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Death, Classism, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, War, and Xenophobia

felynreads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Never have I ever read a book like this before. The train of emotions that I've felt while I'm reading this was out of this world. It was amazing!

Just go on and read this book 'cause you'll not regret it 😉
Please check the TWs before reading!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Deadnaming, Vomit, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Rape, Torture, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, War, and Slavery

stitchof's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Torture, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, War, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Violence, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, and Suicide

lozzo_bozo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring 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

In shambles

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, War, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Racism, Rape, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Addiction, Slavery, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death, and Violence

allisonmspiers's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Racism, Physical abuse, Grief, Genocide, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death, Classism, Violence, Cursing, Torture, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Gore, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Child death, Medical content, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Drug use, Abandonment, Ableism, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism, and Animal cruelty

Forced marriage, human experimentation, massacres, menstruation,