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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
this was the most emotionally moving of abercrombie’s books that i’ve read. so bleak war is so pointless life is so bleak. i didn’t realize trouble pissing is such a widespread male issue ??
4.5 No one writes characters or action like Joe Abercrombie. Whirrun of Bligh can do no wrong.
“Armour is part of a state of mind in which you admit the possibility of being hit.”
“Death is a bored clerk, with too many orders to fill. There is no reckoning. No profound moment. It creeps up on us from behind and snatches us away while we shit.”
“He worked the axe clear of the block and stood back. They don’t sing many songs about log-splitters, maybe, but the lambs were bleating, up on the fells out of sight, and that sounded like music. Sounded a sweeter song to him than all the hero’s lays he knew.”
“Armour is part of a state of mind in which you admit the possibility of being hit.”
“Death is a bored clerk, with too many orders to fill. There is no reckoning. No profound moment. It creeps up on us from behind and snatches us away while we shit.”
“He worked the axe clear of the block and stood back. They don’t sing many songs about log-splitters, maybe, but the lambs were bleating, up on the fells out of sight, and that sounded like music. Sounded a sweeter song to him than all the hero’s lays he knew.”
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The entire book covers one big struggle for a hill. A holistic exploration of warfare that showcases how pointless it all is.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Sexual violence, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix