mariasaragoca 's review for:

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

3.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Veeeery important read, especially in this time and day, and as the portuguese saying goes - “Para bom entendedor, meia palavra basta.”

would also like to point out that Kuang writes in the Acknowledgments: “Immigrants, we get the job done.” which might be something to be kept in mind for the very foreseeable future

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Medical content