Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

328 reviews

crystalsbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

it’s been a long time since a book was capable of making me laugh, gasp and cry. r.f. kuang you’ve outdone yourself once again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Genocide, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

chlschn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, and War

flora_arns'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? Yes

4.5

I’m usually hesitant to read sequels, fearing that they’ll lack in comparison to their first book, but Miss Rebecca Kuang can never and will never disappoint me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

entityj's review against another edition

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: Drug use, Gore, Rape, Murder, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Child death, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

honipoems's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

so intense how can I save them 😭😭 pls my heart is dying after each death

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Dementia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Deportation

nejlea's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

uraniumrainbow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

i liked when she burned a rapist's dick and balls to ash & then threw him in the river. more people should do that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War

kitten_nugget's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Abortion

celestsanna's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

imds's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Abortion and Suicide attempt