Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

63 reviews

m_________'s review

challenging dark reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Incest and Vomit

otherworlds's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is an absolutely beautiful, show-stopping, heart-wrenching ending to an amazing series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Blood, Gore, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Addiction, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Genocide, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Explicit, detailed depictions of violent Western colonialism. Moderately-detailed depictions of

missionaries coercing/forcing people to convert to fantasy!Christianity.

Moderately-detailed mentions of human experimentation.

ehmannky's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A stellar and heartbreaking end to the Poppy War series. The ending was tragic and felt inevitable, both for Nikan at the end of years of bloodshed and for Rin's character arc and the trauma she's been through. I cried at least once every 100 pages, and I can't wait for everyone else who loves this series to join me in the suffering. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, and Religious bigotry