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megsssss_'s review
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Cultural appropriation, Deportation, Hate crime, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, War, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Colonisation, Blood, Child abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Rape, Slavery, and Xenophobia
megs3215's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Violence, War, Torture, and Gore
ellenmcn's review
- 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: Sexual violence and War
jordana_dear's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
You care for Rin but her imperfections and real and tangible. What compels her is clear and follows through the whole book.
This books has some violent pages, that were incredibly difficult to read but is up front about violent acts that have been committed and are being committed in the effort to colonize "savage" peoples. Where most authors would shy away Kuang holds up a mirror to the way power can lead anyone to commit atrocities and to forget the humanity of another.
Graphic: Racism, Grief, Colonisation, War, Violence, Genocide, Rape, Classism, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Drug use and Addiction
Kuang does not hold back in their confrontation of difficult content. Depictions are based on study of actual events and realities which is important.lindseyhall44's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Gore, Rape, Excrement, Drug abuse, War, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Grief, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, Confinement, Child death, Blood, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
astralfeline's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, Classism, Death, War, and Addiction
Moderate: Genocide, Body horror, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Torture, Child death, Kidnapping, and Self harm
averyadventurous's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Genocide, Violence, War, Drug use, and Death
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Torture, Body horror, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Infertility, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Child death, Addiction, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
agustinac's review
- 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
4.75
Graphic: War, Child death, Violence, Torture, Death, and Genocide
readwithsophsx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Confinement, Death, War, Child death, Torture, Violence, Rape, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Drug use, Slavery, Physical abuse, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Drug abuse, Self harm, Murder, Medical trauma, and Cursing
raptor_cat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Rape, Addiction, Torture, Death, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Genocide, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, and War
Lots of trigger warning for this book, but it is based on true events, which makes it so much worse. If you are not ready for the detail description of the war crimes, I would skip. I enjoyed the book and will continue the series, but be mindful of this.