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annablanna 's review for:
The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Dark and mystical. The most realistic portrayal of war I've read in fantasy literature– there are no happy endings. Was wild to finish it off whilst a little high on (hospital-issued) drugs when drugs were a main focus of the text. Another killer text from Kuang.
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis