Keith Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 Hello!! I was wondering - have any of you read "The Poppy War" by Rebecca F. Kuang?? I'm asking because I've been wanting to read it for a while, but I don't know if it's worth it, and I can't ask any of my friends because they haven't read it 💔 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nix Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 I haven't read it, but whenever I want to find out if a book is worth it, I read a 5, 3 and 1 star review on Goodreads. That usually gives me a good idea why people either love or hate a book, such as 'Oh i just LOVED the broody romance' (yeah ok not for me then) or 'Ugh, I hate how there are so many strong female characters in this book, that's not realistic!' (aight sign me up for this!) Maybe this technique works for you too :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted April 5, 2023 Author Share Posted April 5, 2023 Thank you!!! I'll try it 🤜🤜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rather be Reading Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 I have! I would definitely say it's worth a read, it's actually one of my favorite books :D The writing's lovely, it's got some really nice morally grey characters, and the author works in a ton of references to Chinese history, which is cool. There's some minor romancey stuff, but it's not too bad. I would mention, though, it's a pretty brutal read, so I would recommend taking a glance at the trigger warnings first :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queer_kaleidoscope Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 I actually got this book for Christmas and this post reminded me to read it lmao... Looks like a very good book! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatNap Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 On 4/4/2023 at 11:25 AM, Keith said: Hello!! I was wondering - have any of you read "The Poppy War" by Rebecca F. Kuang?? I'm asking because I've been wanting to read it for a while, but I don't know if it's worth it, and I can't ask any of my friends because they haven't read it 💔 I haven't read it nor have I heard of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 18 hours ago, Rather be Reading said: The writing's lovely, it's got some really nice morally grey characters, and the author works in a ton of references to Chinese history, which is cool. There's some minor romancey stuff, but it's not too bad. I would mention, though, it's a pretty brutal read, so I would recommend taking a glance at the trigger warnings first :) Sounds convincing!! Thank you for answering, I'll read it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rather be Reading Posted April 6, 2023 Share Posted April 6, 2023 No problem, glad I could help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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