Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Burning God by R.F. Kuang

127 reviews

ro_xox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Racism, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Animal death, Child death, Blood, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Violence, Death, Drug use, Self harm, and War

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Cannibalism

donatio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I really don't know how to feel about it. Like, the style and everything absolutely matches the theme and it beautifies nothing. But still... Why the ending?! I don't think Kitay got the appreciation he deserved. On the other hand it's the only possibly "good" conclusion of the trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Racism, Abandonment, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Hate crime, Vomit, War, Death, Violence, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Racial slurs, Torture, Cursing, Drug use, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Self harm

ellenisntcool's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Body horror, Racism, Sexual violence, Sexism, Emotional abuse, War, Murder, Violence, Self harm, Xenophobia, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Colonisation, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Blood, War, Animal death, and Vomit

lanid's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Body horror, Cannibalism, Suicide, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Xenophobia, Drug use, and War

Minor: Gun violence, Mental illness, Alcohol, Excrement, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, and Rape

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I don't know where to begin. Kuang is an excellent writer and creator of characters. I fell in love with Chen Kitay and his bond with Rin was the most moving aspect of the story. Rin's ending felt fitting, inevitable, and unsettling. It feels so cruel that Nezha is the only surviving character out of the dozen or so we came to love. He was so well written, but I wish more was done with his character ultimately. The third installment felt so very rushed and frustrating at times. I'll be thinking about this for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racism, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Gore, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, War, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Abortion

ronniereadsregularly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Self harm, and Genocide

albernikolauras's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I am glad I finished this series, but this was a jarring ending to a jarring series. The series conclusion picks up close to where the previous book left off, and Rin has a series of difficult decisions ahead of her as she prepares to confront her enemies.

I understand this series is watching Rin devolve into a villain and she is in situations where she doesn't have any good choices to make. But it is incredibly frustrating watching Rin ignore logic for paranoia and seem to forget the majority of her miltary training. And, just when you think the book should be over, you have 25% more of the book left to follow her further recede.

I think that there is a lot of amazing discussions and interesting uses of history, but the pacing of this book (and the series overall) has not worked for me and Rin's flashes of brilliance aren't enough to convince me that she should have made it as far as she did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, War, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Self harm, Rape, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Slavery, Physical abuse, and Gore

bookishwinter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

what a way to end it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Genocide, Drug use, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Death, Classism, Racism, War, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm and Torture

bloodbrooxv's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

È difficile mettere una parola davanti all'altra nel parlare del finale di una serie che ho amato dall'inizio alla fine e a cui mi sono profondamente affezionata, ma ci proverò comunque.

L'ultimo libro di questa trilogia si è dimostrato senza dubbio all’altezza dei precedenti.
La trama si mantiene costantemente interessante e coinvolgente, e non mancano sicuramente colpi di scena destabilizzanti. Avendo adorato la seconda metà della repubblica del drago ho apprezzato particolarmente il ritmo della storia e le situazioni esplorate, soprattutto perché è evidente quanto l'autrice sia effettivamente informata sull'argomento.

La guerra in questo libro viene presentata in modo molto realistico: brutale, logorante e che toglie indiscriminatamente la vita a colpevoli e innocenti, senza preoccuparsi di risparmiare personaggi solo perché considerati interessanti. È straziante pensare a come le situazioni di cui leggiamo siano testimonianze trascritte di fatti avvenuti realmente durante la seconda guerra sino-giapponese: è proprio vero che la crudeltà umana non ha limiti.

Parlando dei personaggi, la Kwang si è dimostrata un'altra volta abilissima nel caratterizzarli e nel rendere le loro scelte coerenti con ciò che è avvenuto nei libri precedenti. Rin è una protagonista pazzesca, e in questo libro ci viene mostrato alla massima potenza quanto possa essere spietata e pronta a sacrificare chiunque e qualsiasi cosa per raggiungere i propri obbiettivi. Anche Kitay e Nezha, pur venendoci presentati dal punto di vista di Rin, rimangono personaggi pazzeschi e che ho amato dall'inizio alla fine.

E poi arriviamo al finale. Perfetto e totalmente centrato nella sua brutalità: c'era solo un modo in cui la storia sarebbe potuta finire. (QUESTO NON LO RENDE MENO DOLOROSO REBECCA ASPETTO IL BONIFICO PER PAGARE LA TERAPIA)

In conclusione la trilogia della guerra dei papaveri si dimostra nuovamente essere la mia serie adult fantasy preferita, e tutto il credito va dato alla bravura disarmante di Rebecca.

(Aspetto il prequel sulla Triade come la seconda venuta di Cristo. Amen)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Child death, Gore, Racism, Death, Self harm, Torture, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Rape

Minor: Cannibalism

being_stupid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Genocide, Rape, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Self harm, Blood, Cannibalism, Body horror, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, War, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Deportation, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Dementia and Forced institutionalization