The Poppy War

Sobre o livro

The Poppy War is a 2018 high fantasy novel by American author R. F. Kuang, published by Harper Voyager. A grimdark fantasy, the book's plot draws on politics from mid-20th-century China, with the conflict in the novel inspired by the Second Sino-Japanese War, and an atmosphere evocative of the Song dynasty. A sequel, The Dragon Republic, was released in August 2019, and a third book, The Burning God, was released November 2020.

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As fontes têm média 7,8 em 1.623 avaliações. Com tantas, o voto dos leitores carrega 90% do peso e a nota fica em 7,9 — a média de Rankings, 7,8, quase não a move.

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As resenhas mais curtidas no Hardcover (com crédito aos autores).

• EN

  “I have to say I love this book, what a great way to end the yr of reading!. I love the idea of power and magical foces being obtain via drugs. and overall just such a good read ”

  ★ 5/5drewsbookreviews no Hardcover

• EN

  “The Poppy War was my first fantasy book. Unfortunately it starts off extremely slow. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great as far as world and character building, but still really slow. The book lacked action. I waited and waited. Somewhere near the 200th page it picked up, but quickly slowed back down. I still enjoyed it but to be honest, it was kind of a let down. I buddy read it and my buddy DNF. Since I’m invested, I will be completing the series. Maybe the other two books are full of action. I’m giving it four stars for the world building, some of the fighting scenes, and the graphic depictions …”

  ★ 4/5mr.mccane no Hardcover

• EN

  “Have you ever read a book that is so good you don't know what to say about it? It's taken me almost two weeks to even attempt this review because I just don't know what to write. The Poppy War is your typical story of downtrodden, disadvantaged girl testing into the highest school in the land and gaining the opportunities and privileges that come with that, but then the book takes a sharp twist into war. Rin doesn't exactly get the most typical of educations, even before war breaks out. And when war breaks out, the school is disbanded, the students getting flung all over the land to where the …”

  ★ 5/5crystallinegirl no Hardcover

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