Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

158 reviews

raiynnn's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

ellenisntcool's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Vomit, and War

lanid's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Addiction, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Alcohol

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I don't know where to begin. Kuang is an excellent writer and creator of characters. I fell in love with Chen Kitay and his bond with Rin was the most moving aspect of the story. Rin's ending felt fitting, inevitable, and unsettling. It feels so cruel that Nezha is the only surviving character out of the dozen or so we came to love. He was so well written, but I wish more was done with his character ultimately. The third installment felt so very rushed and frustrating at times. I'll be thinking about this for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

alicelalicon's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and War

albernikolauras's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I am glad I finished this series, but this was a jarring ending to a jarring series. The series conclusion picks up close to where the previous book left off, and Rin has a series of difficult decisions ahead of her as she prepares to confront her enemies.

I understand this series is watching Rin devolve into a villain and she is in situations where she doesn't have any good choices to make. But it is incredibly frustrating watching Rin ignore logic for paranoia and seem to forget the majority of her miltary training. And, just when you think the book should be over, you have 25% more of the book left to follow her further recede.

I think that there is a lot of amazing discussions and interesting uses of history, but the pacing of this book (and the series overall) has not worked for me and Rin's flashes of brilliance aren't enough to convince me that she should have made it as far as she did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

shivapriya's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

</My favorite moment in the book would be when Rin shows Petra the Pantheon>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and War

Moderate: Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Minor: Addiction

thoughtsontomes's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I liked this finale more than book 2 but neither book lived up to book 1 for me. I do think this series could have been a quartet, as so much happens in this final book and so many plot points could have been (and in other books would have been) the climax of this book. Another book would have given it more time to breath. This series deals with the realities of war beautifully and the sacrifices made as well as what can and cannot be returned from. Everyone warns about the ending and the series being devastating, but by time we got to it, I didn't see any other way it could have gone. The inevitabilities of war is exactly the point of this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, and War

Moderate: Rape

fiasandia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, and War

fynnnnnn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Abortion, Abandonment, and Alcohol