Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

La repubblica del drago by R.F. Kuang

429 reviews

rexjoi's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Wow. War is an unspeakable ugly thing. Runin Fang is the epitome of feminine rage. Her ruthlessness and grit to keep pushing and keep going really speak to it. I am in awe of Runin and Venka that rose from the grave they were thrown into. 

This book has made me cringe in disgust at the acts of pure cruelty that is done.  It really demonstrates the atrocities humans at war are capable of committing, very real crimes that people today are currently committing and have committed. 

I’m curious to see if Rin does raise an army of shamans. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Colonisation, and War

bloodgutsandapples's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and War

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

gtown's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.5

Holy shit. What an ending. I feel like l've been sucker punched. I think I'll be staring at the wall for a few hours after that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Gore, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Genocide

westhemm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

basaxophoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad 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: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

rashaloves2read's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

msmando's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Blood

sam_svare's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

thenakay'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

rin, I am always going to support because at the end of the day, everyone else kinda deserves it. am loving the venka and rin friendship I am receiving, especially after all that happened in book one.

now....

MY CIKE. THEY'RE ALL GONE. ALL OF THEM. in reality, this is just one of those situations where I would read a fanfiction of the characters (dead) reacting to the story because, despite his flaws, I miss altan. and I will miss the other cike members too now that I've finished book 2. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

wreathian's review against another edition

adventurous 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'm amazed at how quickly I've been devouring this trilogy. Military-focused stories are not my usual book fare, but this trilogy has been really doing it for me. Kuang manages to weave a tale that is both fast-paced, yet still digestible. I love the way she blends history and military strategy with fantasy elements and shamanistic magic. It's surprisingly engrossing. And I think that Rin as a main character is excellent; she pisses me off so much, but I want to see her win so badly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault