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Finished 2nd read through today and just as amazing as the first time through!
Best Served Cold...
By Joe Abercrombie
Best Served Cold the title is alluding to the proverbial saying "Revenge is a dish best served cold." Interestingly this fantasy book is more about a well spun literary journey into the darkness of revenge and actually very little fantasy elements. Think of the Clint Eastwood movies entitled "THE UNFORGIVEN" and "HANG EM HIGH" and you have set the place for what this book is al ...more
Best Served Cold...
By Joe Abercrombie
Best Served Cold the title is alluding to the proverbial saying "Revenge is a dish best served cold." Interestingly this fantasy book is more about a well spun literary journey into the darkness of revenge and actually very little fantasy elements. Think of the Clint Eastwood movies entitled "THE UNFORGIVEN" and "HANG EM HIGH" and you have set the place for what this book is al ...more
Joe Abercrombie is rapidly becoming one of my favorite authors. I found “Best Served Cold” to be an excellently written, character driven, unapologetically adult fantasy story that I have come to expect from this author. I find this style a refreshing departure from the tired and young adult-ish feel of typical fantasy writing. I’m forcing myself to read a non- Abercrombie novel next to sort of cleanse my palate but next in line after that is “Red Country” (I previously read ”The Heroes” which w
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The underlying theme underneath all the blood and gore - revenge destroys everything, especially those who pursue it. Not a story for the weak of heart. Abercrombie has a D&D background and the story reflects it... an intrepid but deeply flawed set of companions set out on a revenge quest, lots of betrayals and 180 degree turns along the way.
Encourages me to pursue more of his work. There are connections to a previous trilogy. Not essential to appreciate the story but would have probably put a ...more
Encourages me to pursue more of his work. There are connections to a previous trilogy. Not essential to appreciate the story but would have probably put a ...more
Second reading completed 08/15/2012. Reread after reading The First Law Trilogy.
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