Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

90 reviews

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Bullying, Gore, Grief, Racism, Sexual assault, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Rape, Self harm, and War

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

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

winterstar's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Colonisation, Murder, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Death, and Genocide

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Addiction, Torture, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug use

Minor: Abortion and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kaylee_bryant42's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, War, Death, Torture, Genocide, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abortion and Cursing

thenorthernirishreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abortion, and Bullying

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

amyyy1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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: Rape, Sexual violence, Racism, Addiction, Classism, War, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit

theslowreadernumber5's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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, Blood, Torture, Child death, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Genocide, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, War, Racism, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Slavery, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Infertility, Classism, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

cristina_margarita's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

5.0

The fact that the whole world isn’t obsessed with RF Kuang baffles me. As readers were always chasing that high of “fuck yeah, this is what reading is meant to be” that we get so easily as kids; The Poppy War gave me that feeling back within the first 60 pages. Kuang is a master of epic tales & truly highlights the need for publishing to make space for BIPOC authors to tell stories inspired by their cultures. She masterfully draws on history to create a fantasy world that is so realistic but also separates it enough from our world to make it feel rich & unique. Honestly, I can’t sing her praises any more, Kuang is masterful at what she does &
I’ll be starting the second book immediately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Abortion, Vomit, Rape, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Excrement, Self harm, and Medical trauma