Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

12 reviews

georgia7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Death of parent, Self harm, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, and Infertility

Minor: Vomit

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

an epic tale of a fictional land full of war

a bit too long
characters were interesting but i missing something i never felt fully attached to them. the deaths weren’t sad enough but just sorta glossed over

plot was interesting but not exciting enough just went from one thing to the next

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Sexual content, Slavery, Bullying, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault