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cxgianetta 's review for:
The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is an emotional roller coaster ride. It’s so informative yet imaginative. It’s powerful, as someone who researched the Rape of Nanjing for college it was at times hard to read. Kuang did an amazing job of inserting history into this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism