Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

2278 reviews

grievous_glory's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Violence, Colonisation, Racism, Death, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Murder, Torture, Sexual violence, War, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Transphobia

saraellington_'s review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Genocide, Violence, Blood, War, Rape, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Colonisation

Moderate: Self harm and Medical trauma

treestostars's review

adventurous dark tense 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

4.0

The writing is fantastic. The storyline is heavy and complex and the flow was extremely engaging. Im docking a star for 2 reasons: 1) the relationships between characters was largely underdeveloped- more told than grown. And 2) the gore and genocide atrocities were discussed in too much detail for me. She spent pages discussing and often revisiting horrific acts of violence and rape. I had to skim over large chunks just to get through the book. And a few times i nearly tabled it because of it. Outside of those 2 things I really enjoyed this book, the culture intertwined, and the style of writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Torture, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Sexual violence, Genocide, Drug abuse, Child death, War, Addiction, and Blood

Moderate: Bullying

rimsha04's review

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Self harm, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Gore, Genocide, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Colonisation, Addiction, Child abuse, Bullying, and Classism

caphine's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Racism, War, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Grief and Confinement

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

mxpk's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Genocide, Gore, and Drug use

blomil's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

One of the most emotionally devastating and exhausting things ive ever consumed... what the fuck RF kuang.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Addiction, Genocide, Violence, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child death, and Colonisation

witchnova's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Colonisation, Grief, Violence, Body horror, Rape, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Drug use, Child death, and Torture

literaryloquacity's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Violence, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, War, Addiction, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual assault, Child death, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, and Torture

thmallory's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Drug use, Grief, Addiction, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Rape, Torture, War, Confinement, Gore, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Child death, Colonisation, and Sexual assault