Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

67 reviews

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

briesashes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, War, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Genocide, Gore, Domestic abuse, Blood, Animal death, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual assault, Murder, Grief, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Animal cruelty, Violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Death, Child death, Ableism, Child abuse, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

the_harlequin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Body horror, Drug abuse, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Torture, Addiction, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Colonisation, Classism, Self harm, War, Religious bigotry, Death, Child death, Blood, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Excrement, Infertility, and Suicide

mj_hyperfixation_station's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this book is fucked up but it was also beautiful.

my favorite thing about this book was when Atlan and Rin finally started to understand each other. the reader got the sense that they finally know each other and that rin understands the person that Atlan is but it also makes it so the reader still doesn't know much about Atlan and that fact is really cool to me. the bloody and detailed massacres weren't great and made me a little uncomfortable but after that, the book always gets better. I BOTH LOVE AND HATE HOW ATLAN DIED! sacrificing himself for the greater good or whatever was great and I can't be mad at him but the fact that they just wrote his death as walking into a troop of federation soldiers was ANNOYING! it's stated that he does die but like WTH!

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Vomit, Addiction, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Body horror, Murder, Rape, Violence, War, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Child death, Eating disorder, and Genocide

hannamy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

5.0

A masterpiece that had me floored. Read the content warnings before you go in, my god is it brutal. Wonderfully plotted, a true gem of a debut. Inspired me to learn more about the violence and destruction of the opium wars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Genocide, Violence, and Miscarriage

empathephant's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book was one of the darkest I've ever read, and probably the darkest one that could be classified as fantasy. The book is based on a lot of historical research about

WWII era atrocities in the Pacific theater

, which was a part of history that directly impacted my grandmother and all of her immediate family members growing up. It is difficult to process the violence described in this book. However, I do not think this book glorifies violence. It spells out plainly the horror of war. I will be thinking about this book for a long time yet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Blood, War, Murder, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, Genocide, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Addiction, Medical trauma, Rape, Grief, Gore, Kidnapping, Self harm, Infertility, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Slavery, Cursing, Suicide, Animal death, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Excrement

May be particularly difficult if you have family history related to the WWII era

brutality that was inflicted in Asia by Japanese forces

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alexisgarcia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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

this was an experience i struggle to put into words. this book was so eloquently written with abundant imagery, character development, and history. the amount of world building was intense but so rich. it felt as though it was a place i had moved to and was slowly discovering it myself. the characters were bursting with personality. while this book isn’t necessarily “enjoyable” (because of the incredibly devastating subject matter), it was was such an amazing reading experience and i really want to continue with the series! 

****check trigger warnings****

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Child death, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Gore, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Addiction, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, War, Animal death, Drug abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

marisnini's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and War

inthemoonforcheese's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Colonisation, War, Xenophobia, Torture, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Animal death, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Infertility, Gore, Genocide, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Domestic abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Classism, Child death, Body horror, Blood, Abandonment, Ableism, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Addiction, Vomit, Trafficking, Mental illness, Gun violence, Child abuse, Slavery, Sexual violence, Hate crime, and Forced institutionalization

sacredgayometry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Beautifully written and culturally expansive- the world building and magic system are fascinating. There are some very dark and upsetting moments that feel difficult to read, but the overall result is a great read with incredibly complex characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Rape, Infertility, Gore, Violence, War, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Adult/minor relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Ableism, Animal death, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexism, Bullying, and Forced institutionalization

If you have trauma related especially to heroin or opioids, they are often mentioned and abused and this may not be the book for you. There is also heavy allegory to the conflicts in China and Japan surrounding opium and colonization and the wars that have occurred especially during feudal periods. I found it reminiscent of the Vietnam war and World War II. War crimes are a heavy theme. Very well written but can be a very difficult read.