Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

74 reviews

lavenderviolin's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Drug use, Violence, and War

dennyiii's review

dark informative reflective 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

4.0

sudden tone change in the book may not suit everyone, it also gets very graphic so CHECK THE TRIGGER WARNINGS!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, War, Drug use, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Violence, Gore, Racism, Sexual assault, and Body horror

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

pieeater97's review

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, War, Racism, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Genocide, Blood, Rape, Child death, Torture, Suicide, Sexual assault, Self harm, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Excrement

sweetnotbitter's review

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

this is a fantastic book, but it’s very very important to check trigger warnings before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, War, Suicide, Drug use, Addiction, Slavery, Sexual assault, Rape, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Hate crime, Gore, Torture, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

thewellreadlabrador's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

This book was quite the ride. It is incredibly heavy and dark and is by no means for the faint of heart. 

The darkness and evilness of the atrocities of war is conveyed in such a descriptive and vivid way that it pulls you in and makes you feel like you are there and truly witnessing it all. The world building and character development are phenomenal. The pacing is fast, but the density of the material makes reading it slow. 

This one is definitley worth a read, BUT make sure you check the content warnings and heed them. This book is incredibly graphic and is not for everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Child death, Gore, Murder, Violence, Blood, Grief, Torture, War, Xenophobia, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Excrement, Animal death, Drug use, Medical content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Addiction, Blood, Cannibalism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Abortion, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Body horror, and Vomit

eldritch_archivist's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

4.5

This book is so fucked up. Truly do not read it if you are not prepared for graphic depictions of the horrors of war crimes and sexual violence. Left me asking: do I support women's wrongs? I just don't know but it sure was an incredible read. The author really took the main character and said "what if I made her so much worse?"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Classism, Colonisation, Self harm, Gore, Murder, Bullying, Body horror, Kidnapping, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, War, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Suicide, Torture, Child abuse, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Ableism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pandemic/Epidemic, Excrement, Miscarriage, Racism, Domestic abuse, Animal death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pedophilia

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

Damn this book is brutal to read. Even with my fairly basic knowledge of Sino-Japanese relations it was horrifying and morbidly intriguing to see represented in this way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Police brutality, Self harm, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death, Classism, Grief, Physical abuse, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Infertility, Vomit, and Misogyny

alex_75's review

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Sexual violence, Rape, War, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Animal death, Racism, and Toxic relationship

aeons_v_atlas's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Torture, Violence, Addiction, Xenophobia, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Drug use, War, Drug abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Confinement, Colonisation, Death, Classism, Murder, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: Slavery