lizziaha 's review for:

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

4.25

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

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Damn this book is brutal to read. Even with my fairly basic knowledge of Sino-Japanese relations it was horrifying and morbidly intriguing to see represented in this way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Infertility, Misogyny, Vomit