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4.41 AVERAGE
4.41 AVERAGE
adventurous
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Este livro é o primeiro da trilogia “A Era da Loucura”, uma continuação da série “A Primeira Lei”. Apesar de ser uma sequela, pode ser lida perfeitamente sem se ler as obras anteriores.
Este foi o primeiro livro que li do autor e fiquei encantada. Dizem que ele é um dos mestres de Grimdark, um subgénero de fantasia mais pesado e realista. E, depois desta leitura, posso compreender porquê.
Um dos aspetos que me fez adorar este livro foram as personagens. Todas elas são moralmente duvidosas, especialmente quando têm de fazer escolhas complicadas. Não existindo um limite claro entre o bem e o mal.
Seguimos os pontos de vista de sete personagens principais e todas elas se vão conectar de algum modo. É muito difícil escolher uma favorita, mas destaco a Rikke, uma jovem com o dom, ou a maldição, do olho longo( tem visões do futuro) e Orso, o príncipe desiludido, mas com um potencial enorme. Das personagens secundárias, mas não menos importantes, a que mais me marcou foi Isern-i-Phail, que tem como missão proteger e guiar Rikke.
Além da complexidade das personagens, o livro aborda temas contemporâneos, como a revolução industrial e os conflitos entre classes, refletindo a nossa própria realidade. Tem partes violentas e chocantes, numa combinação explosiva de ação e suspense.
Recomendo vivamente, principalmente se gostas de fantasias complexas e personagens moralmente ambíguas. Agora tenho um novo “problema”, preciso de ler o resto desta trilogia e a anterior. Joe Abercrombie conquistou mais uma leitora!
Boas leituras!
MJ♥︎
Este foi o primeiro livro que li do autor e fiquei encantada. Dizem que ele é um dos mestres de Grimdark, um subgénero de fantasia mais pesado e realista. E, depois desta leitura, posso compreender porquê.
Um dos aspetos que me fez adorar este livro foram as personagens. Todas elas são moralmente duvidosas, especialmente quando têm de fazer escolhas complicadas. Não existindo um limite claro entre o bem e o mal.
Seguimos os pontos de vista de sete personagens principais e todas elas se vão conectar de algum modo. É muito difícil escolher uma favorita, mas destaco a Rikke, uma jovem com o dom, ou a maldição, do olho longo( tem visões do futuro) e Orso, o príncipe desiludido, mas com um potencial enorme. Das personagens secundárias, mas não menos importantes, a que mais me marcou foi Isern-i-Phail, que tem como missão proteger e guiar Rikke.
Além da complexidade das personagens, o livro aborda temas contemporâneos, como a revolução industrial e os conflitos entre classes, refletindo a nossa própria realidade. Tem partes violentas e chocantes, numa combinação explosiva de ação e suspense.
Recomendo vivamente, principalmente se gostas de fantasias complexas e personagens moralmente ambíguas. Agora tenho um novo “problema”, preciso de ler o resto desta trilogia e a anterior. Joe Abercrombie conquistou mais uma leitora!
Boas leituras!
MJ♥︎
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fantastic return to the world of the First Law. On the one hand, it feels like coming home, but with all the great new characters it feels so new and fresh.
It is actually hard to write a review that puts into words how much I love anything Joe Abercrombie writes. I have been hyping myself up over this book so much during the last couple of years that it could only be a disappointment. But it's not! It is exactly how I hoped it would be! I loved every minute of it!
Joe Abercrombie is king. All hail the king!
It is actually hard to write a review that puts into words how much I love anything Joe Abercrombie writes. I have been hyping myself up over this book so much during the last couple of years that it could only be a disappointment. But it's not! It is exactly how I hoped it would be! I loved every minute of it!
Joe Abercrombie is king. All hail the king!
88%
Say one thing for Joe Abercrombie, say he is Lord of Grimdark.
I will be the using upper line for every First Law book I'll be reviewing from now on.
I absolutely loved this book. From the incredible new generation of characters of heroes of the past to intense duels, politics, humour, sex (more than previous entries, I think) and Glokta, this book has nothing for me to dislike. Well, an exception must be made for a bald smiling banker.
This is a character-driven book and as most other character-driven books tend to have slower pacing, this one was an exception for me. Some might find the middle slow. I think the pacing didn't bother me much because of how greatly each character was crafted and fun it was to watch them rise or fall deeper in the situation each one of them was put in or themselves dived in. There are so many quotable dialogues, and of course, humour. This one has in abundance just like previous ones.
Another thing I like about Circle of the World is that the world is progressing forward while other worlds remain stationary even after a thousand years. We are in the industrial age now.
So far, this is the best book I've read this year. As good as The Blade Itself, the first book of The First Law trilogy. In some ways better, in some ways equal.
Say one thing for Joe Abercrombie, say he is Lord of Grimdark.
I will be the using upper line for every First Law book I'll be reviewing from now on.
I absolutely loved this book. From the incredible new generation of characters of heroes of the past to intense duels, politics, humour, sex (more than previous entries, I think) and Glokta, this book has nothing for me to dislike. Well, an exception must be made for a bald smiling banker.
This is a character-driven book and as most other character-driven books tend to have slower pacing, this one was an exception for me. Some might find the middle slow. I think the pacing didn't bother me much because of how greatly each character was crafted and fun it was to watch them rise or fall deeper in the situation each one of them was put in or themselves dived in. There are so many quotable dialogues, and of course, humour. This one has in abundance just like previous ones.
Another thing I like about Circle of the World is that the world is progressing forward while other worlds remain stationary even after a thousand years. We are in the industrial age now.
So far, this is the best book I've read this year. As good as The Blade Itself, the first book of The First Law trilogy. In some ways better, in some ways equal.
adventurous
dark
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes