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mellhay's review against another edition
3.0
I have to start off with saying I do love the cover of this book. I thought it was cool being two pictures in one here.
The writing was a little hard for me to get ahold of at the beginning of the book, but not long into the book I adjusted well. There are different point of views given in the book, but they are not separated out in the reading. In reading along I would come to a paragraph which in the first sentence changed views quickly, but the nice thing was in that first sentence of change it specified whos view you where changing to.
With each of the characters I came across in the book there was a short story written into the book on them. A few of them told their story as a whole chapter of their own. I enjoyed these short stories. I felt more interested in the short stories at times than the story of the Grossbart brothers. The story of the Grossbart brothers dragged for me many times in the book. But the brothers had very unique views in the book.
The Grossbart brothers had very distinctive views on Religion, Mercy, and life in general. The brothers seem to be the victims of their narrow view of Religion. Their view of Religion and life seemed to have a personal twist to it. If someone did not see things in the same light as the brothers they figured that person to be a heretic of the religious belief of the Virgin Mary and killed them. Through the book no one seemed to be able to stand the brothers for long, everyone either wanted to kill them or just be away from them.
One thing I did like through the book was when a character left the brothers presence and went about their way you got a short blip on what happened to that person after they left. This gave a closing to me as a reader to all the characters in the story.
If you do read this book be ready for some gruesome scenes and to come across twin brothers that could be the two men you love to hate.
The writing was a little hard for me to get ahold of at the beginning of the book, but not long into the book I adjusted well. There are different point of views given in the book, but they are not separated out in the reading. In reading along I would come to a paragraph which in the first sentence changed views quickly, but the nice thing was in that first sentence of change it specified whos view you where changing to.
With each of the characters I came across in the book there was a short story written into the book on them. A few of them told their story as a whole chapter of their own. I enjoyed these short stories. I felt more interested in the short stories at times than the story of the Grossbart brothers. The story of the Grossbart brothers dragged for me many times in the book. But the brothers had very unique views in the book.
The Grossbart brothers had very distinctive views on Religion, Mercy, and life in general. The brothers seem to be the victims of their narrow view of Religion. Their view of Religion and life seemed to have a personal twist to it. If someone did not see things in the same light as the brothers they figured that person to be a heretic of the religious belief of the Virgin Mary and killed them. Through the book no one seemed to be able to stand the brothers for long, everyone either wanted to kill them or just be away from them.
One thing I did like through the book was when a character left the brothers presence and went about their way you got a short blip on what happened to that person after they left. This gave a closing to me as a reader to all the characters in the story.
If you do read this book be ready for some gruesome scenes and to come across twin brothers that could be the two men you love to hate.
floppyscoops's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
neako's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
jmoses's review against another edition
4.0
I did not like any of the characters in this work, and it was a highly enjoyable read.
rocketiza's review against another edition
4.0
A dark Brothers Grimm like tale, really picks up speed and momentum throughout to batshit craziness at the end.
kvltprincess's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my goodness. This book was gross, foul, the main characters are horrible people. And it is SO funny. Amazing.
dghughes28's review against another edition
4.0
Disgusting at times. Boring at times. But then again is one of those books that sticks with you.
shane_tiernan's review against another edition
5.0
Holy crap this was awesome. I DEFINITELY recommend doing it on audio, the narrator is AMAZING!!!
It starts off REALLY brutal and you immediately want the main characters to all die. Then it gets funny. There were some parts that dragged for me, but they were outweighed by the brilliant dialogue and cool monsters. The Grossbarts give a new meaning to the words "Anti-Hero". This is a very unique book and I'm so glad I stumbled upon it.
If you don't mind gross, brutal, writing with lots of cursing and enjoy laughing your ass off, I would definitely give this a try.
It starts off REALLY brutal and you immediately want the main characters to all die. Then it gets funny. There were some parts that dragged for me, but they were outweighed by the brilliant dialogue and cool monsters. The Grossbarts give a new meaning to the words "Anti-Hero". This is a very unique book and I'm so glad I stumbled upon it.
If you don't mind gross, brutal, writing with lots of cursing and enjoy laughing your ass off, I would definitely give this a try.
nicklindgren's review against another edition
3.0
The Brothers Grossbart have no special powers and are not likeable in any way. They commit horrific acts of murder and vengeance with wanton abandon. Their world is equal parts disgustingly gritty realism and matter-of-fact-fairy-tale-style fantasy. And yet, by the end of this story (which begins as the brothers slaughter the family of the man who broke the eldest brother's nose with a shovel), the reader is moved to feel even a little bit bad for the brothers in their horrible world.
Oh yes - and it's a comedy. If you are prudish or easily offended, you should avoid this book at all costs. If you are the sort of person who wants to hear some knee-slappers about the Black Plague and Medieval heresies, you are in luck.
Chapter Seven, "A Cautionary Yarn, Spun for Fathers and Daughters Alike" is pure genius. It stands on its own as its own little fairy tale/origin story. If you have to read one part of this book straight through at a book store, this is the one.
The first 2/3 of this novel are stunning - the last third drops off precipitously in pacing and variety. It is as if the plot got mired in mud and needed to be put out of its misery, like many of the other characters in the book already. Still, it is a hair's-breadth from four stars. Highly recommended.
Oh yes - and it's a comedy. If you are prudish or easily offended, you should avoid this book at all costs. If you are the sort of person who wants to hear some knee-slappers about the Black Plague and Medieval heresies, you are in luck.
Chapter Seven, "A Cautionary Yarn, Spun for Fathers and Daughters Alike" is pure genius. It stands on its own as its own little fairy tale/origin story. If you have to read one part of this book straight through at a book store, this is the one.
The first 2/3 of this novel are stunning - the last third drops off precipitously in pacing and variety. It is as if the plot got mired in mud and needed to be put out of its misery, like many of the other characters in the book already. Still, it is a hair's-breadth from four stars. Highly recommended.
es42's review against another edition
3.0
Hilarious tone, setting, and some great imagery. I dig Jesse Bullington's take on the historical fantasy novel. Unfortunately, the action/combat scenes in the latter half are confusing and messy in a bad way.