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Опиумная война by R.F. Kuang

2259 reviews

happilyeveralli's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Complicated

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programmedcelldeath's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

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kylahken's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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: Complicated

phenomenal book. only minus .5stars due to the very graphic (though necessary evil as the novel is about a war) depiction of death, violence, and sexual assault. it is very much more of a new-adult book than a YA in my opinion; the fantasy world is so well explained but not in a way that is entirely overwhelming and is quite easy to get into. some fantasy i find to be tiring to read just because of the massive amount of knowledge you need to retain but Kuang does a great job at making the world easily navigable. immediately jumping into book 2!

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jsbalsera's review against another edition

3.5

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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theluckiest's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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zcox140's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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alicroz34's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

The fact that Kuang wrote this at twenty is so bonkers. It's complex, dark as hell, and whenever it starts to hint at a fantasy trope, it swings in an unexpected direction.

I don't know that I'm going to commit to another two books in the world, but I did enjoy this first book.

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gnasteb0i's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

This book is a tragic cautionary tale about revenge. Rin is consistently faced with brutal choices she must make for her survival in a country in constant war. Those choices ultimately lead her to the one decision she has been warned about since the beginning of her teachings under her Master. I was not expecting this book to be as visceral and descriptive as it was. Kuangs use of imagery and the depiction of war made this book incredibly depressing at times. When humanity is committed to making enemies out of each other in the name of empire who's lives matter and what binds countrymen together? Ultimately I am grateful for this book and hope to find some peace in the following installments (although if I learned anything from the first book it does not look likely).

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