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The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

165 reviews

lucylovesgrapes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative tense 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

5.0

my new favourite fantasy series. masterfully written and i am in awe that someone has written it. r.f. kuang writes rin as one of the most HUMAN characters i've read. she is brave and strong and intelligent and resilient and steadfast in her beliefs, but she's also vengeful, angry, disturbed by the atrocities she sees, scared, guilty and shameful. can't say i liked her at the end, but i also can't hate her. we are so entrenched in rin and her beliefs that not even slighlty understanding her rage and need for vengeance is impossible. this book was written by a deity among people. the shamanism is such an interesting process. there is no good governing body in the book and it just perfectly shows that everything isn't black and white. also, many parts of this book, if not all of it, reflect the current geopolitical climate. the utter frustration, guilt and helplessness is so familiar. i am so exicted to read the dragon republic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, War, Death, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Drug abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Cursing and Animal death

linus_rieper's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

4.5

This was a really hard book to get through.

This is not a book one should go into blindly. It is rough, and terrible. Well written, but heartbreaking in a way I have not experienced in a book before this. 

I cannot stress it enough, read the trigger warnings before reading this, and prepare for the unfiltered horrors of war.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, War, Child abuse, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Addiction, Pregnancy, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Drug abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Bullying, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Classism, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

weareinheritors's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Hoo boy, this book.

Hated the first half. I don't like academy/school fiction. This book had most of the tropes (plain girl good at everything, abusive curriculum, shitty teachers, two gorgeous boys (a rich Malfoy and a dark stranger)—thank goodness there was no romance, goofy best guy friend, etc). It was a slog and I nearly DNFd it, if not for the supposed promise of the better second half...

Which. My goodness, the whiplash. 

The second half is not for the faint of heart, from the (TW)

Rape of Nanjing sequence to the descriptions of actual rape to full-on genocide

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It's an okay book, but Rin is so damn unlikeable. The surrounding cast are decent at their best, but Rin is so detestable that she drags them all down with her. The ending feels like she's gonna

start a revolution

or something, but I don't see anybody rallying behind her for any reason other than maybe fear.

I'll get to the sequel eventually. Maybe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Addiction, Genocide, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Gore, Kidnapping, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

taemd58's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Murder, Rape, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Body horror, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Violence, Vomit, War, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, and Hate crime

zengv's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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: Colonisation, Gore, Classism, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Genocide, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

maxcarwile's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Murder, Violence, Torture, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, War, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Addiction, Sexual violence, Death, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Kidnapping and Medical content

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

naisdayz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

5.0

absolute insanity. gonna need a day or two to recover

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Gun violence, War, Gore, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Violence, Physical abuse, Addiction, Trafficking, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Rape, and Sexual harassment

shannonverra12's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

Beautifully terrifying. Had me questioning my morals.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Genocide, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Sexual assault, Violence, Slavery, Self harm, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Drug abuse, War, Torture, Sexual violence, Death, and Rape

xx_salem's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• 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

I liked the book and loved the main character and how far she was willing to take it. However I slowly began to dislike how she took over the motives of others and lost her own motives, I couldn’t understand her stake in anything or why she cared that much. The ending left a little to be desired, like it was brushed over, but I hope to see more consequences in the next book.

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Content Warnings

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

queenoffred's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

5.0

what a book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Rape, Addiction, Grief, Hate crime, Child death, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Suicide, War, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Drug use, Violence, and Torture