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lglais's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
R. F. Kuang, assim como em Babel, sustenta um personagens que desejam o melhor para o mundo, que almejam uma revolução humanitária. O problema é que, assim como no mundo real, o futuro do mundo está na mão dos seres humanos, pessoas egoístas que desejam apenas o bem para si e a sustentação de seus desejos e confortos.
Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Colonisation, Death, Body horror, Xenophobia, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, Grief, Racism, Sexism, War, Murder, and Violence
lydiasturges's review against another edition
- 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
I never stopped loving Nekah. He was in a shitty situation just trying to make the best of it. Hearing his perspective at the very end, and seeing just how much he loved Rin, ruined me. They both genuinely thought they were doing the best for their country. I just wish they could have been true allies.
The last pages of Rin’s perspective and those last pages in Nekah’s perspective were perfection and absolutely tragic.
I am emotionally exhausted after this series. It feels like nothing can go right for Rin. But I genuinely can’t wait to reread these and get even more from it the second time. What an amazing commentary Kuang makes!
Graphic: War, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Cannibalism and Xenophobia
anispaperbacks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Watching Rin and the decisions she made throughout The Burning God was so fascinating. You know she's making choices that a morally sound person would not really be making but you can't help but enjoy it with some kind of sick satisfaction.
Spoiler for both this book and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes lmao:
Anyway, this isn't much of a review yet, more just me sharing some thoughts I had. So:
Overall, this was a great last novel in the trilogy. Despite the fact that I do feel a little unsatisfied and jarred at the ending, its the way things should have probably gone. I didn't enjoy (if enjoy is the right word for The Horrors experienced) The Burning God as much as I did The Dragon Republic, which is still by far my favourite in the trilogy, but this still rakes up 4 stars. I just feel like a lot of the book, I wasn't as invested in what was going on? I guess it just felt like there was a fair bit of reading to get to the bits which were just a bit more interesting to read, which IS fair for the topic of the book and understanding the gravity of everything going on, you can't have a book about war without large amounts of chapters on the military movements and engagements. It didn't diminish the book for me but The Burning God just wasn't quite what The Dragon Republic was to me.
I'm never going to forgive R.F Kuang for what she has done to me. In my review of TDR, I'm pretty sure I said I would kill myself if anything happened to Rin and Kitay so I better get onto that then. /lhj The trilogy was devastating and the characters are just so believable and complex. I adore how R.F Kuang writes and I'm not sure what to do with myself now that I've finished all the books. These books just amazingly well show the absolute horrors and brutality of war. The absolute devastation it leaves in its wake. How it changes people and what it drives them to do. The Poppy War trilogy has got to be one of my favourite fantasy series I have read, they are so well done.
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Murder, War, Xenophobia, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Vomit, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, Grief, and Racial slurs
Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, Bullying, and Excrement
annabel_winter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence, War, Gore, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Xenophobia, Suicide, Torture, and Rape
jhbandcats's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The good part was that Rin was powerful again, not whiny and miserable as she’d been in the second book. The battle scenes were gripping, and the strategy sessions were fascinating. But the periods in between battles felt like slogs.
As a whole, the trilogy is incredible. It amazes me that the author wrote these books between ages 19-23. Her skill at research and writing is unparalleled. You feel the mud and the rain, you smell the filth of the army, you know that weariness and hunger. But after 1600 pages, I, for one, didn’t want to be there.
I hope Kuang keeps writing - she’s just astonishing. These last two books were just too difficult for me to experience.
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Gore, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, War, Grief, Violence, Mental illness, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, and Torture
ladynocturnal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Murder, Violence, War, Drug abuse, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Kidnapping and Genocide
Minor: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Torture
icy_queen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Classism, Torture, Addiction, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, War, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Child abuse, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma
Minor: Abortion and Infertility
ghost_rider's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Colonisation, Murder, Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, Grief, Death, Genocide, Violence, Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use, Self harm, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Torture, Confinement, War, Fire/Fire injury, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry
nithyuh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I feel like I saw some part of the ending coming, but not to this extent.
R.F. Kuang’s writing and The Poppy War is forever ingrained in my brain. I’ll miss all these characters.
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, and War
Moderate: Colonisation, Gore, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Racism, Animal cruelty, and Xenophobia
Minor: Torture and Trafficking
potion96's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Classism, Murder, War, Cannibalism, Addiction, Child death, Colonisation, Body horror, Violence, Torture, Genocide, and Blood