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challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Tragic and yet hopeful- a hard balance but God does she make it work. Kuang really knows how to raise the stakes until you think they're at the highest point, and then raise them again. A masterful introduction to the inherent violence of colonisation. The messaging is very on-the-nose but also I think perhaps it had to be- as it says people will take any excuse to avoid seeing what is uncomfortable. Subtext isn't strong enough for white people.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Addiction, Child death