A review by cassiacow
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
adventurous
dark
sad
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
4.75
Fuck. Wow.
I'm not okay and it's going to take me time to recover.
Some sections of this book are BRUTAL. As for the ending - I don't think Rin was justified, but I can see why she did what she did.
The fact that lots of it mirrors real life is... depressing. War is horrible.
The only minor issue I have is the pacing - the last few chapters felt rushed and some of the characters suffered as a result of their stories being tied up too quickly. Other than that, I loved this book.
I'm not okay and it's going to take me time to recover.
Some sections of this book are BRUTAL. As for the ending - I don't think Rin was justified, but I can see why she did what she did.
The fact that lots of it mirrors real life is... depressing. War is horrible.
The only minor issue I have is the pacing - the last few chapters felt rushed and some of the characters suffered as a result of their stories being tied up too quickly. Other than that, I loved this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Racism, Rape, War, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Classism, and Drug use