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A review by fiveredhens
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang
dark
reflective
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
4.25
favorite quote:
"Our dead don't leave us," said the Sorqan Sira. "They'll haunt you as long as you let them. That boy is a disease on your mind. Forget him."
"I can't." She pressed her face into her hands. "He was brilliant. He was different. You'd have never met anyone like him."
"You would be stunned." The Sorqan Sira looked very sad. "You have no idea how many men are like Altan Trengsin."
better than the first in the most brutal way possible
"Our dead don't leave us," said the Sorqan Sira. "They'll haunt you as long as you let them. That boy is a disease on your mind. Forget him."
"I can't." She pressed her face into her hands. "He was brilliant. He was different. You'd have never met anyone like him."
"You would be stunned." The Sorqan Sira looked very sad. "You have no idea how many men are like Altan Trengsin."
better than the first in the most brutal way possible
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, and Pregnancy