Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Опиумная война by R.F. Kuang

1146 reviews

queenkath32's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

vespera's review against another edition

4.25

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

exeidur's review against another edition

4.25

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A solid first part of a trilogy. I absolutely loved the start and was drawn in quickly. Rin is a very strong character, and different from a lot of fantasy protagonists - she goes further in her rage and vengeance, she will do anything to achieve her goals, but she is also massively insecure and desperately seeks validation from her teachers. It is interesting to see how war both enhances and changes her characteristics.

Great cast of characters - though there were a bit many to remember at some point -, a solid writing style, and a well-structured plot with some twists and turns that do ultimately make a lot of sense. 8,5/10

I could've done with a little less horrifying descriptions of dead babies near the end, but you can't say Kuang is pulling any punches. And since its sadly based on reality, I can't really complain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Medical trauma, War

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

bootsmom3's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail

rsb12's review against another edition

5.0

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Colonisation

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Infertility, Misogyny, Suicide, Alcohol, Classism

miciahsreads's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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characters - 1
worldbuilding - 1
writing - .75
enjoyment - .75
plot - .75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape

ehrycyna's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

mktraxel's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

BRUTAL

christineplum's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark sad tense medium-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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after rereading, I docked it a star because while the world building is stunning and interesting, there are things in Rin’s progression that feel less sincere and more like they’re needed for the plot. I’ve read other works by Kuang at this point, and she definitely tightens some of the weaknesses that come out in this book. (you know, her DEBUT novel lol.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

biobeetle's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Colonisation