Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Dragon Republic - Republik Naga by R.F. Kuang

103 reviews

charlereads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Colonisation, Cursing, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Abortion, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, War, Xenophobia, and Vomit

space_bandit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Addiction, Blood, Death, and War

Moderate: Colonisation, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Child death, Classism, Gun violence, Racism, and Vomit

Minor: Grief, Abortion, Body horror, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Torture

darnays's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Xenophobia, War, and Gore

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Religious bigotry

Minor: Ableism, Body horror, and Drug use

dani_reviews's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Gun violence, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, and Vomit

griffinthief's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War

Minor: Abortion

blazing_orchids's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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: Addiction, Blood, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Medical content, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, War, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Hate crime, Sexism, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

zahraa_aj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

This only made me cry thanks

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and War

fruitea's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

very gritty. the descriptions of battles etc. are very straight to the point, like there’s no sugar coating to make things seem less horrific. we see how the characters become desensitised to atrocities. they’re not invincible. they’re scared and angry and desperate and tormented. nothing about war is romanticised, which is a refreshing change from a lot of the other books about war i’ve read. it makes you think, “if i were in that situation, i’d never do something like that,” at first. then it makes you question your own principles, just as the characters do. it’s war. it’s horrifying and traumatising, people are unsympathetic and selfish, which is understandable because they’re terrified for their own lives, so to have to worry about thousands of others in the same situation would destroy their minds completely. i could go on about this book aaaaaaaaa the characters are so complex and interesting also i cried a lot reading this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, War, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

hayleyvem's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

clea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-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

This book was soo good (although very painful)! I found it even better than the first book in the trilogy and I'm sooo looking forward to reading the third one! 
The characters are written so authentically, you really think that they are real people. They are flawed, make bad decisions (and are sometimes infuriatingly annoying) but are so inherently human that you can only feel with and root for them. I found Rin's character arc specifically satisfying/fascinating. 
The political intrigues were substantially brought onto the next level in this book and made it so much more engaging and addictive. I especially liked the extremely intricate relationships between the characters. Nothing is simple, nothing is what it seems which is quite realistic and makes you all the more interested. 
Kuang manages to give a perfect balance between emotional, character focused sections and action-packed, epic scenes. You get a deep insight into the protagonists and thus a profound character analysis, but without a lack of suspense and action. 
If you love (dark) high-fantasy, you will adore this trilogy! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Rape, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Colonisation, Body horror, Blood, and Animal death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Vomit, and Confinement