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A review by hamstringy
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang
challenging
dark
tense
medium-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
4.75
Jesus fucking Christ. This is a deeply intricate trainwreck of a book that actively raised my heart rate.
At times it’s a little hard to understand the emotional back-and-forths that Rin goes through with regards to opium, her power, and her relation to power, but I also think that kuang does an uncomfortably good job of describing the ways that war can affect people, so what do I know?
At times it’s a little hard to understand the emotional back-and-forths that Rin goes through with regards to opium, her power, and her relation to power, but I also think that kuang does an uncomfortably good job of describing the ways that war can affect people, so what do I know?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Self harm