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The Dragon Republic, by R.F. Kuang

396 reviews

mikah_wazowski's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Addiction, Excrement, Body horror, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Torture, Grief, Rape, and Excrement

amyp3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

COULD NOT PUT DOWN

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Torture, Blood, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Self harm, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Body horror, Drug abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, War, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Addiction

alvina_ashraf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-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? No

5.0

 I am traumatized.

wtf Nezha? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Rape, Murder, and War

jelloreads's review

adventurous dark tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual violence, Death, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Rape, War, Violence, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Genocide

girlinlavender's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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

4.5

This was just as good as the first book! I love Kuang's perspective and how she intertwined history with fantasy. I love that Kuang isn't afraid to be relentless, just when you've recovered from one plot twist another is thrown at you and they're done so intelligently. I love how graphic and intense things were, I think the amount of betrayals and deaths in both the first and (mainly the) second books really shows that in war nothing is off limits. Just because it's a fantasy series doesn't mean everything becomes mystified and magical, it still maintains the grittiness it needed. I absolutely adored Kuang for dragging the West, those sections had me cackling. One of the best fantasy series I've read by far. Kuang doesn't hold back at all, and I loved it!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Rape, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Vomit

sal84's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Genocide, Violence, Drug abuse, and War

easchue's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

Moderate: Drug abuse and Death

francestea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

A really successful second novel. Totally consuming. Looking back at it, I realize book 2 has quite a lot of plot points but there’s enough space within the story to let the characters breath- it’s well balanced.  I really enjoyed watching Rin learn to control her power and reconnect with old schoolmates . There’s some joy mixed in with the heartache but this is still a war novel and I was very tense each battle hoping my favourite characters wouldn’t die. The ending was compelling too, I’ve already got my paws on book 3!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Genocide, Addiction, Racism, Vomit, and Rape

jules44's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

4.0

This sequel starts slow but builds into a war epic that rivals the first book in this series. The rich lore, conflicted character motivations, and the horrifying historical recounts of war made this story difficult to put down. Grotesque and hopeless, but an incredibly important work of fantasy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, War, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Rape

sidneyjdobson'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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Drug use, War, and Blood