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A review by tariana
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Despite the fact that sometimes I thought the book was too much focused on explaining war strategies, which turned out to be boring, the story as a whole is very interesting and it kept me reading non stop. The end of the second part is kind of gore, I had to stop to breathe otherwise I’d have thrown up. I still haven’t decided if I like Rin or not, she is so smart but some times she makes some stupid decisions (but she’s only 18, so I’ll give her a break).
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War