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Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
The vibe of this book is the scene in Mulan where they're singing about girls and then they come over the hill and see the village burned to the ground.
Its so sudden. So jarring. And so intense. I loved every second of this book. Its so real and mystical at the same time.
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War
Moderate: Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Vomit
Minor: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Excrement, Medical content, Trafficking, Abandonment
Politics and military strategy play a major role in this story. R.F.Kuang also touched a lot on classism, colorism, colonialism, and the collateral damage of unnecessary wars that span through generations, which I appreciated.
I can't recommend this book enough. To say that I'm blown away would be an understatement, especially owing to the fact that this is R.F. Kuang's debut novel, and she started writing it at 19! So excited to read the rest of this trilogy.
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Classism
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, War
Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Violence, Murder, War
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Rape, Torture, Blood, Colonisation
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abortion
Fantasy, Historical, Found Family
“I believe in gods as a cultural reference. As metaphors. As things we refer to keep us safe because we can’t do anything else, as manifestations of our neuroses. But not as things that I truly trust are real. Not as things that hold actual consequence for the universe.”
“Children ceased to be children when you put a sword in their hands. When you taught them to fight a war, then you armed them and put them on the front lines, they were not children anymore. They were soldiers.”
“It was, simply, what happened when one race decided that the other was insignificant.”
“And if your opponent was not human, if your opponent was a cockroach, what did it matter how many of them you killed?”
“If you were the victim, what could you say to make your tormentor recognize you as human? How did you get your enemy to recognize you at all?”
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail