#the poppy war

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cojode:

it doesnt go away. it never will.

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↳ fang runin and kitay chen, the poppy war

qara’s expression softened. “do you love him?”
“yes,” rin said immeaditely. “more than anyone else in the world.”

cccrystalclear:

My love for Nezha knows no bounds

dragonsparkles12: “The white-haired Seer tilted his head to the sky, exposing long, jagged scars run

dragonsparkles12:

“The white-haired Seer tilted his head to the sky, exposing long, jagged scars running down the sides of his pale neck. He uttered a harsh, cackling laugh.”


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rin, nezha, and kitay have about four brain cells between the three of them…

and they’re all kitay’s.

Holy Frustration, Batman! I don’t recall a book that made me so frustrated at the main character and the world. The Dragon Republic picks up with Rin dealing with the mental and physical consequences of her actions against the Federation. She is haunted by Atlan’s memory and uses opium as a way to numb her feelings. Her actions in the first 200 pages of the book made me grind my teeth because she reverts to a sullen teenager, however, this quickly ends as the adults around her slap her out of her sulk. Rin’s naivety fades as the Republic prepares to fight the Empress Daji - Rin’s sworn enemy and the villain. But all is not what it seems. And as Rin begins to dive under the surface her desire for revenge often clouds her judgement but she is pulled back down to earth by some of my favorite characters from book one.

Book two was as action-packed as the end of book one but with more dense battle scenes and political intrigue. The magical battle scenes in particular were incredible. They reminded me a tiny bit of Noami Novil. Kuang’s plot twists are evenly paced and keep the reader entertained throughout the 560 pages (this is not a short story). She gradually introduces new characters and sheds light on the Trifecta. It also becomes clear to the reader, that there is no black and white in war. Someone always loses. One of the things that startled me a bit was how ugly the Hesperians were painted. I expected them to be haughty and extremely racist, as the Westerners looking to colonize. Their beliefs in the one god echoed the christian missionaries who arrived in China in the early 1840s. But some of the things Petra said reminded a tad too much of the Nazis. Their belief of the superior race - blonde and blue eyed as one example. I believe the racism mentioned is an accurate portrayal but why blonde and blue eyed specifically? My guess was this was to show contrast vs. the Nikara and the Mugen. In fact, Daji’s back story paints an interesting perspective on the war.

The other aspect of the Dragon Republic that was a little hard for me to believe was the supposed romance between Atlan and Rin. Following the release of the first book, Kyuang confirmed that romance was not a strong plot device. Rin’s feelings of guilt and her confession in the second book contradict this a bit. Unless the love is more platonic? It was really hard to tell. And there is still evidence of a love triangle but it is resolved by the ending.

And what an ending. That is one award you have to hand to Kyang. She knows how to write an explosive ending. Even knowing what Rin and Kitay are planning you don’t really see the plot twist coming.

3.5-4 stars for The Dragon Republic. I loved the Poppy War more but this does not disappoint.

ARC provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

XX 

Susan

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pagesdaily:

 THE POPPY WAR. 

war doesn’t determine who’s right. war determines who remains. 

JOIN @PAGESDAILY.


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sudaji:@fantasysociety​ game 04 | colours | su dajibut beauty without youth was dangerous. the empresudaji:@fantasysociety​ game 04 | colours | su dajibut beauty without youth was dangerous. the empresudaji:@fantasysociety​ game 04 | colours | su dajibut beauty without youth was dangerous. the empre

sudaji:

@fantasysociety​ game 04 | colours | su daji

but beauty without youth was dangerous. the empress’s beauty did not require the soft fullness of young lips, the rosy red of young cheeks, the tenderness of young skin. this beauty cut deep, like a sharpened crystal. this beauty was immortal.


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ttreelore:

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cojode:

it doesnt go away. it never will.

facinaoris:…she had to make herself remember how to hate him.facinaoris:…she had to make herself remember how to hate him.

facinaoris:

…she had to make herself remember how to hate him.


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kitays: @storyseekers​ event 21 : minimalist — the poppy warchildren ceased to be children when you kitays: @storyseekers​ event 21 : minimalist — the poppy warchildren ceased to be children when you kitays: @storyseekers​ event 21 : minimalist — the poppy warchildren ceased to be children when you kitays: @storyseekers​ event 21 : minimalist — the poppy warchildren ceased to be children when you kitays: @storyseekers​ event 21 : minimalist — the poppy warchildren ceased to be children when you kitays: @storyseekers​ event 21 : minimalist — the poppy warchildren ceased to be children when you

kitays:

@storyseekersevent 21 : minimalist — the poppy war

children ceased to be children when you put a sword in their hands. when you taught them to fight a war, then you armed them and put them on the front lines, they were not children anymore. they were soldiers.


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Next backlog papercraft is inspired by The Poppy War trilogy by R.F. Kuang! Featured on the July 202Next backlog papercraft is inspired by The Poppy War trilogy by R.F. Kuang! Featured on the July 202Next backlog papercraft is inspired by The Poppy War trilogy by R.F. Kuang! Featured on the July 202Next backlog papercraft is inspired by The Poppy War trilogy by R.F. Kuang! Featured on the July 202Next backlog papercraft is inspired by The Poppy War trilogy by R.F. Kuang! Featured on the July 202

Next backlog papercraft is inspired by The Poppy War trilogy by R.F. Kuang! Featured on the July 2021 Illumicrate mug!

Whaaaaaa I had so many feelings working on this. I think I was just starting The Burning God when I began the sketch concept for this papercraft with Illumicrate, and by the time I was assembling the final papercraft, I felt like each sliver I was gluing down were the scraps of my heart falling to pieces as I finished off the trilogy. Freakin’ A, I’m so glad I was allowed to binge this series.

This was such an epic fantasy to experience, and I hope I was able to convey the power of these two characters had; the burning and eveloping rage of Rin, and the swift and elegant pragmatism of Nezha. The title of the mug refers to a quote in The Dragon Republic, “Between us, we have the fire and the water,” when Rin is attempting to convince Nezha how much of a force they are when working together; but how true that they are just as much as a force when they are not.


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softforkanej:

i’m reading the poppy war right now and i’m in love with kitay… precious boy <33

nateliert:Fang Runin, at the beginning, when everything was a bit less complicated

nateliert:

Fang Runin, at the beginning, when everything was a bit less complicated


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alixinwwonderland:

@booksociety’s In Another Universe event:the poppy war by r.f. kuang

the gods had no power at all, except what she gave them. the gods could affect the universe only through humans like her.


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monstress: I have become something wonderful, she thought. I have become something terrible. monstress: I have become something wonderful, she thought. I have become something terrible.

monstress:

I have become somethingwonderful, she thought. I have become something terrible.


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vaisra:

perhapsneither.perhapsboth

happy birthday maira ♥ [ @poppyswars]


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ASIANLITNET EVENT 07: LGBTQ+ READSjune is here and so is our seventh event! thus, whether your skill

ASIANLITNET EVENT 07: LGBTQ+ READS

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princekiem:@queercreators​​ event 04: antagonists — su daji, the poppy warThen you’ve got nothing. Tprincekiem:@queercreators​​ event 04: antagonists — su daji, the poppy warThen you’ve got nothing. Tprincekiem:@queercreators​​ event 04: antagonists — su daji, the poppy warThen you’ve got nothing. Tprincekiem:@queercreators​​ event 04: antagonists — su daji, the poppy warThen you’ve got nothing. T

princekiem:

@queercreators​​ event 04: antagonists — su daji, the poppy war

Then you’ve got nothing. Then you’ve lost.

- for@fahey (400 celeb)


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dajis:@queercreators event 05 : themes and motifs — gods in the poppy wardestiny is a myth.destiny idajis:@queercreators event 05 : themes and motifs — gods in the poppy wardestiny is a myth.destiny idajis:@queercreators event 05 : themes and motifs — gods in the poppy wardestiny is a myth.destiny idajis:@queercreators event 05 : themes and motifs — gods in the poppy wardestiny is a myth.destiny i

dajis:

@queercreators event 05 : themes and motifs — gods in the poppy war

destiny is a myth.
destiny is the only myth.
the gods choose nothing.
you chose.


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virginiadre:

I am a force of creation

federicocesaris:

(insp in the notes)

alixinwwonderland: @booksociety’s In Another Universe event: the poppy war by r.f. kuangthe gods hadalixinwwonderland: @booksociety’s In Another Universe event: the poppy war by r.f. kuangthe gods hadalixinwwonderland: @booksociety’s In Another Universe event: the poppy war by r.f. kuangthe gods hadalixinwwonderland: @booksociety’s In Another Universe event: the poppy war by r.f. kuangthe gods hadalixinwwonderland: @booksociety’s In Another Universe event: the poppy war by r.f. kuangthe gods hadalixinwwonderland: @booksociety’s In Another Universe event: the poppy war by r.f. kuangthe gods had

alixinwwonderland:

@booksociety’s In Another Universe event:the poppy war by r.f. kuang

the gods had no power at all, except what she gave them. the gods could affect the universe only through humans like her.


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seomarshalls:the poppy war. r. f. kuang. destiny is a myth. destiny is the only myth. the gods choosseomarshalls:the poppy war. r. f. kuang. destiny is a myth. destiny is the only myth. the gods choosseomarshalls:the poppy war. r. f. kuang. destiny is a myth. destiny is the only myth. the gods choosseomarshalls:the poppy war. r. f. kuang. destiny is a myth. destiny is the only myth. the gods choosseomarshalls:the poppy war. r. f. kuang. destiny is a myth. destiny is the only myth. the gods choosseomarshalls:the poppy war. r. f. kuang. destiny is a myth. destiny is the only myth. the gods choos

seomarshalls:

the poppy war. r. f. kuang. 

destiny is a myth. destiny is the only myth. the gods choose nothing. you chose.


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jesperfayhey: @asianlitnet event 06: favorite character — fang runin“i don’t believe in gods, i belijesperfayhey: @asianlitnet event 06: favorite character — fang runin“i don’t believe in gods, i belijesperfayhey: @asianlitnet event 06: favorite character — fang runin“i don’t believe in gods, i beli

jesperfayhey:

@asianlitnet event 06: favorite character — fang runin

“i don’t believe in gods, i believe in power”


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 “He really was pretty, impossibly so, with large , almond-shaped eyes and a sculpted mouth th

“He really was pretty, impossibly so, with large , almond-shaped eyes and a sculpted mouth that looked good even twisted into a sneer.”
…untill he opens his lovely mouth and starts speaking.

Yin Nezha from “The Poppy War” by R.F. Kuang, 

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ahiranyas-deactivated20220421:

@pagesdailyevent two: favourite characters — fang runin

was she now a goddess or a monster? perhaps neither. perhaps both.

the poppy war, r.f. kuang

facinaoris:War was a nightmare. facinaoris:War was a nightmare. 

facinaoris:

War was a nightmare. 


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pasooripdf:

“We are not madmen. But how can we convince anyone of this, when the rest of the world believes it so?”

the theme of gods in The Poppy War

svraph:@litofcolournet event ii : dynamics — RIN, KITAY & NEZHA.the unwritten rules hung in the svraph:@litofcolournet event ii : dynamics — RIN, KITAY & NEZHA.the unwritten rules hung in the svraph:@litofcolournet event ii : dynamics — RIN, KITAY & NEZHA.the unwritten rules hung in the svraph:@litofcolournet event ii : dynamics — RIN, KITAY & NEZHA.the unwritten rules hung in the svraph:@litofcolournet event ii : dynamics — RIN, KITAY & NEZHA.the unwritten rules hung in the svraph:@litofcolournet event ii : dynamics — RIN, KITAY & NEZHA.the unwritten rules hung in the

svraph:

@litofcolournet event ii : dynamics — RIN, KITAY &NEZHA.

the unwritten rules hung in the air, reinforced by every passing moment that blood wasn’t spilled. no one would lift a weapon. no one would fight or flee. just this night, just this moment, they had entered a liminal space where their past and their future did not matter, where they could be the children they used to be.

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jainankiem:

“We are not madmen. But how can we convince anyone of this, when the rest of the world believes it so?”

the theme of gods in The Poppy War

sudaji:@fantasysociety​ game 04 | colours | su dajibut beauty without youth was dangerous. the empresudaji:@fantasysociety​ game 04 | colours | su dajibut beauty without youth was dangerous. the empresudaji:@fantasysociety​ game 04 | colours | su dajibut beauty without youth was dangerous. the empre

sudaji:

@fantasysociety​ game 04 | colours | su daji

but beauty without youth was dangerous. the empress’s beauty did not require the soft fullness of young lips, the rosy red of young cheeks, the tenderness of young skin. this beauty cut deep, like a sharpened crystal. this beauty was immortal.


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izzyhands:He loves her laugh; that sharp, sudden sound; the cynical laugh that always comes too quicizzyhands:He loves her laugh; that sharp, sudden sound; the cynical laugh that always comes too quic

izzyhands:

He loves her laugh; that sharp, sudden sound; the cynical laugh that always comes too quick, like it’s ripped out of her. He loves her quick, confident grin. He loves her resilience, her bravery, even her impulsiveness. She’s everything he’s not: unbound, reckless, free. He’s never known anyone like her. She terrifies him, and he loves her so much it hurts.


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tcrispring:

oh, he thinks. but history moves in such cruel circles.

fang runin and yin nezha: the poppy war, historical fiction.
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