Thank you Rebecca for your insights! Who else would you all like to see interviewed?

@kll90922

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Abercrombie

@stepan.tichyy

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Abercrombie!

@TheTrueAlpharius

4 жыл бұрын

Steven Erikson or Glenn Cook

@NicklasBenRasmussen

4 жыл бұрын

Robin Hobb

@erikverf1604

4 жыл бұрын

Steven Erikson, listened to an interview with him recently and he is a great person to interview :)

the first part of the poppy war really resonated with me and even made me cry, because in brazil we also have a national exam that spans two days with 6 hour tests in each one, and that determines pretty much if you go to university or not. im 16, and if i dont pass that exam this year i might not go to college at all. it's an insane pressure, and the way rebecca portrayed it really hit home with me

@kb-ih7ni

4 жыл бұрын

In our country we don’t have any real standardized test for college but each university has its own entrance exam, so you need to take multiple exams in senior year. So yes in a different way, I felt the same thing as you did huhu it really brought back all my memories of pre-college life. Good luck in your exams! Honestly I wish TPW existed in my senior year because I think I could have adopted Rin’s drive ((not her methods...just her drive lol) so I hope you pull put your inner Rin as well! But hey even if it doesn’t work out, there’s always a way to get where you want to be :)

@sofiaamm

4 жыл бұрын

k b i completely understand. i didnt say it in the comment bc it would have been too long but we also have specific tests for every university as well. and im going to senior year this year, and it's driving me insane. thank you, and i am definitely taking inspiration on rin's drive

@XxFATfishREBORNxX

4 жыл бұрын

@@sofiaamm Boa sorte, vai dar certo! Esse é só o começo da sua vida.

@fernandasoares4341

4 жыл бұрын

vai dar tudo certo!! 🍀

@gabrieltoscano8480

4 жыл бұрын

Vai dar tudo certo, Sofia! O ENEM não te define e sei que você alcançar o que quiser !

Daniel's life is an eternal struggle of mispronouncing authors' names. XD

@revan0890

4 жыл бұрын

So we are all agreed not to tell him he's been pronouncing Robert Jordan's name right?

@zachshanker9947

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a curse for a fantasy protagonist.

@brad5282

4 жыл бұрын

*mispronouncing everything

@billyalarie929

4 жыл бұрын

misnaming everything*

@yasspanda2559

3 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking of using a pseudonym. My last name is a mouthful. Pundaodaya.

We just need a Joe Abercrombie interview now.

@Seldomsleeper

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Lawrence!

@mervin9220

4 жыл бұрын

Joe and his pot.

@orcanimal

4 жыл бұрын

@@mervin9220 Brilliant

@orcanimal

4 жыл бұрын

100%

@burton1ify

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Abercrombie is busy playing Witcher 3!!

this woman gives me hope for my own writing career lol. am chinese. am zoomer. am interested in history.

@MasterDrewboy

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Best of luck and fortune my friend

@TidusJRStrife

4 жыл бұрын

加油！

@TF_NowWithExtraCharacters

3 жыл бұрын

This is a year late, but if you do decide to go ahead with your writing career, a suggestion... Don't get too bogged down with trying to directly translate the metaphors/proverbs. I grew up watching the 金庸 射鵰 stories, tried to read the official English translated books and it was so badly bogged down with direct translations it ruined the enjoyment for me (tried a bit of Ken Liu, present but not as bad). The 射鵰 ones even did that with names - 黄药师 became Apothecary Huang. Not sure why it was done that way, but the end result was bad.

@freeman_8107

Жыл бұрын

How goes it so far 3 years later? - Fellow zoomer knee deep into writing my 1st book

5:45 I just want to say that those killing sports they did with infants really did happen in the Philippines during the Japanese Occupation. I've heard stories like that from my grandparents. Also the referring native women as "Public Toilet" was true. It made me cry when I read that part in the Poppy War. We really need more Asian Fantasy novels that mirror Asian history. It's horrifying, tragic, and still, there's a charm to it. Truly book-worthy.

@ladysyin

2 жыл бұрын

I am actually writing a book based on the japanese occupation in the Philippines :))

@undyingsaltedfish753

2 жыл бұрын

Also the "Friendly Fire" over I Intramuros which resulted in Manila being the second most bombed city during WW2 after Poland. Like, we weren't even the epicenter of the war and yet the damage that "Justifiable Cause" has wrought can still be felt today. So many of those areas were planned to be shining developments in pushing the country forward but those understandably had to take a back seat to relief operations. Decades later, those areas are still struggling to make ends meet.

@yuklimka7251

Жыл бұрын

@@ladysyin Hey, Happy 2023. How's your project coming along?

@ladysyin

Жыл бұрын

@yuklimka7251 Hello, happy new year! I'm pretty slow on it, cause it's been a rather hectic year for me. And I have other prompts that I plan on finalizing too. Also decided to edit the flow of time for the books. I want to be able to showcase the different types of colonization that happened in the Philippines. So I'm still contemplating. :")

@yuklimka7251

Жыл бұрын

@@ladysyin Sounds really interesting.

Went to an author signing in Glasgow where Kuang was interviewed by Jeanette Ng and it was absolutely fantastic! Hong Kong was just beginning it’s protests and Ng was from there/grew up there (can’t remember with) and their insights about how Chinese history was relevant to today were really interesting. Kuang’s passion for history and military tactics really stood out. My favourite question someone asked was “so I’m a student like you. You’re writing your third book, doing your masters at Cambridge and doing an author tour. How do you manage your work/life balance?” Kuang “I don’t have a work life balance, I have coffee”

Kuang is so articulate and passionate about her writing. This interview was a real treat to watch. I think Daniel did a better job in this interview than the Sanderson one because of nerves or practice.

So excited to sit down and watch this later as I really, really enjoy Kuangs work. Just wanted to pop in and say Thank you Daniel for these Author chats. They are some of the best videos on Booktube and I hope you continue to do them.

@micahheatwole

4 жыл бұрын

JHTheHurricane I agree. You are good at leading the conversation in interesting directions. It is not as easy as you make it look.

@caioamaro

3 жыл бұрын

It's not that gruesome at all. Maybe a 4 out of 10 on the gruesome scale 😂 It's fine. You should definitely check it out

This interview is what has brought me to the decision to read her works. Thank you, Daniel, for what you do.

TIMESTAMP 00:00 Welcome Rebecca Kuang (not Kong) 02:18 Rebecca’s views on Chinese aesthetics in other works of fantasy 05:55 New cultures in fantasy 09:00 Inspirations for The Poppy War 13:08 Rebecca’s focus on the ramifications of violence and war 16:02 Real life inspiration for the magic system of The Poppy War 19:24 Balancing historical realism with fantastical elements 22:18 Why draw from 20th century Chinese history rather than other eras 25:34 They forgot the question ;) and get back on track 28:34 Rebecca’s planning process, Plotter or Pantser? 34:38 Surprise peaks in Rebecca’s writing (Spoiler Warning!!!) 36:16 Earning emotional moments in the revising process 37:40 Thank you Rebecca Kuang Peace!

How have you interviewed 2 of my favorite authors in such a short span of time wtffff And she mentioned my country! Yes a lot of Filipinos died but it’s hardly ever mentioned, even by Filipinos. She clearly has so many ideas, a lot of history, and so much to say, that I hope she keeps writing for the rest of her life. We need more of her mind to be mainstreamed.

Jeez. She's younger than me and she's already written three books. What am I doing with my life?

@flavoredwallpaper

3 жыл бұрын

Not writing books, but I'm sure you're doing something else great!

@davidedemasi4424

3 жыл бұрын

At least you're reading

@autumnlove96able

3 жыл бұрын

Same, man. Same.

When I first saw a picture of her, I was like "damn those Asian genes! How does she still look so young?" Me realizing somewhat later that she actually is only 23 years old and has already finished a best-selling fantasy trilogy: "Oh."

@kb-ih7ni

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it feels weird knowing you’ve reached that age when one of your favorite authors turns out to be younger than you.

@Grimscribe732

4 жыл бұрын

@@kb-ih7ni Especially when I'm not even that old ^^

@billyalarie929

4 жыл бұрын

​@@kb-ih7ni it's maybe the worst feeling in the world. -a 35 year old unpublished writer

@marlonw5053

4 жыл бұрын

Yah, I was expecting a 30-to-40 something year old man... but this does explain the naivety in the book regarding consuming small quantities of poppy seeds. She should have tried a few drugs out before writing about them ;) Still, remarkable books for her age.

she's super sweet

@Westly.3

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah she seems really passionate about history and is really trying to find a way to present it to a wider audience, along with portraying it in a way that would make her family proud of the fanasty books she wrote. In some way I think it's a great opportunity for West to Understand Eastern history. I too studied history and ancient civilisation at university. But you know what it was always from a western perspective or from those who won, which was usually elite white males. It took me a long time as a history major to rid myself of all I had been taught, and to study those on the other side or who weren't written about. The so called forgotten peoples of history. That is why I focused on archaeology so I could study those who were either left out of or removed from the history books, material culture to find out who the really where and what was important in their lives. Plus Rebecca really seems like a very genuine person. I feel like as as a history major I kinda think similarly to her about the consequences of war and those who it affects in varying ways. Great interview btw Dan, just the right amount of questions and listening as well also to knotch. Author tangents are sometimes great to hear because they give of great advice for aspiring and also budding new authors who want get their books out to the public.

@Niall001

3 жыл бұрын

Also, super-impressive!

I'm surprised at how young she is. I figured she was probably a somewhat experienced writer, which you definitely need a few years for. But she's so young I'm surprised that she's out of college already.

@autumnlove96able

3 жыл бұрын

She actually only recently graduated from Cambridge, I think.

I haven't read The Poppy War. It's on my tbr but since I don't especially like grimdark I thought I will get to it once I feel like reading something gruesome.. I had never imagined that a book that other people say is gruesome and brutal would be written by such a sweet person as she is :D

@katieamarsh

4 жыл бұрын

It’s dark, but it also takes place in a really dark part of history. I think the brutality is real vs just for shock.

@mariareadsssf

3 жыл бұрын

If you consider half of the first book is epic fantasy and only the other half is dark, I woud say it is worth the risk.

@animeotaku307

2 жыл бұрын

Not that big of a surprise. Horrible characters are often portrayed by people who are sweethearts in real life (ex. Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch in Oz, was a lovely woman). I think having empathy for others makes you more capable of recognizing what hurts or scares them more.

Rebecca is my new favourite author, her books absolutely blew me away. Thank you for this interview, Daniel!

Happy to see the growth of this channel. We've already got Sanderson and some other fantastic authors, now I am waiting for Martin when he releases Winds of Winter. Love the channel.

This was such a fantastic interview! Thank you, Daniel, for making this interview happen. She is so interesting! I loved hearing about her influences and experiences. Rebecca Kuang is on my TBR list for sure!

Omg I love her. I already loved the books, but she’s so great! I loved everything she had to say and will definitely follow her more in the future

It’s funny. Even with all the praise for the Poppy War. I was kind of on the fence whether this was a book for me. But the interview of Kuang and the insights and inspiration of her storytelling has made me immensely more interested in this story. Definitely on my TBR now. Just goes to show that more interaction with audience is a sure fire way to get people interested.

@theatheistbear3117

4 жыл бұрын

For me it has completely turned me off from reading her books. Was looking forward to them.

@LagMasterSam

4 жыл бұрын

Depends on what you like. I found it to be far too heavy in, I guess you could call it "historical intrigue"? There was a lot of discussion about what did or didn't happen in the past, who did or didn't do what, and why they did or didn't do this or that. And this all started happening near the beginning of the book before its relevance could really be established in other ways. That make it feel kind of like an info dump despite it being written very well and not like an info dump. If you like that kind of historical intrigue by itself, it would probably be fascinating though.

It is so exciting to have a young female author in this genre getting a signal boost here. Listening to her makes me really want to read her books. She is so enthusiastic and knowledgeable! She is right that I need to read and learn more based on eastern cultures and history.

So pumped to hear The Burning God is coming so soon, I haven't even gotten to The Dragon Republic. Kuang seems so thoughtful and intelligent, makes me look forward to her writing career!

I enjoy all your interviews, but it was really refreshing to see a budding new author, who was open to talk about both being a female and Chinese author in a mostly white male driven fantasy author world. I think perhaps that is another reason why I found Evan Winter's interview as refreshing as well, I just love how both Evan and Rebecca have brought new cultures to a somewhat stagnant fantasy genre focused on medieval or fantastical realms that are not so different to the norm or western societies today.

Thank you so much for this one, definitely the one that I was most excited for. The Poppy War and Dragon Republic have meant so much to me and it was great to see some of the ideas that went into it talked about

I love when authors are still reading quite a bit. It’s so cool. I love her books. Pollan’s book How to Change your Mind was in my top three of the 96 books I read last year.

New to the channel! Starting the wheel of time as my next series thanks to your recommendation

Holy, you crossed 100k sub mark, glad to see you doing well. Watched you from 15k

@turtleanton6539

4 жыл бұрын

150 k soon

Been on the fence about picking up this series or not with so many books out there to read. I loved this interview and I can’t wait to read these book now. They are for sure going up to the top of my tbr list.

I'm literally reading The Poppy War right now and it's SO GOOD. This is awesome. Gods I love this channel.

I can't wait for a book about the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. My grandfather was a 10 years old at that time and has told me some stories about his time in a POW camp. there are so many historical fiction novels about Nazi Germany in WW2 but almost nothing about Imperial Japan which is something I never understood

I started the Poppy War last week and I'm really enjoying it so far. Really glad to have seen this as I'm currently reading her work. Great interview.

I'm waiting for the third book to come out to read the series - but I'm looking forward to it! Great interview! I love how enthusiastic she is about history and writing.

Great interview, you excel at getting great engagement and interesting discussion out of them. I can’t wait for the next.

Hats off to Daniel for letting the woman talk without interruption. This was an absolutely fascinating interview. She knows SO MUCH. I have never read any of her books, but that will change *today*.

What an amazing interview! The Poppy War just went on top of my TBR pile :)

Hi Daniel, I picked this book up after watching this interview and I must say I..am..loving..it! I love the struggles Rin passes through. I have to thank you, mate! This is the third book I picked because of your videos (the other two being Never Die by Rob Hayes and The Sword Of Kaigen by M. L. Wang - which I LOVED btw)

This has been my favorite interview yet, even over the Sanderson one, who is in my top 5 fav authors of all time!! Super interesting even if you didn't get to talk much Daniel. Lol

I'm so glad for this interview! I just finished the Poppy War and I wanted to know more about the author and the background. Thank you Daniel and Rebecca!

I haven't read poppy war yet since I was waiting for the last book to come out first but after seeing this interview it's definitely happening sooner. Love her personality!

Sister Rebecca is so energetic and inspiring 😊 I was stressing about my on going novel draft these days but after watching this awesome interview I felt relieved. Thank you very much Rebecca! ❤ Thank you very much Daniel for your amazing work! ❤ Wish best of luck!

man this was so interesting discussion. will pick up both books either on audio or traditional books. keep up the great work Daniel.

Really makes me want to read the series! Her passion and thoughtfulness is really inspiring.

Congratulations for 101k sub! Been here since forever

Alright she's convinced me I'm finally going to pick up the grace of kings this year its been sitting on my shelves so long

@katieamarsh

4 жыл бұрын

Same!

@MeTaLISaWeSoMe95

4 жыл бұрын

It's amazing for the record. both of the books released are just fantastic.

Wow she’s absolutely awesome. Can’t wait to get into this series.

I like her openness on the craft and writing

Hey congratulations on 100K!

I have read the first 200 pages of The Poppy War, it is phenomenal....

Ayyyyy my question came up right off the bat, and what a great answer she gave!! Keep it up, Daniel!

You have me intrigued. I think I’m going to use an audible credit on Poppy War.

Kinda felt like I was back in an undergraduate discussion session.

Loved this interview, and I think I'm going to read these books now, even if grimdark isn't my favorite. I love history, fantasy, and now I really like the author, so.. Thanks!

I was so pumped up when she mentioned about the Japanese occupation in the Philippines and yes, the ideas are brewing.

@shonaaikyo

3 жыл бұрын

@chinese bot thanks

Hallucinogens is a weighted and biased word. Psychedelics is a better use of language, as it is a word that doesn't diminish the profound awareness and reality of the experiences accessed via plant medicine. In the West, we suffer under the yoke of a reductionistic and simplistic paradigm that ignores the spirit of things for the sake of a dead, mechanistic interpretation of the world. This young woman is wise beyond her years and it is so refreshing to see how she takes shamanic practices so seriously. I can attest to the life changing power of shamanic, as well as Eastern (and esoteric Western), spiritual practices. I'm going to go and read The Poppy War.

Just finished the poppy war i loved it and just got the 2nd book, great for a diff. Kind of book, and nice interview, loving ur channel keep it up dude 👍

I didn't finish this video because of the spoiler warning since I have the Poppy War queued on Audible, but it was great to hear from another up-and-coming author! Awesome job to both of you. Keep it up!

Loved this interview. The author seemed kinda nervous, but super excited, so she kinda came off as a bit jumpy (in an adorable way).

I love how adorable and badass she is at the same time!! Can't wait to read these books!!

I am a Physician in Mexico and we have a national exam that determines if you can continue studying or you stay as a general practioner. Its an extremely hard and badly made exam in which 50, 000 doctors apply for 6,000 - 8,000 places, sooo the first part of poppy wars really impacted me because I just passed that exam a month before I started reading, so yeah, she really managed to capture the stress of a nation-wide examination

Based off your initial review & after reading the author’s goodreads review; purchased both for my TBR 2020. That was a really insightful interview, thanks Daniel! Even more pumped to read them. Also thanks for the spoiler warning; definitely fast-forwarded through that part, ha.

Man you are killing it on these interviews.

This convinced me to start poppy war after 8 months of having it on my shelf. Thanks Daniel.

What an inspiring and bright young author! Gives me lots of hope for the future of Fantasy.

Very informative to see the author and character. This interview convinced me to purchase her book.

Such an interesting person! Her series is on my TBR but I really want to get to it sooner now, really want to check out her translated work in science fiction too.

Great job Daniel👍

This was a surprisingly excellent talk.

not pronouncing her name correctly and mistake her book for another, i cringe a little for those moments lol.

@jlmasd01

4 жыл бұрын

Samuel David Batista Ruiz still a dope interview tho

@tsentenari4353

4 жыл бұрын

"mistake her book for another" ---> Did he, though? Yes, he called the book by the wrong name. It seems to me that this is something that can happen very easily, when you have many things to juggle at the same time to produce a good interview, and judging by her refraining from correcting him, I could imagine that Rebecca interpreted it like "he said the wrong words, but he meant the right thing" as well.

@samueldavidbatistaruiz7510

4 жыл бұрын

@@tsentenari4353 yeah, off course, most likely you are right.

@cussundriakneal9904

4 жыл бұрын

@@tsentenari4353 Yeeeaahh, but as someone who's interviewing another person on a project or subject that took a huge amount of effort and time to do, and making those mistakes is very rude in the professional world. DVid is a very sweet guy and probably wailed at the ceiling at how dumb he was, but it still doesn't take away the fact that he didn't do enough research or fact check enough to do a flawless interview with her. Which is where the rude part comes in, regardless of what you just mentioned. :/

@jazzwell

4 жыл бұрын

@@tsentenari4353 Regardless of why it happened, he did in fact call her book by the wrong name, right after calling HER by the wrong name. It's by no means Daniel's fault, but imagine yourself in her position. You're doing an interview and your interviewer makes 2 mistakes about you in the first minute. That's not a good first impression and it's not incredibly professional. Overall I think Daniel is a good interviewer but he does make mistakes and these were pretty bad mistakes imo.

OK now I really want her to start a KZread channel and give insight to her writing and tips for writers. She's so thought provoking and has so much knowledge that I'd love to see more from her

I imagine your conversation with Pat Rothfuss would be very enjoyable. I know you don't like The Wise Man's Fear very much but still

@unprofessionalcritic3107

4 жыл бұрын

He doesn't like The name of the wind either.

@zondfinn2100

4 жыл бұрын

@@unprofessionalcritic3107 it would still be interesting to discuss some of the criticism.

@unprofessionalcritic3107

4 жыл бұрын

@@zondfinn2100 that I agree with.

@dustinmccollum7196

4 жыл бұрын

No it wouldn't he did really good and entertaining when he first got big. But now all his interviews and panel's are the same thing over and over and he avoids questions. He plays it off as if he goofy forgetful and prone to rants. But you can tell hes doing it on purpose. So if Daniel interviews Patrick Rothfuss it would be a bad interview. With him talking about nothing and not answering any Daniel's questions.

@katieamarsh

4 жыл бұрын

He’s quite a character.

Had no idea she was so young - looking forward to following her career and future works.

Amazing interview! I fell for her when she talked about being a pantser.

she seems delightful ! and so knowledgeable about History! And YES we want more representation for Indian stories!

Loved this! She's so cool!

Wow! I watched this video shortly after it came out and decided that I should finally go purchase the book (at a local bookstore obviously). It wasn't until I was reading the author description on the back that I realized Rebecca Kuang went to the same university as me (Georgetown). Now I'm doubly excited to get into The Poppy War as soon as I finish the book I'm currently reading.

Wow, Daniel! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Dandelion Dynasty is so so good! Glad to hear R. F. Kuang looks up to Ken Liu

Really insighful and interesting chat! I have the poppy war ready to go on my shelf so wasn't able to watch to the end unfortunately

Just purchased the audiobooks for both, and started the first one 5 min ago. I saw that you had an interview with the author and it spurred me to start this series. EDIT: 6 hours into the audiobook and I'm so hyped up, Jiang reminds me of Elodin (Kingkiller Chronicles) and there are other similarities + some parts reminds me of the black mage series(yeah I can see a little of enders game, which I also loved.)Not picked up on the naruto theme yet(unless she means that sasuke is the personification of rage in this) So far I'm really liking this series, and is looking forward to what she does in the future!

She is so beautiful. She has a beautiful way of thinking, and she articulates it in a beautiful way. Much respect

This is amazing, how are you able to interview 2 of my favorite authors so fast

Just started Poppy War, it's wonderful. Also, Rebecca is lovely ❤️

She’s so calm and normal for someone who writes grim dark so well

She was apparently my year at Georgetown! Awesome book and great interview!

Ok so I'll be picking up the first book ASAP!!!

She is so Gen Z I love her. Great fantastic interview Daniel!!! Thanks for asking my question :)

@Lilac-and-Gooseberries

4 жыл бұрын

Is Daniel Gen Z or Millennial? Not sure how old he his.

@joshsmith2178

3 жыл бұрын

He's 24/25 so either a really old gen z or a really young millennial

I'm reading the Poppy War right now. Honestly, I had a hard time getting through the first 80 pages, and ALMOST DNF'd it. The narrator voice didn't resonate with me at all, at first. I found myself thinking "it sounds like a college girl wrote this". I don't know if she changed mindset during writing, but I noticed a really drastic improvement/progression in the quality of the narrator voice around page 100. From that point on, it's gotten better and better. I'm about 3/4 of the way through the book now, and I'm surprised at how much I've liked it, based on how disappointed I was at first. I haven't had that experience from anything I've read before. So my suggestion, if anyone wants to read this, DO NOT give up on the book early. It gets much, much better. I think this is an important book, because we very little fantasy on the market based in a far-eastern setting.

@moonisusman4072

3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree. After the first 100 pages, this book improved drastically and after finishing the first two books, it is one of my favourite fantasy books of all time. If the third one is just as good, this might go down as my favourite fantasy book series of all time.

she’s so sweet and knowledgeable 🥺 i have to stan

The Yeeting of the Book is still in my head

All we need is a George Martin and a Joe Abercrombie interview now.

@1siddynickhead

4 жыл бұрын

Yes pls! And I'm optimistic that Daniel will ask Grrm some original questions coz it's like every interview he has done relays the same information

@jarret45

4 жыл бұрын

You spelled Terry Goodkind wrong.

@khaddict7

4 жыл бұрын

George is too busy having his material being dragged through the mud. You guys are kidding yourself if you think that series is ever getting finished. Unless he lives to 100 and doesn't get even further fatigue and apathy towards it with all of the audience fatigue and apathy directed at him after that awful show.

@dex4463

4 жыл бұрын

@@khaddict7 awful show? People didn't like how it ended and the last two seasons weren't the best but it's still one of the most critically and commercially successful TV shows of all time.

@adomoadeus

3 жыл бұрын

@@coleton7048 okay, personally, I think the cutoff is definitely s1-4, i found 5 and 6 dog shit because of the shitty pacing and scenes were literally nothing was happening. I think you have to look at it like this: Game of Thrones was hailed as the best tv show to ever exist, between seasons 1 to 5 (ish). Imagine a fuck-up SO BAD that in a global pandemic where people are stuck at home all day every day will not be rewatching the show, because nothing goes ANYWHERE. That is why you can call it an awful show.

Rebecca is AWESOME!! I have a bachelor's in history and I decided I want to write with my degree and the Poppy War was the most inspiring work of fantasy that I've ever read. I want to use fantasy to educate people by allowing them to more easily digest and comprehend actual events. Her representation of the Rape of Nanking and the bombing raids and nuclear drops on Japan were absolutely incredible! I loved this book and at the end I was legitimately exhausted from reading her portrayal of the events in the best way possible. Understanding that this actually happened, albeit through technology rather than channeling gods, but then again is there even a difference? Damn it's so good!

She is cool as hell! glad I blind bought the poppy war and found a more than capable author that isn't afraid to GO THERE

I love her she is so sweet

So smart!

Im so late to the party and I have ordered all 3 books to read. But I love Rebecca Kuang. She is so fuckin enthusiastic and that is refreshing in a world of people who give interviews that seems beneath them. And Im sure its not that the interview is beneath them, but how many times do they have to answer the same questions. haha

should have added the poppy war name in the title

@MegaLuke8

4 жыл бұрын

It's in the thumbnail

Okay, right off the bat: I can't emphasize enough how much I appreciate that she is openly talking about being influenced by Orson Scott Card. I think it is quite obvious from the way she addresses certain topics and uses certain words that she has the lingo of someone who is politically in the progressive-left, and there is a tendency in that crowd to 'cancel' art if its creator doesn't fit a certain political standard. I think it is pretty darn cool that she openly acknowledges Card's influence on her writing (which probably she'll get flak for from some peers). This is not me saying Card's political rants aren't stupid, this is me appreciating someone who not only has a differentiated opinion but is also willing to voice it in our crazy world of hyperbole and hysteria.

@jearsh

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Why can't people these days disagree with someone else's views and still appreciate their work. As if the two can't be separated.

@billyalarie929

4 жыл бұрын

​@@jearsh sometimes this is unavoidable. particularly in cases where their politics is inherent within their works, indeed DEFINES the nature, the execution of their art.

@billyalarie929

4 жыл бұрын

other than that, yeah i totally agree. i just watched a video where NK Jemisin claimed there IS no separating the two, in any case, and i just don't think i can fully commit to the one side of this argument.

@Grimscribe732

4 жыл бұрын

@@billyalarie929 Yep, me too. Jemisin seems like a decent and genuine person - let alone a great author - but some stuff she says, I just have to flat-out disagree with.

@jamesrochester2459

3 жыл бұрын

Funny how this is the only comment that even mentions it. Oh you're sure she'll get flak from her peers, okay. This is a genre where every other author openly cites Lovecraft influence lol.

Rebecca is so sweet. This interview has convinced me to buy The Poppy War.