Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

La voz de las espadas by Joe Abercrombie

36 reviews

midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Blade, Itself is the first book in the First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. There’s several main characters you meet in the story: Logen ‘Ninefingers’ a well known fighter from the North, San Dan Glokta an Inquisitor and torturer,  & Captain Jezal dan Luthar a would be fencing champion. Throw in the wizard Bayaz, First of the Magi and his less than competent assistant, and a woman named Ferro with a strange magical ability and you have a VERY colorful cast of characters!

This first book is incredibly character and world-building focused. Wildly funny at times as well. Can’t wait to continue on with the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism

eh1736's review against another edition

dark funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Racism

Minor: Alcoholism

ratat0sk42's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Anyone who like complex characters, gallows humour, and dark, gritty fantasy will love this book.

It has smooth and easy to read prose, and lots of style with a surprisingly funny edge to its narration. Every single character has depth and motivations that make you unsure if they're the good guy or the bad guy at any given moment.

One thing some people may take issue with us that the book doesn't really have much of a plot in the traditional sense, not much actually happens but I found the characters tso engrossing I didn't mind at all. 

Another thing of note is that the book is part of the First Law trilogy, which is less three stories that fit together than one big story cut into thirds, as such it doesn't really end, it just flows into the next book. If you read this book, you're in for the long haul. it's a damn good  though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Cannibalism, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcoholism, Grief, and Death of parent

strawberrypinch's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Suicide, Torture, and Kidnapping

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

singalana's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Xenophobia, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and War

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

farleighelse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

very good. several different narrative perspectives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

tmidge22's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

saemiligr's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I knew a lot of people loved these books but I was taken aback when I was sucked into the story so quickly. I usually don't even go for these types of books, but this one I loved and am immediately picking up the next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

mattitanskane's review against another edition

While masterfully written the paint by numbers political fantasy story wasn't able to hold my attention enough to get me invested in a new trilogy. Skimmed through the remaining pages and read a synopsis of the rest of the trilogy online.

I found Logen's character arc compelling and would have enjoyed reading more of it but sadly the story kept introducing more and more characters with increasingly mundane storylines.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture and War

Minor: Cursing, Sexism, Slavery, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Fatphobia, Vomit, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism and Racism