Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

3 reviews

narsere's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, War, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Alcoholism and Rape

adammtucker's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Absolutely gripped multi-day battle novel that you can't help but keep reading and hoping things turn out okay. Highly recommend for any Abercrombie or grimdark fans, as well as for people who enjoy historical accounts of battles or military history. You can't put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Violence

Minor: Animal death and Sexism

Abercrombie is the master of making me care about minor characters including

Whirrun of Bligh why did this have to happen to you?

bookishwondergoth's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Still great. Enjoyed it even more on a reread via audiobook. Rereading all of these back to back continues to be a rewarding and worthwhile exercise!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Cursing, Blood, War, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Animal death, Sexism, Vomit, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Medical content, and Excrement