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Been requested this a lot so here! #ironwidow #booktok #yabooktok #books #yabooks #bookish
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Been requested this a lot so here! #ironwidow #booktok #yabooktok #books #yabooks #bookish
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Xiran Jay Zhao · 2021-12-12

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Xiran Jay Zhao · Creator

I highly recommend the audiobook which accurately pronounces everything! Art by laomiao, 棥馫 Fanxin, and liweilaopo2333 🥰

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JK

oh man, got Yizhi very wrong.......my brain pronounced it kinda like Yeezy 🤔

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Xiran Jay Zhao · Creator

commissioning Yizhi wearing yeezys AS WE SPEAK

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Hex

I’ve been pronouncing everything wrong. WELP TIME TO READ IT ALL OVER AGAIN

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AssassinoMortale

I'm so glad I took Mandarin before getting the book, it Sparks so much joy to know I got 99.99% of them right.

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Laura

Hey. YOU. I inhaled that book in 2 days and I am in shambles 🥺 Is there going to be a second one??? 🥺🥺

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Xiran Jay Zhao · Creator

DEFINITELY! I’ll never leave y’all hanging 😉

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ferry

my toxic trait is that Qin Zheng is my fav character 😔

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Xiran Jay Zhao · Creator

OH BOI UR GONNA HAVE A TIME IN BOOK 2

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Dragonfly.Gemini

The way I immediately saved the video so I can come back when I have the book

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Rachael

Your audiobook reader was amazing! I think they got all these names and words correct? But I’m not an expert.

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Xiran Jay Zhao · Creator

they did, all the pronunciations were checked with me!

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ladysekhmetka

Thank you, I NEEDED this

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VeeS

I just read Iron Widow. I mean this with all my heart: It's the beat book I've read in a decade. I read 2 books a week. Thank you.

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Xiran Jay Zhao · Creator

Ahhh I’m so honored to hear that! 🥺

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Leonardo Carvalho

really hope this book gets translated to portuguese some day, so i can find it in Brazils bookstores 😁

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Xiran Jay Zhao · Creator

it's getting translated to both Brazilian Portuguese and Portugal Portuguese!

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AL (he/they/sir)

Oh my gosh thank you! My copy is coming in the mail next week. Im so excited!!

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Kendall

Saving this for future reference 😌

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angry purple fairy

is there a pronunciation guide in the book?

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Bede apologist

I managed to pick up the ONLY copy last week at a book store and I'm so glad I did. I'm excited to start reading more of it

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Charlie

I'm gonna have to watch this a lot more. I'm struggling 😅

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nixie

is there any place in the book where the tones for each name are listed? I'd love to make sure I'm saying them correct while reading/talking about it

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Sneedle

IM SORRY DID YOU SAY AN LUSHAN

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Xiran Jay Zhao · Creator

YES AND BOI DO ZETIAN AND SHIMIN HAVE A BONE TO PICK WITH HIM

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Kili

I saw your book in a shop window yesterday and I knew I recognised it off Tiktok!

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Jay

Hey! For a bit of clarification, is the "Y" in Yizhi silent or just subtle?

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Xiran Jay Zhao · Creator

in pinyin it makes the ee sound!

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