Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Płonący bóg by R.F. Kuang

81 reviews

samusc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

It's a great achievement that Kuang has wrapped up this trilogy, in such a heart wrenching and satisfying manner. These characters are going to stay with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, and Murder

goldengirlbookclub's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

I’m deceased. This series broke my heart. Please read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Murder

jayisreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.5

Wow, what a trilogy. The Burning God was so engaging, and it was clear that Kuang pulled all the stops with this one. She knew she had her readers’ full attention. Well, she certainly had mine, considering the nights I decided to forgo sleep in order to find out what’s next. I admittedly feared that it would fall short because I didn’t enjoy The Dragon Republic as much (though, reflecting on my reading history, I think it’s fair to say that there’s some bias there because I never seem to enjoy the second installment of any trilogy, haha). I’m glad it exceeded my expectations.

One of Kuang’s greatest strengths is her worldbuilding skills. She put so much thought into the lands, cultures, and peoples in The Poppy War trilogy, and that never fell short. Similarly, she has considerable skill in creating complex characters that fall everywhere across the spectrum of morality. It’s why I think Rin, the main protagonist, makes for a fascinating character because I’m not a fan of her at all. I can appreciate the deliberation in making Rin so complex, though, since it made her interactions with other characters and the world around her interesting. One criticism I do have is the dialogue. It sometimes fell flat for me which, in turn, affected the surrounding text and made the writing choppy. I also found the ending a little predictable, but that didn’t bother me at all since I was absolutely invested in the journey itself, not the destination.

Despite some shortcomings (though nothing huge), I’m fully aware that this is only the start of her already-incredible career, and there’s only room for improvement. I look forward to her next story, whatever that may be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Racism, Rape, Excrement, and Vomit

kaylamoran's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I knew R.F. Kuang wasn't going to be nice.  But I really, really hated the ending.  And not only because a couple of the plot twists at the end were predictable.  I literally had anxiety reading the last couple of chapters because I could tell where they were going and I hated it.

This sounds like a negative review.  It's not.  For a book to get me to react this strongly to it, it has to have really meant something to me.  This series is incredible, easily one of the best I've read.  I just don't know if I can bear to reread it.

I'm just so mad that Rin hated Kitay at the end.  He was always my favourite, I loved them together, and SHE was wrong.  I really wish she didn't lose it at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Murder

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Medical trauma

m_________'s review against another edition

challenging dark 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

Minor: Incest and Vomit

camilleareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

liteartha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Violence, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Rape, Torture, Vomit, and Cannibalism

Minor: Alcoholism

otherworlds's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is an absolutely beautiful, show-stopping, heart-wrenching ending to an amazing series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Explicit, detailed depictions of violent Western colonialism. Moderately-detailed depictions of

missionaries coercing/forcing people to convert to fantasy!Christianity.

Moderately-detailed mentions of human experimentation.

kettijane55's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, and Cannibalism

Minor: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma