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4.41 AVERAGE
4.41 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great start to this trilogy! Unfortunately, it took me forever to finish this because my library loan was due before I was done with the audiobook and I had to wait a while to get it again. I know I always say it, but Abercrombie's characters are some of the best. Can't wait to read the next book.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Back into the first law universe, this one is just as good as the first trilogy so far. Bayaz is still the worst
Really had trouble getting into this one. Don’t know why it has such high reviews and it’s right up my alley :(
dark
funny
tense
Maybe I was a little spoiled with The First Law Trilogy because, I feel that while I was generous with the 4* rating, it’s a little on the lower end. Maybe the expectation was too much, but I just didn’t feel like this was as fun as some of the other rides Abercrombie has taken me on. Not to worry though, I know he will redeem himself.
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great start to a new series! I loved seeing characters from the original trilogy. I'm disgusted with a certain relationship that I was that I unfortunately saw coming at the end of the LAoK. And that ending!! I have to know what the fallout from this is!
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“When one man knowingly kills another, they call it murder! When society causes the deaths of thousands, they shrug and call it a fact of life.”
A Little Hatred is the first instalment in the Age of Madness trilogy, which is a continuation of the First Law. The world is evolving, in terms of technology and also arising powers, and as the reader we are thrust into the volatile political situation across the Union that appears to be coming to a culmination after decades of conflict.
Joe Abercrombie is best known for his characters, and they are my favourite part of his works. The perspectives in A Little Hatred are all entirely new characters who we as the reader are meeting for the first time, but many of the supporting cast number are those who occupied key roles in the previous trilogy and the following standalone stories. There are a great mix of perspectives here, from Leo the Young Lion, to Rikke, to Prince Orso, who were my three favourite characters to follow, but there were a few more perspectives beyond this. Whilst I was not perhaps as attached to them as those of the first trilogy, they were still magnificent, and this is the only the first of the trilogy.
“Guilt is a luxury reserved for those still breathing and with no unbearable pain, cold or hunger demanding all their fickle attention.”
I really enjoyed the different factions, especially when you see the divisions that have healed, or more likely, opened since we last have been privy to the going-ons in these lands. Abercrombie does politics brilliantly, with the nuances of the characters and slightly different cultures lending themselves really well to how these lands interact with each other, with them ending in conflict more often than not.
“The wiser a man is, the more he stands ready to be educated.”
A Little Hatred is a great introduction to the latest trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, which you can read before any of the other books in the world. However, I would strongly recommend reading the backlog, with The First Law Trilogy, as some of the same characters feature, and many of figures allude to the happenings of the past. As always with Abercrombie, this is an accomplished, efficient and enjoyable read with great moments and great characters.
4.75/5 STARS
SO EXCITED THAT WE GOT TO INTERVIEW JOE ABERCROMBIE! Check it out here - JOE ABERCROMBIE INTERVIEW
“When one man knowingly kills another, they call it murder! When society causes the deaths of thousands, they shrug and call it a fact of life.”
A Little Hatred is the first instalment in the Age of Madness trilogy, which is a continuation of the First Law. The world is evolving, in terms of technology and also arising powers, and as the reader we are thrust into the volatile political situation across the Union that appears to be coming to a culmination after decades of conflict.
Joe Abercrombie is best known for his characters, and they are my favourite part of his works. The perspectives in A Little Hatred are all entirely new characters who we as the reader are meeting for the first time, but many of the supporting cast number are those who occupied key roles in the previous trilogy and the following standalone stories. There are a great mix of perspectives here, from Leo the Young Lion, to Rikke, to Prince Orso, who were my three favourite characters to follow, but there were a few more perspectives beyond this. Whilst I was not perhaps as attached to them as those of the first trilogy, they were still magnificent, and this is the only the first of the trilogy.
“Guilt is a luxury reserved for those still breathing and with no unbearable pain, cold or hunger demanding all their fickle attention.”
I really enjoyed the different factions, especially when you see the divisions that have healed, or more likely, opened since we last have been privy to the going-ons in these lands. Abercrombie does politics brilliantly, with the nuances of the characters and slightly different cultures lending themselves really well to how these lands interact with each other, with them ending in conflict more often than not.
“The wiser a man is, the more he stands ready to be educated.”
A Little Hatred is a great introduction to the latest trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, which you can read before any of the other books in the world. However, I would strongly recommend reading the backlog, with The First Law Trilogy, as some of the same characters feature, and many of figures allude to the happenings of the past. As always with Abercrombie, this is an accomplished, efficient and enjoyable read with great moments and great characters.
4.75/5 STARS
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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:
Yes