Reviews

Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie

sudopia's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

onako's review against another edition

3.0

Unfortunately I read the first part of the book years ago and it took me some time to relate to the characters. Even after reading this I can't remember all of the details of the plot.
However the book is sufficiently entertaining to keep you occupied.
The best thing about it is the brutal honesty of the characters. There are no higher moral grounds, there is no preaching, just people trying accomplish their tasks and stay alive.
Good enough to read the third part.

littlemousereads's review against another edition

4.5

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jfaberrit's review against another edition

5.0

If the first book felt a little too heavy on tropes of the fantasy genre, this one seems to find more of its own voice as a road novel, with the battles doing a good job of bringing out characterization rather than just being excuses for action. The bad guys are complex, the rogues perhaps a bit too charming, but there are stories to be told here and they are brought out well. I surprisingly different book than The Blade Itself, but a good sign for things to come.

shragoo's review against another edition

4.5

better than book 1 I thought

coffeeslothee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

dmptrk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

ben42's review against another edition

5.0

much better than the first. even though the violence was disturbingly graphic, the story was great and all that character set-up in the first on finally paid off.

paulbreen's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

drodwell's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.5