Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

47 reviews

toffishay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

Continues the darkness and the heaviness! I inhaled this book in about 2 days. There were times when I audibly laughed, cried, screamed. Definitely still a great read for fans of Children of Blood and Bone and the Dread Nation duology.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, War, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexism, Self harm, Murder, Kidnapping, Confinement, Animal death, Medical trauma, Xenophobia, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Classism, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Suicide, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny, Cursing, and Racism

Minor: Ableism, Miscarriage, Genocide, Abortion, Cannibalism, and Excrement

whailey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, War, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, Genocide, Medical content, Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Classism, Infertility, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Abortion

justlilah's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

Disturbing. I cant stop reading. So many amazing story lines

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicide, War, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Torture, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship

liaraluiza's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Vomit, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Miscarriage, Hate crime, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Colonisation, Child death, Child abuse, Blood, and Abortion

luckykosmos's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

I was slightly underwhelmed by the previous book (which I still liked!), purely because of the amount of love I'd heard for it. This time, I see what people are talking about. It's a difficult read, with complicated characters and hard decisions. Kuang does a beautiful job introducing new playing pieces and juxtaposing class and race issues against one another. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Gore, and Drug use

Moderate: Rape and Religious bigotry

Minor: Suicide

samchase112's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

This was not a world of men. It was a world of gods, a time of great powers. It was the era of divinity walking in man, of wind and water and fire. And in warfare, she who held the power asymmetry was the inevitable victor.

War, grief, betrayal, power, destruction...this sequel does not disappoint. So much happens here, and it is impossible to go over all of it; even more so than the first book, there is no downtime, no stopping; war rages on. Politics get amped up, Rin's power increases, and the horrific aspects of it all just continue. Rin is a truly unlikable main character, but it is oh-so-satisfying to watch her learn and grow throughout the book. I cannot wait to see how she evolves in the future. This sequel was every bit as incredible as its predecessor, and I have high hopes the third will be just as good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Racism, Gun violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

violaceae's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Abortion, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Mental illness, and Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment

caregorman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

4.0

WAIIITTTT okay I rlly shit on the first book but I must say w this one I’m getting the hype. SO MANY TWISTS IM HEARTBROKEN AND WEEPING. Tip for others w a small pea brain: listen to audio while also reading physically bc I simply couldn’t understand otherwise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion

ghulsona's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

An excellent read! I came straight to reading this after finishing the first book and I wasn't disappointed. It kept me at the edge of the seat, I had no idea who to trust with the rapidly shifting alliances and betrayals. I will say though, the military battles scenes take up a lot more of this book and were a bit hard to power through this time around. 

Rin finally sees Altan for his flaws, which is what I was hoping for in this book, but she still has a lot of room for development. There were several scenes in the book where I wanted to pull out my hair from how stubborn and hotheaded she was being, but it's good to see a main character with such a glaring flaw. I am deeply fascinated with her mindset. Despite all her flaws, I still find myself rooting for her to overcome her obstacles.

I'm really glad that Kitay had a big presence  - I think he's probably going to be my favorite character in this series. It was very interesting to witness how his mindset is getting darker and he's grown more jaded, but he still remains a kind of bright light in Rin's life. Venka having a bigger role in this book was greatly appreciated too, she made a great addition to the cast and I can't wait to see more with her. (Kind of a spoiler) That plot twist with Nezha in the end was brilliant! I had totally warmed up to him and did not see that coming at all, I am very curious as to how this will come into play in the later books.

The gradual elimination of the Cike really devastated me more than any other deaths so far :( I really adored them and am going to miss them a lot.

Overall, I was satisfied with this book. It'll probably take a while before I pick up the next book because I am a bit exhausted from reading about so much fighting and death LOL, but I am excited to see how this conflict develops. Oh, and all white people are the devil - fuck the Hesperians!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Self harm, and Suicide

juliafrat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Violence, and Addiction

Moderate: Racism and Suicide