Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
A devastatingly beautiful story of found family but also betrayal!!!! This book is so good if you don’t agree you aren’t smart
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, Classism
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
Devastatingly heartbreaking
reflective
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
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
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
This book is amazing. It should become required reading. Understanding how colonial structures influence the enquity and poverty of the people is the first step of freeing ourselves from oppression.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
What a phenomenal book. R.F.Kuang is an impeccable author and made me feel so many emotions for the characters, their history and their futures. I have never and I feel will never read a more important historical fiction tied in with fantasy. The book always felt like everything happening could be real, and that is because it is based so closely of our own histories only with the fantastical visions of Rebecca, nethertheless, the fantasy aspect never took away the importance of the stories being told and the lesson being portrayed, in fact they only reinforce the ideologies. This book was astounding and if you want a place to begin reading historical fiction or non-fictions this is it.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
rf kuang ate again what can I say
am I well though after reading this though? no
am I well though after reading this though? no