Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

15 reviews

being_stupid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Why didn't I read the trigger warning. Read the trigger warning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Addiction, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, War, Animal cruelty, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, and Child death

Minor: Alcohol and Child death

alfredogv1228's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Drug use, Genocide, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, and Slavery

lmanor's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

The graphic scenes were a lot, but as they were based in history I commend the author from not shying away 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Rape, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Gun violence, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Gore, Body horror, Excrement, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, Bullying, Self harm, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Genocide, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

sterilization of a minor

litwtchreads's review

Oh man this got too dark 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Xenophobia, Violence, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Cursing, Colonisation, Child death, Child abuse, Body horror, Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Abandonment

tinana's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying and Grief