Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

544 reviews

chiaraculpo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

la parte iniziale è quella che mi è piaciuta di più, mentre era l'accademia. non mi aspettavo he la parte della guerra fosse così lunga sinceramente e mi sono annoiata in molti punti. le parti in cui descrivevano gli dei non mi hanno fatto impazzire e molte volte non capivo. è un libro molto duro e non so se continuerò la trilogia: in questo momento non andrò avanti ma non escludo che potrei farlo in futuro.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Kidnapping, Self harm, Colonisation, Genocide, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Racism, Rape, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Violence, Addiction, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Animal death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Infertility, War, Abandonment, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Vomit

mint_frog's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

I've read this book once several years ago, not really knowing what I was getting into. Back then I burned through 1.5 books and then dropped it, because it exhausted me too much.

This time I listened to the audiobook, and it helped me pace myself. Also, I feel that it's important to be emotionally prepared for a story like this. Definitely check out the trigger/content warnings, this is not a light read.

The second time around I enjoyed the story a lot more, perhaps partly because of the wonderful narration. All of the voices felt really distinct and the emotions always fit the moment very well too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, Death, Genocide, and Colonisation

Moderate: Gore, Rape, Drug use, and Addiction

melusinerose's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gore, Xenophobia, Violence, War, Genocide, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

bgick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, War, Violence, and Genocide

conordu123's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, War, Xenophobia, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

filisia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, War, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Classism

224ok's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Blood, Colonisation, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Genocide, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Gore, Addiction, Classism, Cursing, Death, Child death, Misogyny, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Torture, War, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Grief, Racial slurs, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

opinkb's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Vomit, Grief, Gore, Xenophobia, Murder, War, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Child death, Sexual assault, Self harm, Mental illness, Violence, Death, Slavery, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Medical trauma, Confinement, Addiction, Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse

itsjustbethg's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Child death, Death, Blood, Xenophobia, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, War, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

mother_of_theo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I have really mixed feelings about this book. Beautifully written, the author did an amazing job but I cannot relate to the main character which I think is the point of the book and the perspective the reader is supposed to feel. I know this book has sequels, so maybe I would give the series a higher rating as a whole completed story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Addiction, War, Blood, Gore, Grief, Murder, Body horror, Classism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Vomit, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, and Rape