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Apr 04, 2014
David
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it was amazing
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One of the finest novels I've ever read. But I can't be bothered to write a review. Must ignore all else and jump immediately into the next book!
Definitely a Joe Abercrombie fan now.
If you love this trilogy you simply must read Jeff Salyards BLOODSOUNDERS ARC trilogy. ...more
Definitely a Joe Abercrombie fan now.
If you love this trilogy you simply must read Jeff Salyards BLOODSOUNDERS ARC trilogy. ...more
This review pertains to the entire series of The First Law. Don't worry--there's no spoilers!
On Twitter, Joe Abercrombie has taken the moniker of @LordGrimdark as a tongue-in-cheek joke acknowledging his status as a symbol of the trend in fantasy literature toward flawed characters and gritty realism. With such anti-heroic characters and bloody plots, one might think that his books would be bleak and nihilistic.
However, Abercrombie deftly wields a powerful secret weapon: gallows humor. It is cyn ...more
On Twitter, Joe Abercrombie has taken the moniker of @LordGrimdark as a tongue-in-cheek joke acknowledging his status as a symbol of the trend in fantasy literature toward flawed characters and gritty realism. With such anti-heroic characters and bloody plots, one might think that his books would be bleak and nihilistic.
However, Abercrombie deftly wields a powerful secret weapon: gallows humor. It is cyn ...more
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Say one thing about Joe Abercrombie. Joe Abercrombie is a writer.
I thoroughly enjoyed this installment. Will expand a later time.
I thoroughly enjoyed this installment. Will expand a later time.
While the first quarter of this book dragged at times (almost feeling like a book one, instead of a book two), the rest of it was quite good. The beginning spent a lot of time establishing a minor character from the first book as a major character, which left little emphasis on the "major" characters from book one. Once the plots picked up, it was rather heavy on the action, which is something Abercrombie does quite well.
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Mar 20, 2011
Andrew
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really liked it
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Chris
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