Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

276 reviews

gaufrier's review against another edition

4.75

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: Yes

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Another stellar addition to the series. I loved this one even more than the first. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Xenophobia

shaninky's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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

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OOOOOOF. That was insane. My soul hurts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

tiamap's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

cjp213's review against another edition

1.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Dark and emotionally a very difficult read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Abandonment, War

kryzysowa_narzeczona's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Abortion

lauralia's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark 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

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God this book is grim. I thought, after the first one, that things would look up even a little bit, but nope, so so grim. It’s usually very much not my Thing, but the characters are compelling, and even the truly fucked-up ones (in a sea of morally grey characters, mind!) are in a way that feels so realistic it’s terrifying (I’m looking at you Petra). Rin is extremely frustrating, she keeps making stupid decisions and easily avoidable mistakes, but in a very relatable, once again very realistic way, and that makes me want to know her full story. So on we go, and I hope the end of book three will be even marginally happier 🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Vomit, Sexual harassment

run_like_a_river's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Violence, Grief, War

Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship

Minor: Rape

kait_anderson's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark tense

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

cristianafm's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Abortion

_manders_'s review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual assault, Violence, Suicide attempt, War

Moderate: Xenophobia, Vomit, Colonisation, Classism