Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

18 reviews

lmcarr0314's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• 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

I Genuinely love this book. I enjoyed the characters, the plot. This isn’t a five on little things. This book took real life events  and turned them into a fantasy world that still shows parts of history and its effects. I enjoy the author's books and will be reading the entire current discography. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, and Genocide

Moderate: Drug use, Rape, and Addiction

lily_kruse's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Drug use, Self harm, Torture, Violence, War, Sexual violence, Addiction, Animal death, Murder, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual content, Gore, Infertility, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Slavery, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Grief, Physical abuse, Blood, and Gun violence

naiakoyuki's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

absolute insanity. gonna need a day or two to recover

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Gun violence, War, Gore, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Violence, Physical abuse, Addiction, Trafficking, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Rape, and Sexual harassment

lilly24's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book and the entire saga, is a piece of art. We can see the work behind. The author did a lot of work and depicted everything with so much precision that it became sometimes difficult to read (!chapter 21!). It's heartbreaking, it's horrendous and I love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Toxic friendship, Dementia, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Alcoholism, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abortion, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Deportation, Drug use, Murder, Self harm, Slavery, Stalking, Terminal illness, Torture, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Sexism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Excrement, Xenophobia, Classism, Cursing, Gaslighting, Racism, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

gkgkgk's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Physical abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, War, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Violence, Racism, Colonisation, Gore, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, and Xenophobia

stitchof's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Torture, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, War, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Violence, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, and Suicide

shalladin's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Child abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Gore

abijmieds's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Rape, Racism, Blood, Body horror, Xenophobia, Violence, Racial slurs, Murder, Incest, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Domestic abuse, Deportation, Death, Colonisation, Animal death, War, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Police brutality, Misogyny, Mental illness, Genocide, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Mass/school shootings, Drug use, Drug abuse, Classism, Chronic illness, Child death, Torture, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

inthemoonforcheese's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Colonisation, War, Xenophobia, Torture, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Animal death, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Infertility, Gore, Genocide, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Domestic abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Classism, Child death, Body horror, Blood, Abandonment, Ableism, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Addiction, Vomit, Trafficking, Mental illness, Gun violence, Child abuse, Slavery, Sexual violence, Hate crime, and Forced institutionalization

faraway_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

AME AME AME AME AME
Hay muchas cosas de este libro que me parecieron super fuertes que me dejaron mal pero entiendo que es así a propósito, muestra las situaciones y sentimientos crudos, brutales, caóticos, terribles, confusos
Es una historia re interesante que me enganchó desde el minuto 1, no podía soltarlo lo juro.
Hace banda no leía algo de este estilo pero no me arrepiento de nada.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, and War