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A Goodreads user asked this question about Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire, #1):
Okay, I read about 15 pages and felt sick to my stomach. I can handle a war story/ violence, but is it going to be worth it? It was recommended to me, but I don't handle reading certain things well...i.e. violence against children, torture etc....needless to say the very beginning already has me second guessing if I should continue. Any advise would be great. To read or not to read?
Daniel Ruffolo The thing about this series that seems to give a lot of people pause, is the idea that they're so used to the main character being a protagonist, and …moreThe thing about this series that seems to give a lot of people pause, is the idea that they're so used to the main character being a protagonist, and that you're supposed to identify with him, and be on his side. When they come to a book that isn't like that it ends up being really confusing.

You are SUPPOSED to hate Jorg. You are supposed to think he is a horrible, evil person. He murders, he rapes, he steals, he uses people. The important thing to keep in mind as you read the books is that -everybody else around him ALSO thinks he is horrible-

This book series contains all of those things yes, but it doesn't glorify them or even imply you are supposed to be okay with them. Literally everybody in the whole series besides his equally evil flunkies thinks he is horrible, and wants him stopped.

If reading those scenes at all is too much for you, then don't read it, because they keep coming up. If the problem is the idea that you're supposed to find a way to like this character, and thus be okay with what he does, consider yourself reassured: He is horrible and evil, and you can enjoy the quality of the writing, and the great story while hating him.(less)
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