#THE POPPY WAR BY R.F. KUANG

[betterbooksandthings]

"All fantasy authors have to start somewhere. The best debut fantasy books ever written are a testament to what that starting line can look like. In fantasy, the delicate dance between worldbuilding, character, and craft is always difficult. Somehow, these authors got it just right with the first books they had published."

[crowwowo]

the children yearn for the winter get me out of this heatwave hell

[brbarou]

sometimes, in his loveliest dreams

[puppymolars]

Going through your period with no medication will really make you understand why rin shut that shit down day 1 when she went to military school

[silvermarig0lds]

messed around with some colour grading

[elenaleungz]

Fang Runin Portrait

[fierlyamber]

tonight tpw overthinking session is sponsored by how Rin got shot by lightning in the chapter 34.

we all knew she was insane and deranged by the end, and she realized that too after her connection to the Phoenix was closed by Kitay. she also made her final decision AFTER she got shot by the Hesperian's lightning, she said: "The lightning vanished her divinity, and all that it left behind was utter horror at what she'd nearly done." it made me sick to the stomach because while Rin's circumstance has always been awful and all the betrayals she's been through pushed her to made all those horrible decisions, she might not be that 'insane' if there's no Phoenix wrecking her mind, idk if this is a dumb realization … because I kinda trusted Chaghan in TDR when he said Rin is "the most stable" he's ever seen, and how Kitay had been blocking the "direct" connection to the Phoenix makes me think Rin has been kinda "safe" from the influences but she's not. she got drunk in that power instead, and TBG happened.

[sierra-tango-delta]

[sleepy-vix]

wow he was so fucking full of shit

[wannabewriterlol]

Just finished the poppy war and I’m emotionally damaged

[nezharins-blog]

The Poppy War R.F. Kuang

Love that scene

[betterbooksandthings]

"Even though we love them, we have to admit there are some fantasy books that would be impossible to adapt into movies or TV shows. Not all magic and world-breaking fantasy elements are film-friendly.

Although book-to-film adaptations of fantasy novels have been getting better over time, there are still a few things even the best visual effects (VFX) and Computer-generated imagery (CGI) cannot pull off. I am a big fan of well-done practical effects, even if they are mechanic at times. For me, the way actors tend to engage with practical effects reads as more sincere. So, when it comes to this list of fantasy books, I mostly included books I think would require too much green screen or CGI to be worth it. Sometimes, magic is best left on the page and off the screen."

[crowwowo]

The moon is different here. He meant he wanted to go home.

The burning god, chapter 30 / chapter 1

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Low key don’t like this but I needed to get this idea out of my head :,)

[brbarou]

the sour aftertaste of sorghum wine, a knife, a kiss

[01hebu]

“—I could see the constellations. Every night. I saw the star of the Phoenix and thought that if I could just slip away, I could swim and keep swimming and find my way back home.”

The Poppy War, R.F. Kuang

[nevernightcitylights]

2/3 way through the burning god

I am literally foaming at the mouth for this final confrontation with Nezha.

Please. PLEASE RIN. Kick his ass. do not embarrass me. I BEG 😩