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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Cannibalism
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Cannibalism
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Classism
The politics of this book are wonderfully complex. There are multiple different political factions, and they are all at odds with each other in different ways. Daji, Vaisra, and the Hesperians are a fascinating triad of competing villains. R. F. Kuang’s skill at depicting the horrors of war and of religious colonization is unmatched.
No scene in The Dragon Republic matches the utter horror of the massacre at Golyn Niis in The Poppy War, but this book simply never lets up on the way that it discusses and shows atrocities. You will not have a single moment while reading this book where you feel good about anything.
The pieces of the story didn’t fit together quite as well as in the first one. I think it’s just a second-book problem, but there were a few too many moving parts.
People who recommend this series for the “romance” are vile and irresponsible. The relationship between Rin and Nezha is tortured and complicated and deeply compelling. It is one of the most fascinatingly toxic relationships I’ve ever encountered. But it is less than a subplot, and if you go into these books expecting romance, you will be much worse than disappointed.
I’m probably going to need to wait another three months before I read book three.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Cannibalism, Abortion, Classism
I want the tragedy.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Colonisation
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Abortion, Pregnancy
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, War
Moderate: Chronic illness, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Colonisation
Minor: Genocide, Cannibalism
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Medical trauma
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Toxic friendship, Colonisation
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation
Moderate: Abortion