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The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

170 reviews

jessereadsthings's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Suicide, and Xenophobia

Minor: Cannibalism

ddnreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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

4.5

Me in 2021: for heaven's sake I won't re-read this series.

Me in 2023: oke let's see who knows the ending would be different. I'm reading the different language so yeah


Me finishing the book: 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡why would I even bother to re-read for real

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

tinyjude's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

It was all there, laid out between them. All their shared fury, vindictiveness, bloodlust, and guilt. Her cruelty. His complicitly. Her desperation. His regret.

One of the most brutal fantasy trilogies I have ever read. I am rendered speechless, trying to absorb everything that happened, and feeling ultimately devoid of emotions and at the same time, overwhelmed because it has been such a haunting, horrifying and memorable journey. I knew that ending was coming for a long time, yet no amount of mental preparation saved my heart from sinking in those final pages at the complicated bond all these characters shared. So many bold decisions and unphantomable turns later, I have (been) finished (by) this trilogy, yet I regret none. The incredible historical and social commentary, the parallelism to real history mixed with such a complex and compelling fictional world-building and unforgettable characters, the writing style, the harshness and pain that flooded these pages as more and more lives were lost in so many different ways... 

I wish I could forget about it just so I could experience it all over again.

Rin has become one of my favourite irredeemable main characters of all times and I know I will miss her dearly from now on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Cannibalism, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

hailsatan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

phua_jieying's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Medical content

elianjay's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Racism and Cannibalism

Minor: Animal death and Suicide

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-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

Miss Kuang i would like to have a chat. why would you do this to me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

megan_moclair's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

please please PLEASE check trigger warning before reading this series!!

literarydumpling's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

If you thought the first two books of The Poppy War were intense, hold your horses. I wasn't sure how the series would end, or how I wanted it to end, but somehow The Burning God has managed to finish off the series in a way that makes sense.

Overall, a great conclusion to an already fantastic series.

I really enjoyed Rin's character development throughout the three books, but The Burning God topped it off with her almost going mad at the end. Even with Kitay trying to help her, her paranoia and the flaws that have always been present in the books come bubbling to the surface and become what the readers can see could be her downfall. Really well-written.

I'm glad Kitay for more of a limelight in this and the small amount of light where Kitay, Rin and Venka are discussing their dreams for the world give you that moment to consider how young they all are when in the last three books you sometimes lose sight of their age. It's also interesting how Rin's relationship with Jiang, Altan and her Speerly heritage evolves throughout the book, which I think has been cleverly done and alluded to without just shoving it all in your face in one go.

I'll also add that the back and forth between Nezha and Rin and whether they're enemies or allies has been consistent in the series. If the series has shown anything is that there isn't anything that is black and white, it's all gray.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Trafficking

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Ugh my heart can’t take anymore damage. RF Kuang really knows how to reel you in and then kick you in the teeth, but you’ll enjoy every moment. I love that Kitay becomes a strong, fully formed character and that we get closure across the board (even if some of it doesn’t go the way we wanted it to) While the ending is admirable and beautiful, I wish it hadn’t ended that way, but I suppose thats the moral of war and therefore the Poppy War Trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol