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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- Hi friends! Today, I read The Poppy War trilogy by RF Kuang 🐉aka the reading vlog that broke me. If for some reason, you've ever wanted to see me in pain, look no more. In this video we cover The Poppy War, The Dragon Republic and the last installment in the series. The Burning God is one of my most anticipated fall book releases of 2020 and I am beyond excited for you to experience this book too. It is coming out November 17th, and just saying… You don’t want to miss out👀 Enjoy friends!
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When browsing for books to read, I always look for book reviews. The Poppy War is a fantasy/historical fiction novel by RF Kuang. The Burning Good being such a popular book release and one of my most anticipated fall book release, I had to do a reading vlog where you see all of my live reactions to the ENTIRE trilogy. Not going to lie, I lost my mind halfway through, lost my train of thought and shed one too many tears over this novel. Booktube has buzzed about these books… Let’s see if I’ll enjoy them. I hope you guys enjoy this one and come out with one more book to add to your TBR and some good book recommendations for 2020! Thank you so much to Harper Voyager for sending the ARC my way and making my day!!
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self-harm, suicide, violent rape, sexual assault, murder, massacres, brutalization, mutilation, torture, substance abuse, abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, relationship abuse, human experimentation, chemical warfare, genocide, cannibalism, animal abuse, famine
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I LITERALLY JUST FINISHED THE BURING GOD 10 MINUTES AGO, good reads is like “ since you read poppy war you should read _____” Me: NO I DO NOT HAVE THE MENTAL STABILITY GO AWAY
I really appreciate you suggesting people educate themselves and read a book like The Rape of Nanking as well. Everyone mentions that The Poppy War is based on real events, but I haven't seen anyone else take the time to recommend a book for them to actually learn about those real events
I always heard about it being a historical fiction but it wasn't really until a few weeks before reading it that I found out about its source material and I'm so glad I read that too🙌🏻
MelReads I’ll definitely make sure to read it before getting to The Poppy War too! I’m sure it adds a whole new level to the book
I’ve read the poppy war and the dragon republic and I’m so excited for the burning god. I love kitay so much😭 his friendship with Rin is so precious
kitay is everything😭
Kitay is by far my favorite character in this trilogy.
Just finished the Burning God and I’m so grateful that you have this video Mel!!! I will never be the same!
One of my all time fav series! It builds you up and breaks you down and tears you apart it is...AMAZING
hey love, just fyi kuang is pronounced "k-wong"
Not me pronouncing the last name wrong like a million times😭 Thanks for letting me know Tammie!!
I had to stop at 19:00 😭😭 i was enjoying your review and reactions that i almost forgot that i haven't read the last book of the series yet😭😭😭
obsessed with how genuine your reactions while reading are haha. i have been on the waitlist for the poppy war for MONTHS and am even more excited to read it now!!
i cried my heart out reading this😂i'm excited for you to read it!!!!
And I totally agree with upping the rating if it makes me cry, I've only cried over three books in my life and it's very rare if it doesn't get a high rating from me🤣
I'm a cry baby but it's also difficult for me to cry in books. So when it happens, gotta bump up that rating baby😂
This vlog is not long. It's entertaining to see your reactions as you read a few of the the trilogy's passages. You make me want to grab a copy. Salamat po ng marami.
Thank you for watching!! It’s definitely worth picking up, one of the best books I’ve read this year🤍🙌🏻
I don't think I've read a book that has been powerful enough to make me cry. The storyline sounds really interesting🤔Adding 3 more books to my ever growing tbr🤦🏾😂🤣🐉
I’ve cried in books but it doesn’t happen that often! If you enjoy fantasy with a twist of historical fiction then you’ll definitely love them🤍🙌🏻
Amazing vlog. You are seriously one of my favourite booktubers. It’s clear you work so hard on all your videos ♥️
you are so sweet!! thank you so much kat🤍
reading tbg in one sitting??? are you okay??? 😭im not read for this book to break me
I wish I could say I was okay but..... 😳😳 I think I flew through it cause it was an e-arc tbh!
Omg you saying you're scared to read the next book is me. Because that ending was just...
In love with your face 😂🥰 ughhh I need BD to hurry up and deliver my copy of TDR! 🐉
girl i was destroyed😂ummm i need BD to hurry up too ?? 😂
I picked up the dragon king in a store without knowing it had graphic scenes or a first book, got the first book and made myself miserable reading it. I was not prepared at all for it. But it brought out so many topics I’d never ventured into, the trilogy was a rude awakening to what war truly is. But i would still go back and read it again if i was given the chance, the way rin is written to be so different from the most mcs and how she’s able to fail and still be able to get back up, how she fucks up and no one sugar coats it, rin is someone that rarely ever exists in the fantasy world, and i adore her so much for it.
(As someone who has always read about fmc crying about losing their ability to give birth, her choosing to give it up with no questions to attain glory was the best part of it all) i loved it so much!!!
I plan to read The Poppy War trilogy. Great vid!
I have watched all of your videos and I love them!! 🐉🐉
i love the poppy war so much 😭
unrelated note, was that death note you were watching? i love that as well!
🐉 I haven’t read this series yet, but it definitely sounds worth it! Looks like it will be added to my TBR! Thank you for sharing!
I appreciate the trigger warnings and what specifically chapter it's on thank you so much 💜
After watching your Vlog I feel like I need to read this trilogy
Ummm you do!!!! please let me know if you do😫🤍
I’m gonna have to prepare for this book series. 🐉/🐲
Im planning to read the poppy war ,, so I just wanted to see what makes this book so gooddd
R. F. Kuang has a fourth book to this series set to release in December 2021. The book is titled Drowning Faith.
R u serious? I’ve never heard of it.
Yo your faces in this are so iconic
Aye, I promised and I shall deliver😂
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Reading the synopsis it doesn’t seem like a book I would like, i don’t usually like books focusing on war but everyone’s reviews make me want to read it
It's definitely not for everyone but it's such a great trilogy!! I'm not big on war books either, and I rarely pick up an adult fantasy but it was worth every second imo🙌🏻
@@MelReads see I LOVE adult fantasy but it’s just the war part that’s holding me back
@@kimxni_ hey! I love high fanatsy and war books generally are not my cup of tea either. But the way She writes it doesn't feel like a war book of that makes sense. Like a lot of times it's they attacked we did this they did that bla bla. But in the dragon republic the characters are so rich and it so many other things that it doesn't feel like a war story.
In poppy war the war bit was not as good as it was in tdr but it still has very good story telling so I definitely thing you I should give this book a try.
i need to read them NOW !!!!!
Nicol you dooooo!!!!
lol I need to read this series. 🐉🐉
You really doooo!!!😭
I have been avoing TDR spoilers but I think I know what page 619 has👀👀👀
Mo...😳I really hope you don't omg. Even if you do, it'll still be shocking as all hell. I certainly was out of breath with that one
you deserve more fame just wanna say☺️
i want to read the poppy war so bad, but i don’t read adult fantasy typically and i’m worried that this book will go over my head and be too complex for me. can anyone lmk if they had a similar worry and how reading the book went for them?
Hi! So yeah it took some time for me to map out the world (and thereby characters, scenes, etc.) in my head and properly feel like I was in it. But one I really got into it was fine! Amazing book.
i know it’s been 2 years so idk if you’ve read it by now, but this was the first adult fantasy i read and it wasn’t to confusing, the only thing i was struggling with was abt the strategy talk and stuff cus i’m just dense, i love it sm so i hope you have/ or are still planning to read it :)
New here. Your energy is great! :)
Thank you!!🤍
6:19 “i’m ready, i’m ready, i am a grown woman” 😭✋
I finished The Dragon Republic 10 minutes ago and i think i need therapy. It is so well written, so brutal, makes you think so freaking much and the plot twists just 🤌🏼 are just amazing (and heartbreaking 💔). Cant wait to read the Burning God (altho i might need to go read some light cozy book in between to recover).😅
I want to comment on the Poppy War. (spoilers) I wanted to like this one, but there are just too many flaws. Most conspicuous is the fact that it is simply a flat retelling of the sino-japanese war/ww2 (37-45) and should be only vaguely categorized as fantasy. Anyone with a basic insight in Chinese history and culture would have their immersion in the story broken by the introduction of real life people such as Mengzi, Confucious, Sunzi and so on in a fantasy story. Imagine Shakespeare and his work turning up in Lord of the Rings. It has copied events directly from the three kingdoms red cliff and presents it as something original. Also did I mention that Sun Wukong And Zhu Bajie shows up? The story is simply not very original and on top of that has a main character who becomes more and more unlikeable as the story progresses (hopefully intentional on the part of the author). However the most problematic thing about his book is that it portrays not-japan as really evil without giving a reason as to why not-japan is like that. By copying the events of the sino-japanese war, but not everything that leads up to it in history, it makes not-japan seem like Sauron (no reason to be evil), and that is dangerous because not-japan and not-China is not just random fantasy countries, but the story is a direct retelling of the war
Honestly the trilogy was never able to make me cry or care personally for the characters despite really liking some more (like Venka) and some less. But I never sighed for it anyway. If i wanted emotional drama I would have read some romance or romantic classics or something. When it comes to storyline and world building though it was not bad at all. The second part of the first book was so fast suddenly after the first 150 pages that i even considered not reading The Dragon Republic... I ended up doing so though and I do not really regret it. It is not the best book, sure, it is the authors first and really ambitious project as far as i know but it is definitely worth giving it a try.
It was... kind of predictable at a lot of moments especially when it comes to the third book and some things and themes started to also repeat each other too much as times goes on but it does not mean it is not an interesting origin story. The character development is there... just not the best one I would say. It is like the author thought that there is just one way, that one reason is enough for a decision and all... and it is probably because our protagonist is really straightforward and direct and let's face it... stupid (I was especially annoyed with broading Kitay at the third book for his intelligence all the time just because he was almost useless during the last two books and it felt like the book was shoving "he is smart" in your face through the excuse of Rin seeing him this way) but whatever.
It is not a bad book and i would say everyone can find something to like in it (not including the ones searching for romance) but not everyone will be that willing to make compromises with everything else that annoys them. 3.5/4 from 5 by me/.
The poppy war - more philosophical. First part is chill and the second incredibly fast with something new happening in every 2 pages (or at least that is what i remember left as my first impression). The Dragon Republic... eh, i have no real idea, a lot more psychological... or at least more than The Burning God... which is more of a documentary than anything else as it is probably the book with least philosophy and psychological elements instead focusing on action and politics a lot more than the pervious ones.
By the way... as a person interested in history and history novels although not chinese... please, just... do not expect or call it history book in any way. Nothing against it... just, better read actually Chinese history books. This one is fantasy about war
hi did you find anything like the poppy war trilogy? i loved it !!!!!!!!!
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Great video. Avid reader here. This book s on my TBR! I’m getting it asap. Subbed. My channel includes a video about my book 📕 .
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kitayyyy 💖
He’s by far my favorite character😭🙌🏻
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