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The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

42 reviews

emmagrace'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, War, and Violence

Moderate: Colonisation, Genocide, Drug abuse, Racism, Drug use, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, Self harm, Blood, and Addiction

Minor: Vomit, Suicide, Torture, and Slavery

shellroch285's review

adventurous dark 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

4.25

I got emotional whiplash so much while reading this. I wasn’t expecting so much to change, but I was surprised like every 50 pages. Rin is incredibly written (as ever), and I think her brain is so intriguing. Amazing!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Rape, and War

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Alcohol and Slavery

moonystar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Grief, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Self harm, Sexism, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Racism, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Slavery, War, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion

yuzu_149's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

The 2nd book doesn't disappoint! This was a really addictive read and I kept picking it up even the book is quite long. Like the first book though, the Dragon Republic still has a bit of issues with pacing, and I feel like it's more obvious here. I understand that she was building the world up with the necessary details, but the middle half took a while to get through. The first part where Rin struggled with the consequences of her actions from book 1 before she finally pulled herself together was also a bit tough to read. 

I still enjoyed the themes covered in this book a lot. The betrayals of various characters were beautifully written. Characterisation was done well here, and I liked how the friendships Rin had with her old classmates was explored more here. Kuang is ruthless when it comes to killing off our beloved characters though hahaha. 

If you're someone who enjoys intricate details about history, military strategy, naval battles, colonisation etc woven nicely into the storyline, you'll enjoy this a lot!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Blood, Sexual assault, War, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Colonisation, Grief, Murder, Racism, Drug use, Cursing, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Slavery, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

pages_in_the_dark's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Classism, War, Addiction, Violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Sexual assault, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death, Self harm, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, Rape, Colonisation, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Abandonment, and Slavery

bananapie123's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Child abuse, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Animal death, Blood, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Slavery

natfig's review against another edition

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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, Blood, Sexual harassment, Genocide, Drug use, Drug abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Cursing, Classism, Addiction, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Murder, Sexism, Emotional abuse, War, Violence, Alcohol, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Excrement

Minor: Gun violence, Cannibalism, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Vomit, Slavery, Sexism, Miscarriage, Genocide, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, and Abandonment

tinyjude's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

I'm emotionally and mentally exhausted lol what a ride. Some parts felt a bit too slow and made me feel disappointed with the treatment of the Cike overall in this book. The trauma exploration and Rin's journey through anger, grief, admiration, obsession and hunger (for blood) are the highlights of the book. The worldbuilding again is incredible, although I want to know much more about shamanism (maybe in the 3rd book pls???).

Also the huge and constant roasting to white colonizers. Get them!! I am with Rin all the way down through her desire to burn everything down.

Venka, Kitay and Ramsa, my beloveds.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, War, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Rape, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Death, Gun violence, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Torture, Child death, Colonisation, and Slavery

Moderate: Abortion

kxerri's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

Graphic: Drug use, Animal death, Death, War, Violence, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Slavery, Alcohol, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Addiction, and Self harm

Minor: Abortion and Ableism

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