Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

230 reviews

natalzieclaire's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, War, Violence, Blood, Gore, Addiction, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Rape, Classism, Sexism, Grief, Racism, Sexual violence, and Torture

Minor: Medical content and Medical trauma

amelie_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I like it but there are some parts that frustrated me so much.

I'm not a fan of the main character, I think she is a hypocrite. She will criticize others for the same things she is doing all the time. I'm trying to accept that she is young (17?) so it's normal that she contradicts herself but I cannot stand it. She acts so mature sometimes but so arrogant & childish in others

Regarding the pacing issues, it's written like a fast-paced book but some parts are details while others are short with missing words. I really wished I had more information in some parts.

A lot of topics are talk in the book and I find it interesting.

I hope the trilogy finishes with the main character dead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Child death, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, Body horror, Death, War, Violence, and Genocide

Moderate: Infertility, Rape, Medical content, Sexual violence, and Racism

stitchof's review against another edition

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

karol99's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, War, Xenophobia, Torture, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Colonisation, and Addiction

Moderate: Classism, Excrement, Gore, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Rape, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Self harm, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

bagel_z's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Emotional abuse, Torture, Bullying, Addiction, Death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, and Vomit

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Animal death

jg93's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-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: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Medical content, Sexual assault, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Torture, Medical trauma, Gore, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Genocide, and Murder

Moderate: Fatphobia

eldritch_archivist's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.5

This book is so fucked up. Truly do not read it if you are not prepared for graphic depictions of the horrors of war crimes and sexual violence. Left me asking: do I support women's wrongs? I just don't know but it sure was an incredible read. The author really took the main character and said "what if I made her so much worse?"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Classism, Colonisation, Self harm, Gore, Murder, Bullying, Body horror, Kidnapping, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, War, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Suicide, Torture, Child abuse, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Ableism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pandemic/Epidemic, Excrement, Miscarriage, Racism, Domestic abuse, Animal death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pedophilia

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Bullying, Gore, Grief, Racism, Sexual assault, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Rape, Self harm, and War

book_banter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, War, Genocide, Medical content, Drug use, Murder, Torture, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Sexual assault, and Violence

kazbrekkerfanpage's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• 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: Drug use, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Medical content, Murder, Torture, Vomit, Genocide, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Xenophobia, Body horror, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Sexual violence, Child death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, War, Sexual content, Violence, and Sexual harassment