Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

166 reviews

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

magspaggs's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

While I enjoyed this book, I think there is something incredibly flawed about Rin, which I know I the point. It’s just frustrating. There was also a few things that I felt weren’t conveyed as well as they could have been. Namely why Rin was so ready to be a soldier for a country that didn’t want her. She spends most of the book bemoaning anything that isn’t the war or goes against being a “good soldier” and I do not understand why. Where does her loyalty to her country or from? I hope that is explored a little bit more. 

Overall though this book made me literally cry, something that hasn’t happened in a while. Interested to see where the series goes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Police brutality, Sexual content, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, War, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization

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

shalladin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Child abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Gore

spencerseas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

Good god. This book is so richly imagined. I don’t know what else to say really - the book did not let go of me. It lived in me. I’m so glad I’m reading it with the whole series already published because I could not handle anything else right now. RF Kuang does not fuck around. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Excrement, Genocide, Murder, Physical abuse, Addiction, Drug use, Rape, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Grief, Sexual assault, and Police brutality

Moderate: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

moonymars's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Drug use, Physical abuse, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

lferris's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

The decisions made by the main characters were infuriatingly illogical and childish more often than not. 

The trigger warnings are also a must - this book has immensely graphic details of rape, violence, and torture in it. This normally wouldn’t deter me from reading a book, but I found it to be too much for me.

Overall, the world building, fantasy, and lore I enjoyed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Rape, Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Child death, Violence, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Animal death, Pregnancy, Torture, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Bullying, War, Death, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, and Genocide

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

connerjc'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, War, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Rape, Gore, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Addiction, and Body horror

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