Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

541 reviews

might_be_may's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Bullying, Drug use, Vomit, Racism, Death, War, Child death, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Classism, Sexual violence, Violence, Genocide, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction

Minor: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Body horror, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, and Gore

amberreadsgood's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Murder, Child abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, War, and Rape

nithyuh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative lighthearted sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I have no words. I can't comprehend how I feel. This book will be all I'll be thinking about for a long time. 

Just the way R.F. Kuang is so majestic, and the planning and thought she put into this is outstanding. The characters are so dimensional, and it's so cool to compare how they were in the beginning and what you knew about them compared to later on in the book. You can also see how not everybody is either good or bad which adds so much as a book that is historically based.

There is definitely more to the book than what it seems at first, and it's fascinating to see the story develop. I totally recommend reading this, but fair warning, there are a lot of trigger warnings near the end of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, War, Torture, Rape, and Child abuse

Moderate: Self harm

kibiiiariii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Drug use, Slavery, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abandonment, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Torture, Trafficking, Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child death, Toxic friendship, War, Xenophobia, Animal death, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Cursing, and Death

beccabou's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

As the back cover says: “ Peasant. Student. Soldier. Goddess.” - love the sweep of this story and Rin’s journey! Gruesome and brutal war-time descriptions (with a recommended reading list from the author at the end on Sino-Japanese relations & WWII) - so check content warnings if needed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Rape

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Body horror, Genocide, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Sexual violence

Minor: Trafficking and Suicidal thoughts

elyanna's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, War, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Torture, Gore, Death, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Sexism, Self harm, Murder, Slavery, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Rape, and Suicide

Minor: Animal cruelty and Addiction

moonlighttreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

it was a journey. it started off exciting and fun and ended up shocking and dark. the writing was beautiful, the characters realistic and their inner worlds were explored in depth. the plot was fast paced and full. 

the .25 are for some part in the middle of the book where i felt like it felt a bit flat for a few pages. also the magic system could have been explored and explained more.

do recommend (check the tws though!!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Gore, Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Murder, Blood, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, War, Genocide, Xenophobia, Racism, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

amirez1043's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Genocide, and Drug use

reilyngrace's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, War, Genocide, Child death, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, Rape, and Sexual violence

readwthsam's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, War, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Rape