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Throughout the book there were some pacing and characterisation (in the middle) issues.
What hit the hardest for me
Nonetheless, there was still some humor given throughout the book. Rin is a perfect protagonist. She emotionally complicated and annoys you every few pages (at least). I ex remely dislike Altan.
I really don't know what else to say. I just feel disturbed.
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Grief
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation
You care for Rin but her imperfections and real and tangible. What compels her is clear and follows through the whole book.
This books has some violent pages, that were incredibly difficult to read but is up front about violent acts that have been committed and are being committed in the effort to colonize "savage" peoples. Where most authors would shy away Kuang holds up a mirror to the way power can lead anyone to commit atrocities and to forget the humanity of another.
Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Colonisation, War, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Classism
Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Abandonment, Colonisation
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Violence, Colonisation, War, Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Self harm, Torture, Kidnapping
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Toxic friendship, War
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Colonisation, Classism
Minor: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Racism, Rape, Torture, Blood, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
The first 100 or so pages are slow paced but then after that it gets fast faced really fast until the end.
Absolutely broke me into a thousand tiny hurting bits. Altan is my favourite nobody understands him like I do.
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail