Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

366 reviews

moonymars's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

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

anaguana's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, War

Moderate: Confinement, Racism, Sexism

Minor: Suicide

tabbed_reads2much's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If 'The Mysterious Benedict Society' went to war.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Colonisation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

abijmieds's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation

sameeha_k's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, War

Minor: Infertility

electraheart05's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Classism

Please make sure you read content warnings! This book gets intense towards the end of part 2 when it comes to war, gore, abuse, rape and anything dealing with war/genocide. At the end of the day this novel is a war novel and it’s dipectuons of war are intense and at times disturbing. Because it is heavily and I mean heavily inspired by the 2nd Shino war between China and Japan. Tiktok likes to advertise this as an enemies to lovers and that is not true not in the slightest.

bookaddictellagershon's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Colonisation, War, Classism

Moderate: Genocide

briesashes's review against another edition

4.75

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: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

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

razzberry_pi's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The world and history of Nikara is super interesting. Deals with themes of war, humanity, genocide, classism, and power. 

Overall the story is a little more grimdark/morally grey than I typically enjoy but it was very captivating regardless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Violence, War

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Vomit, Medical content

allbymys11's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment