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A review by gigglesigh
The Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I should've been to bed hours ago but those last hundred pages wouldn't let me go. The political detail is impressive and the constant reconstruction of the truth has me on my tiptoes all the time, I love it so much. I spent half this book thinking "no, no, no, please, no" and the other half wishing she would just kill one of the various people I hate, and yet it was great.
Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Racism, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Genocide, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Vomit, and War