The Poppy War Book Chat | R.F. Kuang
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2018
- Hello everyone! Here's my book chat for the Poppy War by R.F. Kuang :)
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don't feel bad about talking about the parts you didn't like a book!! I think you did a great job at remaining objective and brought up a lot of fair points!
The poppy war and the dragon republic have quickly become some of my all time favourite books! Also, when it comes to Rins choice to have her womb destroyed, I actually liked this. I am all for a strong female lead and I don’t think this took away from her character at all. She consistently makes hard choices to accomplish her goals and I think it makes sense for her character that she would do this.
I absolutely loved what Rin did to her body. War is about expediency and results, not making some ideological statement. The cold hard truth is that traits traditionally associated with masculinity are more conducive towards success in areas of life such as war. Obviously, plenty of girls have these traits too and therefore excel at these tasks. So it is not anti-feminist or whatever for a female character to have masculine characteristics. Rin's character simply shows that an individual's temperament and competence transcends gender.
The main problem i had with this book is that the main character’s satisfaction, and main motivation, is that she wanted acceptance from any authority structure that follows her, limited info, and changing emotions. I do like this book. I have a problem with the main character being inconsistent with her education.
As much as I totally loved the book, I absolutelyyyyy get where you're coming from with every point you brought up. I really enjoyed this book chat and the fact that you addressed things I didn't necessarily think about at the time. I very very rarely cry in books but in chapter 21 I believe when Venka is talking about what happened to her and the other girls in the "relaxation house" I was absolutely crushed.
Rin is not a heroine. She's a morally-gray character which explains why she do questionable things. Maybe the readers who hate/ don't understand Rin expects every MC to be the hero of the story: powerful and good. Rin is selfish and greedy. This much was clearly portrayed from the beginning. She's always doing things for her own interest and she's greedy for attention and praises from her teachers. Her greediness was amplified when she became aware of the Phoenix's presence. She wanted that power, and the Phoenix even made her want more.
I’m so glad you did this review, so much of what you said I was feeling I just didn’t know how to put in words. I wanted to love this book especially considering how much hype it got, but I just felt so meh when I finished it. Thank you!!
Having just finished this one I'm wondering if its actually more so a villain origin story of Rin, and in later books we'll follow the pov of another character trying to stop her super destructive revenge at all costs quest
My dad's a doctor and I actually asked about if such a thing had ever existed in regards to uterus removing potions and not to his medical knowledge
Lots to respond to so I'm just going to list them all below as I'm listening!
I’m 3 years late but let me tell you. I used to raise pigs. If Rin was able to carry a full grown pig up a mountain she would be the buffest student in the whole world. 😂
The meditating for weeks part may not be as exaggerated as one would think. We have read about sages from Hindu mythology capable of doing that. so yes, I think Kuang took inspiration from there.
About to pick this trilogy up circa 2023, lucky when local store had them in. Admit video's going back :). Heard a bit of the audiobook, yes its dark.
just came to see what you thought after reading this book. i have seen it so hyped up on booktube but confused on why after i finished cause i had some issues with it as well. Thinking on how i would rate it. hmmm.
I liked the book but like many other people have said, it wasn't my favorite. I love the point that you brought up about Rin who was supposed to be a strong female character and then she "gets rid" of the thing that all females get. I didn't think of it that way and I do agree with you on that. The way the characters spoke did not bother me, it actually allowed me to get through it easier than if it was written in a more traditional language. I enjoyed the experience of reading it as a group though!
I absolutely loved the book. I loved part 1&2. Part 3 was very rushed and I don’t think flowed well and probably needed more time to work on. The whole book had minor character problems, and in part three those turned into major. But I loved it
I thought the book was just ok, and I agree with your comments. I think I'm going to hold off on judging this book overall until we get to read the second in the series. Mainly because so much happened in the last 100 pages, and what Rin did was so catastrophic to the world building. I'd like to see where we can go from here. Thanks for the video!
Would you read the next book in the series?
I enjoyed the book. Agree that some parts didn't hit home cause they kinda came out of left field, but honestly, the bits of foreshadowing (tiny or late) allowed me to look past it. I found the way she dealt with her atrocity to be in character. She will likely come to understand what she has done when she's a little older. Kitay's words will haunt her until she's strong enough to lower her guard
I feel like the uterus-killing potion was only introduced so that she and Altan couldn’t be assigned the job of breeding more Speerlies. It was also weird because the book acted like her period experience was normal. Like, girl, if it’s that painful you probably have PCOS or something you need to deal with… that’s not just “something girls go through”!