Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

134 reviews

starzyk's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Torture, Body horror, Death, Gore, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Rape, War, Drug use, Grief, Physical abuse, and Slavery

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

ibroughtyouknives's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Confinement, Body horror, Classism, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Genocide, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, War, and Cursing

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Sexual violence

Minor: Ableism

hannahjoanx7's review

adventurous challenging dark sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

beiiadonna'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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Addiction, Colonisation, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Genocide, Rape, Violence, Murder, Torture, War, and Xenophobia

loup's review against another edition

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, War, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Kidnapping, Sexism, Racism, Bullying, Medical content, Deportation, Death, Medical trauma, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Gore, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Blood, Addiction, Infertility, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide, Mental illness, and Sexual violence

wildflower030's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, War, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Genocide, Torture, Murder, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual violence, Addiction, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Classism