Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

3 reviews

hailsatan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Abortion, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Deportation, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, War, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, Infertility, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Hate crime, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

perseffable's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War, Gore, Blood, and Racism

Moderate: Sexism, Xenophobia, Torture, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Self harm, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Body horror, and Addiction

veeronald's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective 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

Stunning. Thoughtful. Grim.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Infertility, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Minor: Pedophilia, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Medical content