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Graphic: Genocide, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Colonisation, War
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, War
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, War
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Grief
Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Mental illness, Torture, Excrement, Colonisation, Classism
harrowing, devastating and beautiful portrait of a complex and traumatized girl. at times funny!! Didn’t shy away from the bleak and dark parts of war.
I’d say the best part of the book was somewhere around the middle. Near the end, it felt like I was being overly spoonfed the point it was trying to make, (I.e. “war bad”, “racism bad” which like yes of course) and it became so graphic that I felt nauseous. Not for the weak stomachs.
Although I will say that
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War
The amount of suffering and trigger warnings in this book was a little much (see content warning list below) - although I know that it’s the point of the book and important to the world and characters.
RF Kuang has made strides in her prose and writing since The Poppy War (I adore Babel). I’m going to finish this series but I don’t think I would reach for this book again.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Classism
So yup this book was everything, my favorite series is the hunger games and this first book had similar vibes, i love my girl Rin, went from adoring Altan to hating him, and i'm now rooting for Nezha (surprinsingly enough)
Lots of TW so beware of this, especially the war times, very very very explicit, and the fact that it's all inspired by true events is truly disturbing, shows how violent men can be and how quickly we forget
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Colonisation
Minor: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical content
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail