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protestmyboredom 's review for:
The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I personally didn’t think this book was as good as people talked it up to be. It had some some action, fantasy, and historical fiction, but I just didn’t connect to the characters as well. Jiang and the Lore class are definitely reminiscent of Elodin and the Naming class from Name of the Wind but I like Name of the Wind better. I felt like Nehza’s transformation to friend was very abrupt with no real hard feelings. I kept expecting Rin’s brother to emerge somehow (maybe in a future book?). I felt like Rin being Speerly was very convenient and not really explained so I don’t fully believe it yet.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism