Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Опиумная война by R.F. Kuang

543 reviews

tlstark1994's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

---

Could have done without the horrific descriptions of Golyn Niis. I get the point that was being made, but anyone with no stomach for gore, or horror should be aware.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, War

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

lazulisky's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use

star_witch's review against another edition

4.5

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore

Minor: Bullying, Infertility, Misogyny

cleaisreading's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark 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: Yes

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Drug abuse

flwzspark's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark reflective sad medium-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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail

tabea1409's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

carol16's review against another edition

1.0

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

---

The first 60% is wonderful and intense and then the last 40% is a horrific description of the mutiliation of a two different people groups. I nearly threw up reading this. It's very unethical to make a fantasy novel using actual historical accounts of one of the worst crimes agains humanity. Really horrendous. Please do yourself a favor and skip this novel. There is a limit to violence that people should not cross for the sake of entertainment and this book crossed it. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Murder, War

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Body shaming

occuprop's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

---

The book is about The Nanjing Massacre and other atrocities of WW2. Take the content warnings seriously and don't go into this expecting a sanitized fantasy.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

daisy17's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 24%

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, War

lindsaybethlyons's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional tense fast-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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Colonisation, War