Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

307 reviews

desiraybans's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

Respectfully the politics make me wanna rip my eyes out and so does Rin. And yet I keep getting drawn back in. Something about the story has me hooked, on the edge of my seat if you will and I just can't put it down. I really, really just wanted to stick around for Rin/Nezha crumbs but that's gone on the wind.

Man fuck Nezha right now. I'm sure the third book will redeem him but asdfgjal he sucks right now. AND yet even after all that I don't want Rin to kill him ;-; I'm still hoping for reconciliation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Sexual violence, and War

justinbaumann71's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, and War

tamlin_draper's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Blood, Self harm, Drug abuse, Racism, Genocide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Drug use, Colonisation, Classism, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail

rubbertree14's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

It’s hard to rate this book, as the writing itself is good and the world building is good, and I love how the author has tied fantasy and history together. But, the book feels longer than it needs to be. I wish there were less characters to track and more delving into the ones that have front stage, especially the women in this book. All the female characters seem very one-dimensional, even our leading lady. I think the only well-developed character in this series is Kitay. The history and lore is amazing, but wish the plot and characters were there as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Addiction, Gore, Self harm, Abortion, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Medical content, Rape, Vomit, War, Classism, Colonisation, Animal death, Death, Body horror, Drug use, Genocide, Child death, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Violence

Graphic

crabinspace'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Genocide, Medical trauma, Abortion, Grief, Hate crime, Violence, Child abuse, Self harm, Blood, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Murder, Body horror, Drug abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Infertility, Rape, Torture, Sexual violence, and Classism

lerouxreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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: War, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Sexism, Torture, and Sexual violence

Minor: Self harm, Rape, and Vomit

akashapaulina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Abortion, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Murder, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, and Death

xveronica_fx'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, War, Grief, Murder, Gun violence, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

hamstringy's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.75

Jesus fucking Christ. This is a deeply intricate trainwreck of a book that actively raised my heart rate. 

At times it’s a little hard to understand the emotional back-and-forths that Rin goes through with regards to opium, her power, and her relation to power, but I also think that kuang does an uncomfortably good job of describing the ways that war can affect people, so what do I know?  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Grief, Sexual assault, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Classism, Drug abuse, Medical content, Colonisation, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Xenophobia, Rape, Addiction, Drug use, War, and Body horror

Moderate: Self harm

malebrina's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape