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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?
Satarupa I think the core conflict in the book from reader point of view is whether you would support an evil person if he could bring results. You will find s…moreI think the core conflict in the book from reader point of view is whether you would support an evil person if he could bring results. You will find similar conflict in real life too (i.e. brilliant jerks) which is why I read the book to find out if I could in this situation. But unlike many of my favorite anti-heroes like Lelouch vi Britannia, Light Yagami etc. the hero was neither that brilliant nor were his opponents good enough to challenge him and bring some conflict or evil enough to make us choose between relative evils. All in all, I couldn't care about any of the characters at the end of the book. Though I have given it a 3 rating for the interesting world-building.(less)
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