Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

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

60 reviews

mothman19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

gwooby'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Xenophobia, War, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Police brutality

book_sense's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

 
Reread: Rin is Wifey. I love her. I love this book. I just love the pain it causes me.


First time: Fuck me. Fuck me. Fuck me. This fucking amazing book with these fucking amazing characters. I died like fifty fucking thousand times. Fuckk. Fucking read this book. Thank you for coming to my ted talk. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia

animafeline's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Excrement, Gaslighting, Genocide, Hate crime, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Vomit

emkaypee's review against another edition

4.5

This book was so incredibly dark but so well written. The world building was done so well that it truly felt like reading a story that has actually happened. It was definitely gruesome, though. Check your trigger warnings. If you can't handle detailed descriptions of extreme violence, sexual assault and literal genocide, this book isn't for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War

rileysradreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and War

irinalast's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Genocide, Murder, Xenophobia, War, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Gore

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: Abandonment, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Child death, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Misogyny

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

sofiamaslop's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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

Este libro... Este libro es perfección. En serio no cambiaría absolutamente nada. Avanza rápido pero no demasiado rápido como para perderse y tiene escenas de descanso por medio. Los personajes son uufff. Rin es la mejor, mi favorita, se merece el mundo. Espero que su relación con Kitay se quede en amistad porque lo estarían malogrando. Por último, no me creo que Nezha esté muerto de verdad. Apuesto todo a que vuelve.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

hungeberg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.5

This is a great read - but it is VERY gore filled as well as descriptive of horrible things. 
Also this is not a book for people who hate haveing a main character with mixed morality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Drug abuse, Colonisation, Bullying, Addiction, Xenophobia, and Racism

Minor: Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Child death