Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

142 reviews

leighann13's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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: Classism, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Rape, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, War, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Gore, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Slavery, Sexism, Murder, Blood, Addiction, Genocide, Ableism, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Medical trauma

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Medical content, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Excrement, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Vomit, War, Blood, Bullying, Slavery, Suicide, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism and Animal cruelty

Minor: Pregnancy

hailsatan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Abortion, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Deportation, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, War, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, Infertility, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Hate crime, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

lferris's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

The decisions made by the main characters were infuriatingly illogical and childish more often than not. 

The trigger warnings are also a must - this book has immensely graphic details of rape, violence, and torture in it. This normally wouldn’t deter me from reading a book, but I found it to be too much for me.

Overall, the world building, fantasy, and lore I enjoyed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Rape, Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Child death, Violence, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Animal death, Pregnancy, Torture, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Bullying, War, Death, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, and Genocide

abijmieds's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Rape, Racism, Blood, Body horror, Xenophobia, Violence, Racial slurs, Murder, Incest, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Domestic abuse, Deportation, Death, Colonisation, Animal death, War, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Police brutality, Misogyny, Mental illness, Genocide, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Mass/school shootings, Drug use, Drug abuse, Classism, Chronic illness, Child death, Torture, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

starryrage's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Grief, Physical abuse, Slavery, Blood, Child death, Gore, Murder, Rape, Torture, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

praaliine's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

this book…i mean wow. i have so many thoughts but i’ll cut it short, it was everything they said it would be but at the same time it wasn’t. the book was so incredibly written and the plot and characters were so intricately developed, the story unfolded in a way i didn’t expect. i honestly don’t think i’ve ever had such an immersive reading experience before. yes it was as dark and violent and gory as they said, i was warned but i didn’t listen (i beg you, heed the tws, especially for the infamous chapter 21). now this is what it wasn’t: they love to rave about how rin is such a badass etc. but this is not what this book is about, it’s nothing short of a TRAGEDY! the heaviness of this makes my head swirl with a million thoughts.
so much for keeping of short lol.

i actually mourn for rin the most, i feel like she’s turned into something from a nightmare, sigh

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Colonisation, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Xenophobia, Addiction, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Confinement, Death of parent, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Rape, Sexual assault, and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

paperboundwords's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Marvelous, graphic and horribly thrilling read about ancient forces, humans and power.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Rape, and War

ravensalwaysreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Serious trigger warning for survivors of trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Addiction, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Abortion, Trafficking, Torture, Child death, War, Animal death, Body horror, Xenophobia, Gore, Murder, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Rape

mollieweitzman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

I’m depressed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Infertility, Grief, Genocide, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexism, Sexual violence, War, Child abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore