A review by allisonmspiers
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Confinement, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, Racism, Violence, War, Gun violence, Child death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Classism, Grief, Torture, Ableism, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Abortion, Genocide, Racial slurs, and Alcohol
not listed above: hallucinations, human experimentation, massacres, mutilations