Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Опиумная война by R.F. Kuang

1878 reviews

zazzisara's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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: Complicated

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WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK DID I JUST READ

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, War

c80laurel's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional fast-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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Blood, War

sarahemily0425's review against another edition

4.5

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: Complicated

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Wow. I’m a big RF Kuang and this novel had me constantly at the edge of my seat. I felt like I lived years with Rin while reading this novel. What an epic tale with fascinating arcs and complicated characters. I caution some against reading for some heavy themes,

the final 1/4 of the book has some horrifyingly vivid descriptions of war, death,  genocide, and torture that I may never forget

This novel feels like a very violent, dark, and fucked up mixture of Harry Potter (except written by a non TERF) and avatar the last air bender. I usually have no interest  in series but I am excited to read more of Rin’s world of magic and gods. A stupid question, why does this cover have a girl with an arrow? Rin mainly wields a sword. A spoilery/maybe stupid question:

were Altan and Chaghan romantically involved? I hope so

amazing book, can’t wait to read the next 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

amaya_jam's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, War

Moderate: Medical trauma

viireads's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Genocide, Torture, Violence, War

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Blood

Minor: Abandonment

katrose03's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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No lo sé. Difícil de digerir, recién acabo de terminarlo y puedo decir que es bueno objetivamente hablando. La construcción de los personajes y del entorno es bastante sólido, siendo su evolución una que tiene sentido con el contexto. Sin embargo, siento que no se vuelve realmente fuerte hasta la mitad, donde toma un giro bastante diferente. Hasta cierto punto se siente como una introducción a lo que está por suceder en lo que resta de la trilogía. Bueno a pesar de todo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail

youngmands's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Genocide, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Murder, War

katelynxo's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Racism, Rape, Violence, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, War

rattlemyjones's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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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A brutal fantasy novel about war. There is no sugar coating, no beating around the bush, often times fantasy books romanticize war. This is not one of those books. The depth of knowledge in this book, and the fact that Kuang based much of the atrocities on real events, makes the story staggering and horribly beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

livwa's review against another edition

4.5

challenging 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: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Colonisation, War