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Started off really enjoying the book this time around, but it's favor wore itself out when Croaker dreams about diddling pair 12 year old girls. Think he was a bit unsettled by it. But still...
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I was looking for fantasy with grit. This is it.
I honestly didn't know what to make of the book when I began reading. The narrative style is vastly different from anything else I've read. What I soon learned to appreciate is that Cook expects his readers to do some of the work; he doesn't spill every detail of information. The reader has to put the pieces together and keep up. There's no black and white here, no shining white knights of infallible character, and the baddies (some of them) have ...more
I honestly didn't know what to make of the book when I began reading. The narrative style is vastly different from anything else I've read. What I soon learned to appreciate is that Cook expects his readers to do some of the work; he doesn't spill every detail of information. The reader has to put the pieces together and keep up. There's no black and white here, no shining white knights of infallible character, and the baddies (some of them) have ...more
I picked up the omnibus volume containing The Black Company, Shadows Linger and The White Rose. The trilogy tells the story of The Black Company, the last of the Free Companies of Khatovar, as told by its annalist and physician, Croaker.
This is a remarkable trilogy. It contains plenty of fantasy tropes, but never feels like it's using them in standard ways. The Black Company are mercenaries, brutal men who leave their pasts behind when they join the company. And yet none of them are caricatures. ...more
This is a remarkable trilogy. It contains plenty of fantasy tropes, but never feels like it's using them in standard ways. The Black Company are mercenaries, brutal men who leave their pasts behind when they join the company. And yet none of them are caricatures. ...more
I found the first chapter of this book a little difficult to get through. Once you get going and accept the world setting, though, the book is a pretty captivating read. I wouldn't call it the smoothest writing or the most well-fleshed out characters, but they grow on you. I figured out the twist about 2/3 of the way through the book. I feel more invested now in seeing how the whole situation plays out. Plus, I am getting to enjoy the main character.
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Not really my style.
May 06, 2011
Christine
marked it as to-read
Jun 06, 2011
Alex
marked it as to-read
Jan 28, 2012
Jim
marked it as to-read
Feb 29, 2012
Adam
marked it as to-read
Oct 12, 2012
ChristinaJL
marked it as to-read
Dec 12, 2012
Bryndled1
marked it as to-read
Feb 17, 2013
Emre
marked it as dropped
