Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

45 reviews

trash_reader_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

This book had me just as captivated as the first one did. It wasn't anywhere near as dark, in my opinion, as the first book was, but the action was just as intense. There were still graphic depictions of violence and war, but I was actually able to stomach it in this one because they weren't as violent and weren't as frequent.

The relationships Rin had with everyone were all over the place. She admitted to herself and others that she wasn't a good friend, she wasn't a good commander or soldier (which is wild, because she knew how to fight and was a good fighter before she was able to control the fire), but continued to be surprised when her shitty actions and words made people not like her or disagree with her. The majority of the first half of the book she spent throwing tantrums, threatening to burn entire towns when she didn't get her way, and vomiting on herself. 

Which leads me to my most unbelievable part of the book: Rin's romance-coded interactions. Because how the hell could Nezha, someone who hated her with every ounce of his soul for the first three years they knew each other, fall in love with someone who is screaming and threatening to burn or kill thousands of innocent people and vomiting on herself every time he sees her, when in the first book he believed she was nothing but uneducated, Southern trash who didn't belong anywhere outside of her province? He even called her "Speerly trash" several times in the second book. So... you want me to believe that he's in love with her? And she's in love with him? And somehow she's been in love with Altan too? None of that makes any sense, and the amount of times it was mentioned in the book got really annoying really fast.

I get people have said this is an "enemies-to-lovers" kind of thing, but damn. It all felt forced because whatever relationship development had been going on had been happening off-screen. And it still didn't make sense for it to be happening at all with how nasty everyone was to each other.

Rin's character development (or devolving, in this case) makes sense if you look at it as her going mad or struggling for power with the God and the Seal, but it did give the book a scatterbrained feel to it. Rin's decisions throughout the book seemed to be all over the place and not thought out at all and I understand the need for it, but - She had so much potential in the first book and then threw it all away to become the people she despised and then end up changing her mind anyway.

The next book is about to absolutely crazy, I can already tell.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Self harm

Minor: Addiction and Abortion

donatio's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm not sure I always liked Rin, but I liked the Cike and Kitay and I think though it was brutal that it was brutally honest. About war, discrimination, crimes and colonialism. It's not beautified in any way and I think that's the only right way to tell this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Animal death, Body horror, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Classism, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infertility, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

fedekanejbrainrot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective 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

5.0

my favourite book in the series, loved the plot, the themes, the characters and relationships growth, and that last 3 chapters?  illegal

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Abandonment, Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Torture, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Drug use, Genocide, Racism, Trafficking, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

rosen575's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual assault, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Blood, Rape, and Vomit

idkmangodffs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Addiction, Death, Gore, War, Drug use, Genocide, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Blood, and Drug abuse

Minor: Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual violence, Rape, and Torture

natnat_7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Rape, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Kidnapping, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Classism, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Vomit, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Bullying, Pregnancy, and Abortion

gioivb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Classism, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Cannibalism, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, War, Confinement, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Child death, Chronic illness, and Cursing

doodeedoda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Grief, Drug abuse, Gore, Religious bigotry, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Addiction, Child death, Classism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy, Abortion, Abandonment, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

pamgrace18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Child death, Rape, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Genocide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, and War

teijamitchell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and War

Moderate: Colonisation, Classism, Cursing, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts