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chasinggrace's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Drug use, War, Drug abuse, Vomit, Addiction, Sexual violence, Slavery, Genocide, Physical abuse, Gore, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Violence, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Body horror, Blood, Bullying, Death, Suicide, Torture, Excrement, Infertility, and Murder
jhbandcats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It’s beautifully written and violent and ghastly and imaginative, an amazing endeavor for any writer but especially one who was writing this as an undergraduate. As in her later book Babel, Kuang’s scholarship shines throughout. The best part, though, is the storytelling. I was riveted by the first sentence (‘Take off your clothes!’) and my attention never flagged.
I’m glad this is a trilogy because I am NOT ready to say goodbye to this world.
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Bullying, Classism, Genocide, Gore, War, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Addiction, Drug use, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, and Physical abuse
guessgreenleaf's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Gore, Addiction, Drug abuse, Animal death, Blood, Genocide, Death, Torture, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Self harm, Violence, War, and Body horror
Moderate: Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Physical abuse
Minor: Toxic friendship and Slavery
lola218_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Torture, Drug use, Xenophobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Murder, Slavery, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Violence, Sexual assault, Animal death, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, War, Genocide, Grief, and Gore
Moderate: Classism, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, and Infertility
angleslist's review against another edition
- 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: Drug abuse, Addiction, Self harm, Murder, Death, Blood, War, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Slavery, Drug use, Colonisation, Torture, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Child death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Classism
grandiose_r's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
On a different note, I loved the novel's approach to drugs and gods and hope it's explored further in the following parts of the series.
R.F. Kuang did an amazing job with this debut novel and I will definitely be returning to this series, but I'm gonna have to take a break from this kind of war literature that hits a bit too close to home for a while.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Torture, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Drug use, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Medical content, Vomit, Violence, Addiction, Child death, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, War, Death, Genocide, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Infertility, Excrement, and Confinement
xx_salem'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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, Genocide, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Addiction, Animal death, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Murder, Body shaming, Colonisation, Self harm, Mental illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Torture, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Animal cruelty, Grief, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Vomit, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and War
kape's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Murder, Colonisation, Drug use, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Sexual violence, War, and Violence
pagesihavenotyetread'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Violence, Suicide, Bullying, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Classism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, War, and Xenophobia
guinness74's review against another edition
- 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: Confinement, Death, War, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Murder, and Violence