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Bookmark or Share- Did anybody else feel this way about "The Poppy War" by R.F. Kuang?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 the East China Sea! The similarities aren’t just aesthetic.
- The Poppy War - Final Discussion (Spoilers) : r/Fantasy - RedditThe 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 enterprise; and to ...
- The Poppy War Trilogy by R. F. Kuang - A Review : r/Fantasy - RedditI feel like the ending of THE POPPY WAR was one of the great endings like GAME OF THRONES or THE LAST ARGUMENT OF KINGS. Basically, so much fantasy is repeated tropes and traditions that it is rare that something happens that completely subverts your expectations like the heroine committing genocide and becoming a monster worse than Sauron or ...
- I really liked The Poppy War Trilogy, what else should I read?If you enjoyed The Poppy War because you liked the historical fantasy-esque premise of a simplified version of World War II set in Fantasy China, try: The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu, which is the first book in The Dandelion Dynasty and is basically a fantasy retelling of the Chu-Han contention period of Chinese history with clear stand-ins for ...
- r/ThePoppyWar - Redditi 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.
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