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ripxreads 's review for:
The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Torture
Pages 423-425 (when Venka starts talking) contains graphic discussion of mass genocide and mass rape. There’s also a graphic infanticide that I don’t think I’ll ever get out of my head.