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The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

107 reviews

caelinsullivan's review against another edition

slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexism, Torture, Rape, Physical abuse, Gore, Classism, War, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Genocide, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Ableism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Medical content, Colonisation, and Blood

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Violence, and War

Moderate: Xenophobia, Colonisation, Gore, Child death, Child abuse, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Classism, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Murder

Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, and Torture

njthk's review against another edition

adventurous 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? N/A

5.0

THIS WAS SO GOOD AND HEARTBREAKING AS ALWAYS.
Again a whole lot of politics, something I know people may dislike, because it makes this book lengthy, but I think it fit perfectly.
Great expansion of the world building.
I'm just afraid of what's going to happen next.

Loved Rins characterization, especially the slow deterioration of her psyche. Great representation of panic attacks, I could literally feel her spiraling.
The Hesperians.
Their beliefs were just scary and painfully familiar.
And all the other Characters were great too. Especially Kitay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Rape, Sexual violence, Addiction, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, War, Drug abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Gore and Suicide attempt

yuzu_149's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

The 2nd book doesn't disappoint! This was a really addictive read and I kept picking it up even the book is quite long. Like the first book though, the Dragon Republic still has a bit of issues with pacing, and I feel like it's more obvious here. I understand that she was building the world up with the necessary details, but the middle half took a while to get through. The first part where Rin struggled with the consequences of her actions from book 1 before she finally pulled herself together was also a bit tough to read. 

I still enjoyed the themes covered in this book a lot. The betrayals of various characters were beautifully written. Characterisation was done well here, and I liked how the friendships Rin had with her old classmates was explored more here. Kuang is ruthless when it comes to killing off our beloved characters though hahaha. 

If you're someone who enjoys intricate details about history, military strategy, naval battles, colonisation etc woven nicely into the storyline, you'll enjoy this a lot!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Blood, Sexual assault, War, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Colonisation, Grief, Murder, Racism, Drug use, Cursing, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Slavery, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

ddnreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

Akhirnya baca ulang versi bahasa Indonesia The Dragon Republic.
Tetep best read sih. It doesn't change any feelings of love I have toward TPW Trilogy. Tetap bikin remox endingnya😌

Buku yang penuh peperangan ini berisi lebih banyak tipu muslihat. Kawan adalah lawan dan bisa jadi lawan adalah kawan yang sesungguhnya. Karakter developmentnya ada banget, for better or worse 😂
Karakter dinamika yang ditampilkan juga jauh lebih 'sentimental'. Lebih banyak aktor penguasa baru yang nyebelin, and it says a lot. Menurutku, buku ini gacuma nyeritain tentang perang ideologi antara Kekaisaran dan Republik, tapi juga merefleksikan siapa 'dalang' dibalik perang-perang yang ternyata saling berhubungan ini. Secara ga langsung buku ini menampilkan soal penjajahan koloni, rasisme, dan pemaksaan suatu paham terhadap suatu kelompok orang yang mereka anggap 'tertinggal'. This is where the real issue lays. Selalu tentang yang merasa berkuasa dan menang menginjak-injak yang mereka anggap inferior. And I always always love the way rfk portrayed these colonizers. It's never not funny😌👌

For a book about genocide, it's super page turning. Gabosen dari awal sampe akhir. Ga ada teori2. Semuanya praktikal langsung terjun ke lapangan. 

Beberapa sejarah juga diceritain disini. Behind the scenes of trifecta (Maharani Si Daji, Master Jiang, dan Kaisar Naga Riga), suku pedalaman dari Utara (Changhan + Qara), dan sumber 'kekuatan' keluarga Yin.

Terjemahannya enak meskipun ada beberapa yang feel-nya kurang pas. 
Misal, Aku suka sekali padamu didn't do justice to Rin's "I love you" to Kitay's "I know." 
(Lebih cocok "Aku sangat menyayangimu." Atau "Aku mencintaimu, kau tau".)

Atau

"He's sprung like a—"
"Don't be vulgar."
≠ 
"Dia menerkam seperti—"
"Jangan vulgar."
Kitay bilang vulgar karena kata "sprung" biasa disama artikan dengan ereksi. Makanya responnya jangan vulgar.
(Menurutku pribadi lebih cocok "Nezha selalu siap diposisi. Dia berdiri seperti—")
But that's so technical and not so important 😅 

Tambahan dikit,
And Rin, for the best part, managed to devour her darkest nightmare.

Fuck Nezha, I love Sring Venka and Chen Kitay so so much u have no idea.

Real question: should I abandon all senses and order the translated version of TBG or listen to the cry of my weakening wallet?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Grief, War, Drug use, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Child death, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Cannibalism, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture

thebookishlibra_'s review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, War, Addiction, Torture, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

talah_pha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Sexual violence, Death, Addiction, Drug use, Rape, War, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Gun violence

starryrage's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

This book was literally so amazing it had me running in circles the whole time I- just read this please I’m starting the next book IMMEDIATELY!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, War, and Suicidal thoughts

praaliine's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

miss kuang has done it again. this book was darker and more tragic than the first. when i thought i knew something, turns out i didn’t. this book really explored the tragedies of war and fighting the wrong enemy. also, r.f kuang ripped out my figurative heart and stomped on it repeatedly…pain…
A fantastic read, as expected.
P.S. watch out for chapter 28 (graphic SA towards the end of the chapter)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Violence, War, Physical abuse, Rape, Vomit, Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Colonisation, Gaslighting, and Animal death

graciephilpot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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: Death, Child death, Medical trauma, and War

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt