Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Опиумная война by R.F. Kuang

2266 reviews

alicelee18's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark 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: Genocide, Torture, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use

Minor: Sexual violence

stijlwaters's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

athenareads97's review against another edition

2.75

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Will there ever be a Kuang protagonist I like? Apparently not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Vomit

booknerdsam's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging 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 really enjoyed the world building and the character progression/regression of Rin. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Genocide, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War

pigeonsarecool's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use

sidddsquiddd's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, War

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Gore, Blood, Fire/Fire injury

blackmnm's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A intresting commentary on drug usage, spirituality, and war/genocide. While some parts were very rough to get through (as they should be given the content) - I was sat for the whole thing and am in need for the next part. Rin is a complex and driven main character who I loved watch come into her power. Excellently written!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore

Moderate: Addiction, Racial slurs, War

Minor: Torture, Violence, Xenophobia

clown_the_basking_shark's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional 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: Yes

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I can't do my regular Review Style cause I wouldn't know where to start. However I went into this book like 'Oh cool, a military school, what could go wrong?' And then everything proceeded to go wrong

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Medical content, War

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, Alcohol

Minor: Toxic relationship

eemadeeberry's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark 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, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Colonisation

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts

cc_castle's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence