I& #39;ve always wanted to say this, and now that this The Poppy War discourse is brewing, here it is: sometimes books are smarter than their readers. Like you need a certain level of knowledge and understanding to not miss the historical significance and subtle nods books make. (1/3)

Just because you don& #39;t understand the motivations behind a character& #39;s behaviour or you think the plot is & #39;boring& #39; because it doesn& #39;t utilize western tropes...NEWSFLASH, maybe you& #39;re glossing over its well-integrated usage of history and politics (2/3)

that would make little sense if you don& #39;t have the background knowledge to identify it. And hey, maybe that just means the book isn& #39;t for you, but it& #39;s far from being bad or unentertaining. (3/3)