Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Опиумная война by R.F. Kuang

1135 reviews

ebbi_blobblob's review against another edition

5.0

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

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My mind is blown 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation

mostlykenny's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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: Complicated

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Absolutely brilliant. R.F. Kuang is becoming my new favorite author. A dark, tense fantasy with complex characters, political themes and world-building that will leave you all over the place but still very intriguing as you read. Do check Triggers warning before reading but it’s definitely worth to look into this story. It’s rich atmosphere, high stakes and difficult journey that the characters face. Also, just a bonus in my opinion, FMC 🫶🏽
But definitely pick this up !! ⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, War

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Fatphobia, Infertility, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping

Rip Alten :( R.F. Kuang how could you DO this to meee

bronteysbooks's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation

moonlitemuseum's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark informative 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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This book put me off eating for a week

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

zouri's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Infertility, Sexual assault, Torture, Kidnapping

juliahulia's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

Loveable characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War

calliope_rivers's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Sexual violence, Blood, Colonisation, Classism

dominiq_ec's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This was a wonderfully written piece of media, but young adults making emotionally charged decisions will never be my forte, especially being someone easily consumed by anger myself. And when you apply this to colonial narratives, we simply see colonial trauma transforming a victim into a colonizer herself. 

I had high hopes for Rin. And she was nowhere close to reaching them. But I’m not sure if she was meant to. 

I’ll think about reading the rest of the series, but I don’t think I will. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Ableism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts

ma_fer's review against another edition

4.5

dark 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: Child death, Death, Genocide, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, War

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Medical trauma, Colonisation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape

rascali's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War

Minor: Self harm, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation