The Dragon Republic
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- Author：R.F. Kuang
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Summary
The searing follow-up to 2018’s most celebrated fantasy debut – THE POPPY WAR。
Rin is on the run …
Haunted by the terrible choices she had to make to save her people， Rin's only reason for living is to take revenge on the traitorous Empress who sold her homeland to its enemies。
Forced to ally with the powerful Dragon Warlord in his plan to unseat the Empress， Rin throws herself into the struggle using the fearsome power bestowed on her by the vengeful god Phoenix
After all， making war is all she knows how to do …
Rin is on the run …
Haunted by the terrible choices she had to make to save her people， Rin's only reason for living is to take revenge on the traitorous Empress who sold her homeland to its enemies。
Forced to ally with the powerful Dragon Warlord in his plan to unseat the Empress， Rin throws herself into the struggle using the fearsome power bestowed on her by the vengeful god Phoenix
After all， making war is all she knows how to do …
Reviews
Jimothy McTavish
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I started reading this approximately 1 microsecond after I finished The Poppy War， and I consider that a criminal waste of a microsecond which could have been better spent reading about the continuing adventures of Rin et al。Much like its predecessor， the pacing was perfect。 The characters continued to develop and grow， and there were twists aplenty， including some near the end which elicited audible reactions （aka a high-pitched squeal and "ooohhh WHAAAAAT？？？！？！？！"）。 I started reading this approximately 1 microsecond after I finished The Poppy War， and I consider that a criminal waste of a microsecond which could have been better spent reading about the continuing adventures of Rin et al。Much like its predecessor， the pacing was perfect。 The characters continued to develop and grow， and there were twists aplenty， including some near the end which elicited audible reactions （aka a high-pitched squeal and "ooohhh WHAAAAAT？？？！？！？！"）。 。。。more
Gaby
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4。5/5
Angelika Wieczorek
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Dużo walki i strategii， bardzo dobre。 4，5
Urvashi
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I knew it， I just knew it was too good to be true。 My blood is boiling， I knew the so called saviours were anything but。 The superior race coming sweeping in to save everyone， sure。 We all know what happened when the white race went to the Asian continent。 This book was commendable for this alone。 It was so infuriating， reading about their arrogance and moral superiority。 This is exactly what they were like when they were civilising barbarians。 The consequences of trusting them were dire。This bo I knew it， I just knew it was too good to be true。 My blood is boiling， I knew the so called saviours were anything but。 The superior race coming sweeping in to save everyone， sure。 We all know what happened when the white race went to the Asian continent。 This book was commendable for this alone。 It was so infuriating， reading about their arrogance and moral superiority。 This is exactly what they were like when they were civilising barbarians。 The consequences of trusting them were dire。This book certainly doesn't hold back on killing off characters for the sake of the plot， and somehow doesn't make war sound boring。 Kitay has my heart。 。。。more
Dodajeek❤️❤️
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4，75⭐️Nareszcie po tak długim czasie udało mi się skończyć tą cegłę。Widzisz Boboś， wreszcie możemy o niej porozmawiać😋🙉To chyba najdłużej czytana przeze mnie książka🙉Dlatego dałem tyle gwiazdek ， z tego powodu ， iż na początku drugiego tomu Rin mnie troszkę irytowała ， choć w mniej więcej połowie książki to się zmieniło i bardziej się przekonywałem do tego i czułem co przeżywa。。 i ona bardzo dużo przeżyła 🥺🙉， ale to wszystko przezwyciężyła i wygrała ， pokonała swoje lękiCo by tu powiedzieć， aby 4，75⭐️Nareszcie po tak długim czasie udało mi się skończyć tą cegłę。Widzisz Boboś， wreszcie możemy o niej porozmawiać😋🙉To chyba najdłużej czytana przeze mnie książka🙉Dlatego dałem tyle gwiazdek ， z tego powodu ， iż na początku drugiego tomu Rin mnie troszkę irytowała ， choć w mniej więcej połowie książki to się zmieniło i bardziej się przekonywałem do tego i czułem co przeżywa。。 i ona bardzo dużo przeżyła 🥺🙉， ale to wszystko przezwyciężyła i wygrała ， pokonała swoje lękiCo by tu powiedzieć， aby wam nie zdradzać fabuły ， bo jakby nie było to kolejna część。Hmm ， może tak ， powiem wam o moich odczuciach ， długo ją czytałem wiem ，wyjaśnienie mam ， a jest nim to jakby ja nie chciałem jej kończyć i dlatego ， że byłem zmęczony heh 。W tej części jak Nikola @dr。book ， oraz Zuzanna @zaksiazkowane ， zgodze się z ich opinią ， że ta część jest strategiczna i wojenna bardziej ， rzecz biorąc ， i o dziwo mi się bardziej podobała niż pierwsza część。Jak widzieliście po moich mini update ， pisałem o swoich odczuciach minimalnych ， powiem ， także o moich ulubionych bohaterach jakimi są Rin oczywiście niepokonana i dążąca do celów wojowniczka ， Kitaj ， Venka oraz Quiara to są moi ukochani bohaterowie tej serii oraz pod koniec się wzruszyłem ， gdy Daji opowiadała swoja historie i mi się przykro zrobiło i jej współczułem ， może pojawi się w kolejnym tomie kto wie 😱。I tutaj pokazuje nam autorka ， jak ważna jest więź przyjaźni， tudzież sojuszu ， miłość i przyjaźń przezwycięży i pokona wszystko ， po prostu wspaniałe i ja to kocham 🥰Przy czytaniu się śmiałem， wzruszyłem ， wkurzyłem oraz miałem lekką frustracje na niektóre wątki zasiane w fabule ， ale końcówki się nie spodziewałem ， aż tak jak się zakończyła ， chociaż domyślałem się w połowie ， o tym jak się mogłoby potoczyć losy z Vasirą i jego cała rodzinką meh I powieść opowiada o walce z cesarzową ，zmiany stancji całego kraju i strategiach ， oraz tajemnicach przez bohaterów ， są skazy i pokonanie sytuacji z przeszłości 。Ale wam polecam tę książkę ， chyba to tyle ， co mogę powiedzieć o opinii ， po świeżo przeczytanej przed chwilą książce 。。。more
Blaise
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4。25 stars for me。 I will do a series review once I read The Burning God
celia
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I wanted to write a proper review for this but after reading the ending， all I have to say is: wtf
ro
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okay so。 that happened。 kuang never ceases to catch me off guard— expecially in this one。 there were moments where i was so suprised my mouth dropped open！！ i am so excited to read the next book。 somehow the layer of darkness and morally grey character of rin has been peeled back to reveal… suprise… EVEN MORE DARKNESS AND MORALLY GREY CHARACTER！ and i would be lying if i didn’t say i love it so so much。 i think one of my favorite parts of this one in contrast to the poppy war was the even deeper okay so。 that happened。 kuang never ceases to catch me off guard— expecially in this one。 there were moments where i was so suprised my mouth dropped open！！ i am so excited to read the next book。 somehow the layer of darkness and morally grey character of rin has been peeled back to reveal… suprise… EVEN MORE DARKNESS AND MORALLY GREY CHARACTER！ and i would be lying if i didn’t say i love it so so much。 i think one of my favorite parts of this one in contrast to the poppy war was the even deeper military aspect of it。 the military tactics described were so clever and interesting。anyways， catch me reading book 3 soon 。。。more
Kitan Guese
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Overall， I enjoyed it！ Not as much as the first book， and I'll admit， for a while， I got stuck in the middle as the Republic started to do its thing against the Empire。 Also， the swearing really takes me out of the immersion， but after a while I'd get used to it。 Those were my biggest gripes。That aside， as things started to pick up after Boyang， I was hooked again！ Just when I thought we could ease into the next book when the tide of the last battled shifted。。。that whole last 100 pages。。。god dam Overall， I enjoyed it！ Not as much as the first book， and I'll admit， for a while， I got stuck in the middle as the Republic started to do its thing against the Empire。 Also， the swearing really takes me out of the immersion， but after a while I'd get used to it。 Those were my biggest gripes。That aside， as things started to pick up after Boyang， I was hooked again！ Just when I thought we could ease into the next book when the tide of the last battled shifted。。。that whole last 100 pages。。。god damn。 Can't wait for Rin to burn everything to the ground！ I hope she lets every statue free with this whole "Shamanism is now illegal" nonsense！ 。。。more
syadza
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 it makes me don't wanna read the third book cause the cike is gone like what's the point of it 😭😭😭😭😭 it makes me don't wanna read the third book cause the cike is gone like what's the point of it 😭😭😭😭😭 。。。more
Isla
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"They burned for someone else's war， someone else's wrongs; someone they had never met had made the decision they should die， so in their last moments they would have had no idea why their skin was scorching off。"My heart has been ripped and shattered thanks to The Dragon Republic。 I immensely loved The Poppy War so a part of me was worried that the 2nd book wouldn't meet my expectation， which happens often towards series。 This was certainly not the case and even improved from TPW with its non-s "They burned for someone else's war， someone else's wrongs; someone they had never met had made the decision they should die， so in their last moments they would have had no idea why their skin was scorching off。"My heart has been ripped and shattered thanks to The Dragon Republic。 I immensely loved The Poppy War so a part of me was worried that the 2nd book wouldn't meet my expectation， which happens often towards series。 This was certainly not the case and even improved from TPW with its non-stop actions and much faster-paced story。 We follow Rin and the Cike as they work towards their vengeance on Daji and the Empire。 In Rin's struggle with the haunting nightmares filled with Altan and opium， they're faced with Yin Vaisra， the Dragon Warlord who intends to create Nikara into a Republic。 He promises Rin the end of Daji and the fulfillment of her vengeance。 But is this vengeance truly worth it？"'You think that。 But I've seen how power works。' Rin crushed the clump in her fingers。 'It's not about who you are， it's about how they see you。 And once you're mud in this country， you're always mud。'"Rin is an unlikable， morally grey protagonist。 I'll admit that I've been frustrated over Rin so many times throughout the story。 Yet， I still root for her journey and it pains me to see her in pain。 She isn't the hopeful girl she once was when she first arrived in Sinegard。 She's been through war and tragedy yet cannot live without a war。 "For once， I haven't the faintest idea， and I hate it。 But we'll figure our way out of it。 We've figured our way out of this， we're going to survive the Red Cliffs， we're going to survive Vaisra， and we'll keep surviving until we're safe and the world can't touch us。 One enemy at a time。"I'm always a sucker for friendships in books。 I can't help it， it melts my heart。 I love Rin's friendship and camaraderie with the Cike as always and their bond is much stronger now。 My favorite moment with the Cike was the scene where Suni was calming Rin。 The way Suni talked to Rin to soothe her—"And don't worry。 I've got you。"— like how Altan was to Suni made me want to cry so freaking hard。 Speaking of friendship， one of my favorite parts was Rin and Kitay's friendship。 The way that they will call out each other for their wrongs but still support each other no matter is just beautiful。 The beautiful friendship， the brutal war， and the heart-crushing betrayals of The Dragon Republic have now made me emotionally unstable。 I can't wait to start on The Burning God and have my soul crushed :） 。。。more
Aislin
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The Poppy War was outstanding so my expectations going into this were， to put it mildly， very very high。I read this one more slowly than usual to really take in the whole book- learning about the political/historical/magical background of the world， watching the layers of character development， and appreciating the plot twists and turns。 It blew my mind and I am beyond excited to read book 3。（The same content warnings apply to this book as Book 1， especially violence and addiction）
eliza
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Other than moments where I felt like it was a textbook， I’m obsessed。 The way Kuang writes war is really wonderful and I loved Rin’s arc in this book。
Mallory
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1） what the fuck2） holy shit
Siham
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What a ride！ I loved book 1 and gave it 5 stars but it was so much better， writing and plot-wise。 The world setting is getting bigger， the stakes higher and the characters are so complex and nuanced。 I've been waiting for this kind of fantasy series for so long。 I can't wait to get into the Burning God。 What a ride！ I loved book 1 and gave it 5 stars but it was so much better， writing and plot-wise。 The world setting is getting bigger， the stakes higher and the characters are so complex and nuanced。 I've been waiting for this kind of fantasy series for so long。 I can't wait to get into the Burning God。 。。。more
lovingbooksandart
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La guerra dei papaveri è stata una delle letture migliori di questo anno e son felice di poter dire che il sequel non è da meno。Per me è indescrivibile come la Kuang ad un'età così giovane e come opera di debutto sia riuscita a creare tutto ciò。 È un fantasy， anzi in questo secondo volume lo sciamenesimo esce ancora più fuori， ma ha una capacità immane di richiamare la storia da far venire i brividi。 La trama è molto più politica， a tratti lenta è vero， ma tiene vivo interesse ed emozione。 La Ku La guerra dei papaveri è stata una delle letture migliori di questo anno e son felice di poter dire che il sequel non è da meno。Per me è indescrivibile come la Kuang ad un'età così giovane e come opera di debutto sia riuscita a creare tutto ciò。 È un fantasy， anzi in questo secondo volume lo sciamenesimo esce ancora più fuori， ma ha una capacità immane di richiamare la storia da far venire i brividi。 La trama è molto più politica， a tratti lenta è vero， ma tiene vivo interesse ed emozione。 La Kuang qua ci porta in una vera e propria guerra civile oltre che introdurre anche il tema del colonialismo da parte degli occidentali。 Entrambi trattati con una onestà quasi brutale e non vedo l'ora di vedere come evolverà il tutto anche nel terzo volume。Il lato personaggi ugualmente eccelso。 Qua conosciamo ancora più profondamente Rin。 È umana ma a suo modo è anche debole， manipolabile e vogliosa di potere。 Rin non è un personaggio facile ma è quello giusto per la storia。 La sua psicologia come quella di tutti gli altri non è bianca o nera， non è giusta o sbagliata。 È invece grigia， fumosa， labile e reale。 Nezha， i Cike， Kitay。。。tutti son stati resi benissimo。Non è un'opera priva di difetti。 Alle volte l'uso di alcuni termini è anacronistico vero， a volte vi sono momenti troppo movimentati e altri troppo lenti giusto anche questo ma onestamente vi dico provateci。 Non vi sono tanti fantasy qua fuori capaci di una rappresentazione come questa。 Vi scuoterà， vi farà riflettere e vi coinvolgerà。 È la sua bellezza！ 。。。more
pvrsephon
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honestly this destroyed me on so many levels
Sonja
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“It’s not about who you are， it’s about how they see you。 And once you’re mud in this country， you’re always mud。”“And who put my dignity in my cunt？” “She heard a symphony of screams， voices both collective and individual， Speerly or Mugini voices—it never mattered because wordless agony didn’t have a language。”PAIN PAIN PAIN PAIN PAIN
Mattia Fionda
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“Domandasti quanto grande era il mio dolore […] E io risposi， come un fiume a primavera che fluisce verso Oriente。”La terza guerra dei papaveri si è conclusa， ma l’odio di Runin – soldatessa e sciamana a capo dei Cike – verso Daji e il peso delle atrocità da lei stessa commesse sull’Isola di Speer， nel profondo， ardono ancora。Per soddisfare il suo desiderio di vendetta， Rin comprende di dover cedere ancora una volta al caos della Fenice e che l’unico modo per annientare l’Imperatrice del Nikan è “Domandasti quanto grande era il mio dolore […] E io risposi， come un fiume a primavera che fluisce verso Oriente。”La terza guerra dei papaveri si è conclusa， ma l’odio di Runin – soldatessa e sciamana a capo dei Cike – verso Daji e il peso delle atrocità da lei stessa commesse sull’Isola di Speer， nel profondo， ardono ancora。Per soddisfare il suo desiderio di vendetta， Rin comprende di dover cedere ancora una volta al caos della Fenice e che l’unico modo per annientare l’Imperatrice del Nikan è allearsi con il signore di Lóng， Vaisra。Così inizia “La Repubblica Del Drago”， il secondo capitolo della trilogia YA - scritta da R。 F。 Kuang e disponibile in Italia grazie a Mondadori - che unisce elementi tipici dei racconti di guerra al fantasy， e affonda le sue radici nella tradizione e nella storia cinesi。Nello specifico ho trovato molti riferimenti al “Fengshen Yanyi” （“L’Investitura Degli Dei”）， un romanzo cinese risalente al XVI secolo， nella quale vengono narrati gli scontri tra esseri dotati di poteri straordinari。Rispetto al primo volume （“La Guerra Dei Papaveri”）， la trama si fa interessante solo una volta superata la metà， cioè nel momento in cui la componente strategico-tattica e l’approfondimento psicologico dei personaggi sono più equilibrati。 Di conseguenza， seppur in maniera （a mio avviso） leggermente più edulcorata， tornano tutti quegli elementi che – proprio per la loro drammaticità – mi avevano colpito nella lettura del romanzo precedente: violenza， crudeltà， rabbia， odio， colpi di scena， tradimenti e giochi di potere。 。。。more
Lauren
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I don't remember this very well， especially since I just finished the third book。Things are OK， things are looking up， things get worse， things get much worse 。。。Rin just makes decisions， most of them bad。 She never really gives them enough thought。 Then， more decisions。 More bad ideas。 More fire， more death。 I don't remember this very well， especially since I just finished the third book。Things are OK， things are looking up， things get worse， things get much worse 。。。Rin just makes decisions， most of them bad。 She never really gives them enough thought。 Then， more decisions。 More bad ideas。 More fire， more death。 。。。more
Mahima
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Goddamn。
Anna Maria Galluccio
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Non trovo le parole per descrivere cosa sento adesso。 5 stelle non bastano per valutare questo capolavoro！
Tiffany
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🤯🤯🤯
Paulina
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4，5/5
kelsey
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“I loved an idea of you。 I was infatuated with you。 I wanted to be you。 But I didn’t know you then， and I’ll never really know what you were”This book revolves on grief， trauma， vengeance， betrayal and of course war。 You could clearly describe rin as someone who is ravenous for affection and attention。 From book 1 to book 2 she still longs for someone who could give her the praise that she needs。“You spend your whole life chasing after some illusion you think is real， only to realize you’re a da “I loved an idea of you。 I was infatuated with you。 I wanted to be you。 But I didn’t know you then， and I’ll never really know what you were”This book revolves on grief， trauma， vengeance， betrayal and of course war。 You could clearly describe rin as someone who is ravenous for affection and attention。 From book 1 to book 2 she still longs for someone who could give her the praise that she needs。“You spend your whole life chasing after some illusion you think is real， only to realize you’re a damned fool， and that if you reach any further， you’ll drown”“This world is ephemeral。 Permanence is an illusion。”This book taught me that sometimes the only choice you can make is what or who will you sacrifice。 You’ll be greatly annoyed at the choices that rin made but you’ll have to understand that we do a lot of shitty things to cope up with pain。 She is young， naïve， reckless， and gone through a lot。 I like how she came to lose her greatest possesion and at the same time she has acquired control of it better than the first time。 “It must get worse before it gets better”I rated it 4。5 for the sole fact that some twists are foreseeable and most of the book talked about agricultural sht which is totally fine， but not really my cup of tea。 。。。more
Laura♡︎ （SleepyPages）
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THAT ENDING- how am i supposed to even supposed to be even am i be how am i-i need to take a break from the third book or i might seriously suffer a heart attack 🥲
Lkeith
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3。5 rounded up。 This was a bit less compelling than the first book in the series。 Some convenient and improbable plot twists that were distracting。 Confusing at times to follow as the historical context and the fictional narrative converged and diverged。 But still like the overall story。
Anne
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Auw。
A。 E。 Cummings
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I loved this sequel so much， I adored book one and I absolutely adored this book。 I won't say much here because this is a sequel and I don't want to spoil but please read this series， it's sooo good！ I loved this sequel so much， I adored book one and I absolutely adored this book。 I won't say much here because this is a sequel and I don't want to spoil but please read this series， it's sooo good！ 。。。more
Sabina
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4，5！
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