Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

202 reviews

thewordsdevourer's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

i read the dragon republic w/ increasing dread and trepidation bc i knew things wouldnt go well and shit would hit the fan eventually--if not intermittently--so now i feel torn between relief and disappointment that it wasnt as brutal as the first book. oh, things were still painful and the body count was high (so sad abt the cike casualities esp), but maybe bc i was expecting them, so they were a tad predictable.

this was a rly good book still, filled w/ the series' signature intricate war strategies, politicking, and complex motivations that culminated in satisfying and sometimes surprising character development, exploring themes of war and power, and adeptly showing that yts are shit, as so are most men (fcking nezha man..).

my major issue, however  is w/ the middle chunk: this book's thick and filled w/ events, but part 2 was kinda forgettable somehow, w/ most of the battles blurring into one another. i know that things happened but i still cant recall what exactly. nevertheless, my fav thing abt this book is hands down the relationship between rin and kitay; i'll be ok w/ everything turning to shit as long as kitay's ok. looking forward to seeing how going up against rank yts and snotty aristocrats w/ popular support will turn out for rin and her (sadly now very numerically diminished) gang.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Racism, Violence, and War

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation

xerlynz_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Abortion

space_bandit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

georg591's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Torture, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

darnays's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Ableism, Body horror, and Drug use

dani_reviews's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Vomit, Medical content, and Murder

loony_lucy's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

Errr…. I am a puddle on the floor! what the hell happened?! This book was so action packed. This is so grim dark and the ache in my heart is intensifying the further I read. Rin is such a flawed character that I just cannot help but love her. Her actions aren’t always the right ones but I can feel all the emotion that is driving her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

teijamitchell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

atalea's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Rape, Violence, and Murder

emiline767's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail