Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

The Poppy War (Perang Opium) by R.F. Kuang

91 reviews

georgia7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Death of parent, Self harm, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, and Infertility

Minor: Vomit

pearlbird's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Self harm, War, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Genocide

Moderate: Misogyny, Classism, Rape, Racial slurs, Medical content, and Colonisation

sknappy1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Genocide, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, War, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug use, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Torture, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Vomit, and Cursing

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide

freddiereadsalot's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I’ve never been so immersed in a fantasy novel before! Like I was keeping up with all the shit that was happening and EVERYTHING. picked up the next book immediately…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence

sleepysapphic's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Child abuse, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and War

nalu_oops's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, Classism, Rape, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Murder, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Death, Gore, Blood, and Drug use

reddeddy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Xenophobia, Addiction, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, War, Abandonment, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Excrement, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Trafficking, Abortion, Classism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, and Self harm

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Police brutality, and Pedophilia

hannahsandrew's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Blood, Genocide, Gore, Racial slurs, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War

jackie_recommends's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny reflective 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

 

After reading more of the rest of the series, and reading interviews and articles from the author, I've edited my review to a higher rating. Something I initially didn't mesh with with this book was that I was promised emotional damage, and when I finished it, that's not what I felt. (at least with book 1). But after reading everything and doing more research, I've come to realize that that was because of my personal cultural perspective.

I was an uneducated reader going into this- I had no idea that it was based on the Second Sino Chinese War and the Rape of Nanjing. I didn't understand a lot of the cultural nuance and historical perspective that was placed into this book. I liked the heroine, sure, and I liked how she's an antihero. But now, knowing what I do about the cultural depth and the nuance and references, how can I not give this book five stars? How can I not be horrified and in awe of this book (and series) as a whole?!

This should be a required read for all fantasy readers. It's not pretty. It's not nice. But it is absolutely astounding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Genocide, Racial slurs, Rape, Slavery, Torture, War, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

obrooke1's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-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: Blood, Gore, Grief, Violence, War, Murder, Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Genocide

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Torture, Abandonment, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Rape

Minor: Slavery and Vomit