Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

213 reviews

bookishreadersclub's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

When they say this book is dark, they mean it. Do not be fooled by the beginning chapters of this book that feign hopeful stories of aspiring soldiers. The darkness of this book has subjected itself to one specific chapter, chapter 21. There are gruesome, cruel, horrifying depictions of war crimes. Nothing will prepare you for it. Read trigger warnings. Please.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, Abortion, War, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Grief, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death, Addiction, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Vomit, Violence, Self harm, Genocide, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Racism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Forced institutionalization, and Cursing

haleymk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL I READ THE NEXT ONE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Classism, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, War, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Cursing, Kidnapping, Self harm, Rape, Infertility, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Abandonment, Bullying, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Vomit, Sexism, Slavery, and Torture

spacelazor's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Genocide, Rape, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Child death, and War

winterwoodbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The beginning and end were really strong, however the middle part felt a bit like a disjointed slump.
Whlile I always want to give the benefit of believing that maybe that was just how the character felt, this does not seem to be the case here.

Spoiler

The Fact, that there were mere chapters between the setup of the facility and arriving there annoyed me SO much. And then they were out again just as fast, ugh

One of the strongest parts of this book is the bluntness of talking about themes- as well as just vivid and brutal pictures, actually depicturing horrors and topics often glossed over. I have to mention the feminism here, loved everything about it!
Overall a great book with some annoying points, I am interested to see more and hope for an in depth journey of the mind of our main character!

Spoiler

The worst part were the animal deaths tho :c

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Animal death, Suicide, Slavery, Blood, Death, Abandonment, War, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Murder, Infertility, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Cursing, Body horror, Hate crime, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, Excrement, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Animal cruelty, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Child death, and Abortion

hunter_uhl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual assault, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Gore, War, Drug abuse, Murder, Self harm, Colonisation, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

andst's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Murder, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Rape, Body horror, Child death, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Torture, Racism, Cursing, Death, Confinement, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Excrement, Animal death, Child abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent

bookishmagpie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Self harm, Torture, Drug abuse, Classism, Death, Addiction, Genocide, Toxic relationship, War, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, and Infertility

lily_mar_ia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

Brilliantly gripping, yet nauseatingly real. A masterpiece of the horrors of war. Inventive and somehow still funny in its darkest mornings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Addiction, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Kidnapping, Vomit, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Self harm, Child death, Cursing, Death, Medical content, War, Violence, Colonisation, Drug use, Torture, Rape, Murder, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Infertility and Bullying

riley2399's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

beccahb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Bullying, Body horror, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Genocide, Grief, Racism, Self harm, Death, Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, War, Blood, Child death, Torture, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexual assault, Vomit, Cursing, and Xenophobia