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Una piana polverosa, un villaggio tormentato dalla siccità, un indovino. È così che due bambini apprendono il loro fato: per il maschio si prepara un futuro di eccellenza; per la femmina, nulla. Ma nella Cina del 1345, che soggiace irrequieta al gioco della dominazione mongola, l'unica "eccellenza" che i contadini possono immaginare è negli antichi racconti e il vecchio Zhu non sa proprio come suo figlio, Chongba, potrà avere successo. Viceversa, la sorte della figlia, per quanto intelligente e capace, non stupisce nessuno. Quando un'incursione di banditi devasta la loro casa e li rende orfani, però, è Chongba che si arrende alla disperazione e muore. La sorella decide invece di combattere contro il suo destino: assume l'identità del fratello e inizia il suo viaggio, in una terra in cui si è accesa la fiamma della rivolta. Riuscirà a sfuggire a ciò che è scritto nelle stelle? Potrà rivendicare per sé la grandezza promessa al fratello e sollevarsi oltre i suoi stessi sogni? In questo acclamato fantasy storico Shelley Parker-Chan riscrive la vicenda di Zhu Yuanzhang, il contadino ribelle che nella Cina del XIV secolo cacciò i mongoli, unificò il Paese e divenne il primo imperatore della gloriosa dinastia Ming.
- ISBN: 8804746076
- Casa Editrice: Mondadori
- Pagine: 408
- Data di uscita: 30-11-2021
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forget ‘the song of achilles’ comparison you just read in the synopsis/publisher pitch. just pretend you never saw it because it will be doing you a disservice. this is not that kind of book. this is more similar to ‘the poppy war.’ its a dark, brutal, unforgiving tale about characters who will do w Leggi tutto
This was probably my most anticipated read of 2021, and I was bitterly disappointed. She Who Became the Sun reminds me of Mulan and The Poppy War, with none of the humor of the former and none of the weight of the latter. Zhu was like Rin, if Rin had less ambition and less personality. There were tw Leggi tutto
I have a Booktube channel now! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/petrikleoARC provided by the publisher—Tor Books—in exchange for an honest review. 4.5/5 starsShe Who Became the Sun has the bravery to pitch itself as The Song of Achilles meets Mulan and actually live up to it. If you’re active o Leggi tutto
An absolute stunner. Move this to the top of your TBR pile and buckle up. First, a note about the comps. Comps are funny things, and the industry loves them, and some readers love them, too, but I'm not sure the comps on this one (Mulan and Song of Achilles) do this book justice. Yes, there's a girl Leggi tutto
[2022] had to bring my favorite book to see some of my favorite humans (it was a little too fitting... hehe) <3 [2021] my favorite book of the whole year :] ARC provided by TOR - thank you so very much! this was truly so magnificent, and will for sure make my best books of 2021 list (if not my favorite Leggi tutto
↠ 4.5 stars This was pitched as Mulan meets The Song of Achilles, and it was that and so much more. A glorious epic in every sense of the word. Fate is a tricky thing, and after hearing a fortune teller give reference to her brother's destiny for greatness, the girl expects to hear very much the same Leggi tutto
(3.5) This book started so strong, I thought this was going to be a new favorite book and an easy five stars. Sadly, I had issues with the pacing (even had to go back a couple of times because I thought I had missed something). I wasn't invested in the political intrigue as much as I would have wante Leggi tutto
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