Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

360 reviews

jordanamackey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

HOLY. SHIT. this series is sweeping me off my feet, in both a good and bad way. i will be a Rin apologist until the day i die. she can do no wrong in my opinion. this book hits more on the strategic side of war and you spend a good chunk watching people go back and forth. once you get to part 3, just buckle down and prepare for the worst. 

Nezha, you are number 1 on my shit list. I will never forgive you and will blame you for Suni, Baji, and Ramsa for EVER.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

plantsnbooks_'s review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Torture, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

elsreadingarc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

i genuinely feel so many different emotions in my chest right now. yes i cried 5 different times during the last 4 chapters, but this book from the beginning was sitting at a 5 star rating. 

r.f. kuang is such a powerful writer that this book was just so so so good the entire time??? there was no slow moments in the plot??? everything had purpose and meaning and every word in this book Mattered.

i am so in shock with this trilogy ik i'm going to carry it with me for so long. not only Because Of kuang's writing style but the message that changes with each book. it's so powerful i just RAHHHH.

i also love rin so so so so much. i do not care what she has done & what she will continue to do in the final book of this trilogy. she is such a powerful character & all of her decisions i support with every part of my heart and soul.

this book being my first read for 2025 is setting the bar SOOOO high idk what to do.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Colonisation, and War

nettavatanen's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

hannahschlueter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War

danicakvcs's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Vomit, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy

good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit, Police brutality, Cannibalism, and Abortion

sarahjanehayes's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

slower than the first, more devastation and more bleak, definitely a war book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

furiousbookeater's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

It’s very frustrating for me that Rin is so easily manipulated and spends most of her time in this book and the first being willingly tossed around by the whims of all the men who enter her life. I hope, in the third book, she sticks to her power and finally gets some agency. 

Still, my distaste for the way the author has guided Rin thus far aside, these books keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish and teach maybe the lesson that all humans need to learn: war is useless and never ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Minor: Cursing and Abortion