Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang

14 reviews

marah's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-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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I loved this book!! Rin’s character development was so satisfying to see. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Classism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Self harm, Slavery, Vomit, Police brutality, Cannibalism, Abortion, Death of parent

I think that because of these topics, this book had potential to fall into trauma-porn territory but it definitely did not. R.F. Kuang writes about this material very well.

BUT ALSO THE DUMPLINGS PART WAS SO FUCKED UP

helliepad's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense slow-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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The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is because Rin is still sane (by this world's standards at least, which is waaaaaay different from ours, considering it's a war-torn patriarchal society that is out to kill her AND she has PTSD + trust and anger issues + a literal Destruction God whispering in her ear all the time) by the end of this.

I want the tragedy.

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Content Warnings

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

isleoflinds's review against another edition

5.0

challenging 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: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Excrement, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Slavery, Cannibalism

kaylamoran's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I found the first book of these series to be extremely predictable at times.  I did not have that problem at all with this book.  It's a rare example of a second book that's better than the first, and the first was excellent in its own right.  I think this one was slightly less violent and bloody, but the plot was so much more gripping.  I loved this, and I can't wait to see where the next book goes.
R.F. Kuang has a unique ability to get me to worry and care about awful people.  Rin and her friends have done some really terrible things, and yet I still care so much about what happens to them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit