Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

165 reviews

samantha_nicole_e's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, War

Moderate: Animal death, Abortion, Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

irenadie's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional informative 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Blood, War

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Alcohol

sarahmreads's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, War

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse

Minor: Abortion

Hallucinations, human experimentation, massacres, mutilation

sarahholliday's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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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An incredibly impressive follow up to The Poppy War! I really loved how much Kuang dug into the complexities of the politics behind the Dragon Republic and its rebellion. The addition of the Hesperians and the Hinterlanders really expanded the world in a necessary and believable way, and it allowed us to get a better idea of how Rin and other Nikarans situate themselves within their world. 

Certain elements felt a little rushed or underdeveloped (do we really think Rin learned how to master those wings in such a short amount of time?), but as a counterbalance we got to see certain side characters develop into much more fully-formed participants in the story. I think Rin's character benefitted from having so many other personalities to play off of—she wasn't able to stay stuck in her own beliefs for very long. It'll be interesting to see how that plays out, for good and ill, as the story continues.

I'm really excited to see how Kuang wraps up the series, and what parts of 20th century Chinese history she'll interweave into the final installment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

sam_svare's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

jordanamackey's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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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HOLY. SHIT. this series is sweeping me off my feet, in both a good and bad way. i will be a Rin apologist until the day i die. she can do no wrong in my opinion. this book hits more on the strategic side of war and you spend a good chunk watching people go back and forth. once you get to part 3, just buckle down and prepare for the worst. 

Nezha, you are number 1 on my shit list. I will never forgive you and will blame you for Suni, Baji, and Ramsa for EVER.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Classism

hayreading's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a lot less emotionally devastating than the first book, but I really enjoyed it. It felt very fast-paced, and the characters feel real. A great combination of history and fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

monica_loredana's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual harassment, War

Minor: Animal death

ivana's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

themoostconfused's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism