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Enfim, desculpa o desabafo.
A meia estrela que eu tirei foi porque me confundi um pouco com a parte política por boa parte do livro, acho que se eu estudar as Guerras do Ópio, vou entender melhor.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, War
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Slavery, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Blood, War
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Colonisation
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Torture, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma
Minor: Child abuse, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Child abuse, Colonisation
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang is book one in the Poppy War Trilogy. I went into this book as a buddy read with an irl friend without realizing it was going to be grimdark. I was not prepared. If you mean to read this series, please please check the content warnings. This book is not for the faint of heart; however, I do think this is worth the read, especially if you are able to read the author's note to get historical context.
We follow Rin, a dark skinned outsider from a rural province, where she is abused by her adoptive family. But Rin is ambitious and strives in her studies in order to be accepted into the military school at Sinegard. She quickly realizes that just getting out of her poor town isn't enough. Dealing with not being accepted because of her socioeconomic status and her dark skin, means if she wants respect, she has to be the best. Part one of the book starts out as sort of dark academia with a metaphysical element, but quickly turns to grimdark by part two.
While at Sinegard, Rin learns to access the gods, but the god she reaches for is the Phoenix, the burning god of revenge and hatred. Rin is fighting a war that can not be won against the island nation of Mugin. She joins a ragtag regiment of soldiers who all can access the gods in some way to aid their fighting, unfortunately, they go mad after a while. There is a lot that happens that I can't even begin to get into, but there are plenty of things I didn't see coming.
This book is an examination of the historical sociopolitical climate between Nikara and Mugin (China and Japan respectively) as well as the cost of war tactics. Rin's story is one of rage and revenge and a lust of power in order to control her own life. In the quest for power she loses something in herself. The price one pays for committing atrocities. Though this is primarily fiction, the author includes some notes on the real history of China during WW2 and the war with Japan. The hardest part to swallow is knowing that every single atrocity that happened in this book, happened in real life too.
I think Kuang's work is important. We rarely get to hear about China's history in the west, and sometimes stories are the easiest way to get them in the public consciousness. I look forward to book two to see how Rin is living with her decisions and how her relationships continue to evolve.
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism