Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

165 reviews

lillypillygooseberry's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

3.75

lots of horrific imagery in this book. Definitely read the trigger warnings, especially if you identify as female: I consider myself pretty numb to most things in book but some of the descriptions were truly horrifying, especially because they are based on real-life events.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Confinement, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Colonisation, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, War, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, and Infertility

rais's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, War, Sexual violence, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Excrement, and Grief

aya1403's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Colonisation, Slavery, Suicide, Genocide, Infertility, Racism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, War, Bullying, Addiction, Cursing, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

sakurap's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

such an amazing book, however it is not an enemies to lovers. i don’t think the book series will have a happy ending bc IT IS A WAR-CENTRIC book! the main character may end up being unlikable for some though, since she make rash decisions but again she a girl in a war torn country. book rlly complex

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, War, Gore, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Body horror, Blood, Colonisation, Classism, Drug use, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Murder

heli1403's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Rape, Child death, War, Torture, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Self harm, Murder, Gore, Genocide, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

raisinbrann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Violence, Gaslighting, Drug use, Mental illness, Drug abuse, War, Sexual harassment, Murder, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Gore, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Misogyny, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Slavery, Trafficking, and Vomit

Minor: Pregnancy, Body horror, and Infertility

hannahjoanx7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Murder, Violence, Addiction, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Bullying, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Classism, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Body horror, Death of parent, Rape, Self harm, and War

lottielat's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Genocide, Death, Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Slavery, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Infertility, and Grief

cinderrunner's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.0

Powerful concepts and moral questioning. Rin is highly unlikable (in a not fun way) and, at best, can be viewed as a good example of a morally gray protagonist. Story felt a little slow and bogged down. The characters mostly lacked an emotional power and  definitely could've been fleshed out more. Character relationships needed more work. I found it hard to believe any of them gave the vaguest fuck about each other except for Kitay and Rin. Rin's relationship with Altan specifically needed more and the intensity of how she viewed him felt very random and weird. So much of the plot feels like it just sort of happens and only exists to propel us the the main horrors that come toward the end of the book. My rating would have been a lot lower if the pace and power of the story hadn't picked up so much in the last 100ish pages. Actually, if the rest of the book had the punch of those last 100 pages this might have been a 5 star read for me. Worth checking the content warnings for this one. Some of this stuff is brutal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Murder, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, War, Genocide, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Torture

loup's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, War, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Kidnapping, Sexism, Racism, Bullying, Medical content, Deportation, Death, Medical trauma, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Gore, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Blood, Addiction, Infertility, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide, Mental illness, and Sexual violence