Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

825 reviews

tinyplanet's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexism, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, War, Xenophobia, Addiction, Blood, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Drug use

Moderate: Colonisation, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Rape, Child death, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Sexual violence, Cursing, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Excrement, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Fatphobia, and Sexual content

meli3s3s'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Colonisation, Gore, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, War, Murder, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Hate crime, Torture, Violence, and Genocide

Moderate: Infertility, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

mooniguess's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

I love this series so much. Rin, Kitay, Nizha, and Vekna all tug my heartstrings. I wish there was a way for them to not go through all of these horrible things. Learning about china and its relation to Japan and operation 721 was add to the pile of sadness

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Genocide, Grief, Addiction, Animal death, Sexual violence, and War

Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Bullying, Torture, Rape, and Physical abuse

stephhamp'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? No

5.0

This was an amazing start to what I’m sure will be an amazing trilogy. With that being said, prepare yourself. This has a compelling and universal story involving colorism,  class, war, and death. Heact trigger warnings for some of the most specific, harrowing, bleak, and unfortunately accurate depictions of the horrors of war.
Some of the lore (🙃) and world building requires more explanation in my opinion but I’m sure it will be more clear after another read. Which i will not do for a while for my mental health. This was a brilliant but heavy read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, War, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Torture

caphine's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Colonisation, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Racism, War, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Grief and Confinement

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

jlchabotte's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War, Racism, Torture, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Addiction, Classism, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexism, Body horror, and Self harm

Moderate: Slavery, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, and Mental illness

Minor: Excrement, Infertility, and Vomit

blomil's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

One of the most emotionally devastating and exhausting things ive ever consumed... what the fuck RF kuang.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Addiction, Genocide, Violence, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child death, and Colonisation

witchnova's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Colonisation, Grief, Violence, Body horror, Rape, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Drug use, Child death, and Torture

nutmegandpumpkin's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I enjoyed some parts while other parts I felt like I had to slog through. I liked it enough to finish it and be happy that I did, but I didn’t like it enough to feel the need to continue the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Death, Vomit, Drug abuse, War, Abortion, Bullying, Classism, Addiction, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

kitsune42's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This came so close to being a 5-star book.  I devoured part I and most of part II. Once part III started I struggled to finish.  The book became so dark.  The description of the war crimes and the actions of the Mugenese were absolutely disgusting.  But the decision of the main character to commit genocide killed any hope of this story's redemption.  I will not be continuing the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Physical abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Racism, Murder, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Child death and Rape

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, and Misogyny