Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Dragon Republic, by R.F. Kuang

76 reviews

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

Omg. I can’t imagine this series ending with the next book. The Dragon Republic is a rollercoaster of emotions. One minute Rin is in desperate need of rehab, the next, she’s all powerful. Then she’s not and so on. Also… what the fuck Nezha?!!? 

The world building continues to amaze as R.F. Kuang weaves a politically and socially devastating tale of colonialism, war and peace. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Rape, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, War, Colonisation, Cursing, Self harm, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Abandonment, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Genocide, Abortion, and Excrement

Minor: Dysphoria, Deportation, and Ableism

thiskelsey's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Drug use, Violence, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Genocide, Drug abuse, Cursing, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Grief, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/injury detail, Torture, Emotional abuse, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, War, Classism, Blood, Gore, and Death

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

why would R.F. Kuang do this to me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Drug abuse, Gore, Murder, Rape, Violence, Misogyny, Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Animal death, Colonisation, Death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, and War

delvesinshelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.5

I almost put this book down, but thankfully read a few reviews before I decided to give up. I’m an impatient reader- it just takes a little bit for this book to really begin. After that, I flew through, and loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Religious bigotry, Racism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Animal death, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Blood, Child death, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Rape, Medical trauma, Injury/injury detail, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Violence, and Murder

riyakona's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Body horror, Genocide, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, War, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, Violence, Confinement, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Gore, Colonisation, Murder, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Religious bigotry, and Miscarriage

droopyswan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Vomit, Genocide, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Torture, Drug abuse, and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Abortion, Cursing, and Blood

quinnyquinnquinn's review

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Addiction, Murder, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Torture, War, Medical content, Injury/injury detail, Violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Colonisation, Child death, and Classism

kimmag92's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The Dragon Republic is the second book in the Poppy War series and I thought the first book was brutal but the second was even more so.  I felt so incredibly bad for Rin the whole time as nearly every single person wanted to use her in some capacity.  This book really explores the effects of war on the mind and for most of it we are seeing how PTSD effects Rin and her fellow soldiers and how all consuming it is.  Also, implicitly throughout the book we see how Sinegard did not prepare any of them for how conflict would impact them mentally or how to deal with it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, War, Addiction, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Injury/injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Death

tren_tren23's review

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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: Blood, Sexual assault, Addiction, Drug abuse, Murder, Drug use, Classism, Body horror, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Addiction, Child death, Classism, Grief, Racism, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Self harm, Excrement, Medical trauma, Murder, and Xenophobia

laurynreadsbooks's review

adventurous 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

4.75

Would have been 5 stars, I’m just not enjoying the violence in some of the chapters. But I keep reading because it’s not constant, and I wanna know what happenssss

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Injury/injury detail, Blood, Classism, War, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Cannibalism

Not as bad as book 1 but still this book is definitely not for everyone and I will need a nice lighthearted read after I finish this trilogy