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brontosaurkelly 's review for:
The Poppy War
by R.F. Kuang
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I honestly don't know how to rate this book. I just finished and am still reeling. I'll come back when I've had some more time to reflect, but I plan on reading the rest of the trilogy when I recover from this.
I *really* wish I had read the content warnings. It's fucking heavy. If you're at all familiar with the history of the second sino-japanese war, you'll have an idea of what you're getting in to. It's brutal. And really well written. Have something fun lined up after you finish this one
I *really* wish I had read the content warnings. It's fucking heavy. If you're at all familiar with the history of the second sino-japanese war, you'll have an idea of what you're getting in to. It's brutal. And really well written. Have something fun lined up after you finish this one
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Bullying