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The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

455 reviews

celinabean's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

It’s intricate, dark, and beautiful. The morally grey area all these characters reside in and understanding the reason they reside there 🤌 vague

I still feel that forehead kiss and the knife slowly stabbing me in the back!

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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

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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georgiaisreadingg's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Holy shit. What an ending. I feel like l've been sucker punched. I think I'll be staring at the wall for a few hours after that.

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westhemm's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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hellichipmunk's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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thenakay's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

rin, I am always going to support because at the end of the day, everyone else kinda deserves it. am loving the venka and rin friendship I am receiving, especially after all that happened in book one.

now....

MY CIKE. THEY'RE ALL GONE. ALL OF THEM. in reality, this is just one of those situations where I would read a fanfiction of the characters (dead) reacting to the story because, despite his flaws, I miss altan. and I will miss the other cike members too now that I've finished book 2.

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areadersrevel's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was so done with Rin in this book. She became this whiny little b***h seeking validation and was overly obsessed with Altan. They weren’t even that close and the AH slapped her that one time, like tell me why all of sudden she’s determined to honor his memory? Also, aren’t we supposed to be developing her character? Why does she feel underdeveloped? This is the SECOND BOOK!!!! I was expecting her to be way more badass. Make it make sense!

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