Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Płonący bóg by R.F. Kuang

168 reviews

csmall73's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

Rin is on the run with her anchor and running a small army attempting to take on the hysperion and republic with monsters that should probably stay dead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Suicide, Self harm, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Child death, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Racism, War, Cannibalism, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Slavery

el_emo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Violence, Colonisation, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Classism, Child death, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Rape, Alcoholism, and Cannibalism

alexdicanio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

 Wow. Absolutely incredible.

Political intrigue, war, opposing ideals, grief, characters that you root for but also sometimes hate. What a powerful trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Murder, Colonisation, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Child death, Violence, War, Animal death, and Blood

ripxw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Death, and Colonisation

Moderate: Genocide, Torture, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death and Cannibalism

tm400's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

god what a spectacular yet heartbreaking end to the poppy war trilogy
this last book details the final battles and skirmishes leading up to the end of the war, and what an ending it was. you follow the life of rin across several years of her life and it's hard to really fathom how long it's been since the beginning of the series. the way that the series was written in a third person limited pov makes it easy to experience the books like you're rin herself - but with that comes a lot of pain and sadness. you want to empathize with rin for fighting for her country and her people after facing ethnic cleansing and colonialism from both the federation and hesperia, but who wants to empathize with someone who kills with no remorse?
there were so many points throughout the trilogy where you get the tiniest sliver of hope and it's ripped away from you pretty much every time. i was expecting an enemies-to-lovers moment at the end of the dragon republic and it got pried from my hands
the trilogy talks about friendship, betrayal, the saddening reality of war waged by a western country looking to proselytize, and how it's real people like you or me - not some unfathomable monster - that start entire wars and kill millions of people.
i found this last installment of the series to be slower than the others (also the largest by far!!! over 600 pages) but the writing was captivating as always. r.f. kuang has shown time and time again that every spot on the bestsellers list is well deserved. i'm giving this book a 4.25/5

(my copy has 617 pages. my copy also had the drowning faith printed in the back which was also phenomenal but DID NOT HELP my rin-nezha, enemies-to-lovers-loving heart. very tragic) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Sexual assault

Minor: Cannibalism

victoriakate's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, War, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Torture, and Religious bigotry

justlilah'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

Never again in my life will i find something like this. Never again will a book leave me so thoroughly devastated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, War, Xenophobia, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Torture, Sexism, Self harm, Racial slurs, Murder, Death of parent, Violence, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Animal death, Cannibalism, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Physical abuse, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Genocide, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Rape, Racism, Hate crime, Colonisation, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

lea8914lh'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

5.0

Perfekter Bogen gespannt….wie kann man so gute Charaktere schreiben????
My heart is broken now wie soll ich wieder ne neue Serie anfangen🥲💔😔

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Suicide, Toxic relationship, War, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

nytephoenyx's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

Holy smokes, what a trilogy ending.

I spent most of this book on an emotional rollercoaster. All... weird feelings, too. Angry and nervous, mostly. There were scenes that made me uncomfortable and when I wanted to throw the book across the room. It was really really good. I was fully engaged at all time. I'm still reeling, though. The Burning God is a unique take on a fantasy war story with intense, disturbing images and a not-exactly-happy ending. Read at your own risk.

That said, I can't recommend this trilogy and The Burning God enough. Absolutely astounding writing, strong characters, heart-wrenching scenes, and thrilling action. It's wonderful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Colonisation, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Suicide, War, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Trafficking, Genocide, Racism, Rape, and Addiction

The islanders of Speer and their descendants are dark-skinned.

killjoycatlady's review against another edition

dark 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

This book is the culmination of  a heartwrenching tale of a country ravaged by war told through the eyes of a desperate young girl. It’s morally grey and there’s no true right or wrong. The author creates a rich and complex world and while the countries are analogs of real world cultures, it’s not cliched or stereotypical or even a 1:1 comparison. It is depicts nuanced perspectives of xenophobia, racism, and imperialism. The plot is full of political maneuvering and military strategy, and it’s extremely grounded, gritty, and realistic even when dealing with topics like ancient gods and magic. There are no real winners here. I’d recommend this book to anyone who can deal with its brutal violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Drug abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Cannibalism, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexual violence, Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Rape

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Abandonment, and Suicidal thoughts