Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

1194 reviews

kira_dylan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Genocide, Violence, Child death, Rape, and Sexual violence

edie_a's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

One of the best books I’ve read. It has a little bit of everything. Ties to history, battles, character growth and loss, religion and divination. The writing was great and easy to get lost in the story. There were some points in the end where I felt the book was dragging just a bit, but overall an excellent read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Rape, Gore, Child death, Torture, Sexual violence, and War

Moderate: Drug abuse, Animal death, and Drug use

mabi29's review against another edition

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

4.0

A história começou muito bem escrita, apresentando os personagens suavemente e desenrolando o enredo com calma. Quando iniciou a guerra a história deu uma acelerada abrupta e do nada ficava lento novamente, isso me incomodou um pouco.

Sobre a forma como a autora narra os terrores de uma guerra, achei muito bem escrito, ela passou a angústia da espera do início do combate, passou bem o medo e a raiva que todos sentem, e nos piores feitos ela não foi desnecessariamente detalhista. Ela narrou coisas horríveis, bem traumatizantes, mas parecia que ela mesmo queria que acabasse logo. 
A personagem principal tinha horas que me dava raiva, mas eu entendo ela, o que me estressada é que ela ficava trocando de opinião a cada minuto, mas sempre ia pro mesmo caminho.

Gostei do livro, acredito que vou ler os seguintes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Genocide, Rape, Child death, Child abuse, Death, and Torture

mollyjoy__'s review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Body horror, Child death, Addiction, Death, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and War

Chapter 21 of this book is especially hard to read and details recollections of extremely graphic violence towards women and sexual assault.

graceling_04's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

4.5

Most of the book was pretty good but part 3 was tragic and horrible and had me in tears.  Don't read if your squeamish!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Drug use, Genocide, and Child death

thejwq's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Child abuse, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Gore, Murder, War, Slavery, and Torture

robinudell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.25

Amazing to me that Kuang wrote this at such a young age- it's dark and insightful and ambitious, and I'm excited to read the second two books to see how her writing develops!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Rape, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Torture

miranda_redmond's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Torture, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Genocide

Moderate: Classism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death, Self harm, Colonisation, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence

rbreadinglistings'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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, War, Violence, Genocide, Child death, and Death

afinebordeaux's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Violence, War, Death, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Torture