Did anybody else feel this way about "The Poppy War" by R.F.
The Poppy War has deliberate parallels to Sino-Japanese relations during the 20th century. (So deliberate, in fact, that whenever I describe the world I just say “faux China” and “faux Japan.”) The map in the hardcover looks almost identical to …
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i just finished the poppy war and i have questions about the timeline. when the book starts rin is 14 and she takes the exam at 16. when she's a first year at the academy, altan is a fifth year which makes him 21. at some point it is mentioned that rin is 19 and that the speerly island massacre happened 20 years ago.
Thoughts on The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang : r/Fantasy - Reddit
The Poppy War and A Little Hatred are tied for the two angriest novels I've ever read, right now, but The Poppy War was the honestly darker of the two. Abercrombie gets dark in his themes, the one I see the most being "people can't change". But The Poppy War feels absolutely oppressive.
A DNF Review of The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang : r/Fantasy - Reddit
May 14, 2021 · The Poppy War is a book I was very excited to read after seeing its summary. It markets itself as a story of growth, as a village girl makes it into the school reserved only for the upper classes. But this is not what it is. One of the many reasons I dropped The Poppy War was due to the very rapid and massive tonal shift midway through the book.
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Jun 28, 2018 · The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang. When Rin aced the Keju, the Empire-wide test to find the most talented youth to learn at the Academies, it was a shock to everyone: to the test officials, who couldn’t believe a war orphan from Rooster Province could pass without cheating; to Rin’s guardians, who believed they’d finally be able to marry her off and further their criminal …
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Feb 1, 2024 · Gods, and how Nezha is all alone. The stark realization that no one from the poppy war is alive by the end except for Nezha. Rin was so fascinating, so beautiful yet horrifying. R.F Kuang did not make this easy, but alas, that is war. no one is truly a winner. but also, what the fuck happened to Lianhua 😭 she was literally forgotten.
Review: ML Wang's Sword of Kaigen (The Poppy War Meets The
Feb 21, 2019 · The Poppy War’s darkness meets The Last Airbender’s Elemental Magic. Being a Second World conflict between China and Japan, ML Wang’s Sword of Kaigen brought to my mind RF Kuang’s meteoric debut, The Poppy War. With all the hype surrounding it, The Poppy War was my most anticipated release of 2018; but one whose expectations were so ...
What are the connections between The Poppy War series and 20th …
Jul 29, 2020 · The Poppy War is a deliberate beat for beat retelling of the Sino-Japanese War, or the Chinese front of WWII as you may know it. The only thing changed is the ending of the war. Sinegard Academy could be read as a parallel for Whampoa although Mao never went there. War begins with a retelling of 9:18 or the Battle of Mukden (Muriden in the book).
The Poppy War, Or: How Not to Write Chinese Fantasy
Jun 23, 2024 · The Poppy War. The Poppy War is, simply put, an edgy version of Harry Potter coloured over with the veneer of Chinese/East Asian cultural symbols and names, set in the backdrop of a hilariously cobbled together, fantasy version of the Opium Wars/Accords + the Sino-Japanese war.
The Poppy War; some points, questions, theories, and ending.
Jun 28, 2022 · The Poppy War; some points, questions, theories, and ending. Singular POV is a huge setback in the series. We see nearly everything unfold and fold from Rin's perspective and that misses out on a golden opportunity to build (more) suspense.