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christcore's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Enjoyed it just about as much as I expected to. LOTS of words that were unfamiliar to me as an American English speaker. Reading it on my kindle, it was frustrating that many of the words didn’t have entries in the dictionaries available. BUT there is a glossary at the end that I discovered after reading the whole thing.
Pacing is a bit odd. The beginning is meandering w/ a lot of minor interactions documented and then the last five or so chapters area a whirlwind of major events.
Gruesome and ugly in a way that feels appropriate for the time period.
Surprisingly little to do with the actual plague beyond it being the reason that the group must travel to outpace the pestilence, The ending twist was frankly unnecessary and didn’t really shock me.
CW: ableism, antisemitism, homophobic hate crime, suicide by hanging, traumatic childbirth scene, age gap sexual encounter b/t master and apprentice, some medical gore
Pacing is a bit odd. The beginning is meandering w/ a lot of minor interactions documented and then the last five or so chapters area a whirlwind of major events.
Gruesome and ugly in a way that feels appropriate for the time period.
Surprisingly little to do with the actual plague beyond it being the reason that the group must travel to outpace the pestilence, The ending twist was frankly unnecessary and didn’t really shock me.
CW: ableism, antisemitism, homophobic hate crime, suicide by hanging, traumatic childbirth scene, age gap sexual encounter b/t master and apprentice, some medical gore
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Incest and Racism
ninaru's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I didn't really know what to expect and was pleasantly surprised - at least for the first 400 pages.
The 'Company' consists of nine very different characters with equally different and severe secrets. The author describes the characters and the setting in such a vivid - sometimes downright chilling - way that you feel as if you're a part of the group.You really don't want to be but that's not the point. With every chapter you learn something new about the secrets they're keeping and you start guessing what it could be. With some, you know quite quickly what it could be others are more surprising.
While it was page-turnerish it was just about 200 pages too long to be a 'quick' read. <s>Or maybe I just didn't take enough time off to continue reading...</s> Unfortunately, I didn't like the ending. Mostly because I like the story to be finished and I want to know what happens to all the characters and not just the main one.
Overall, I really liked this book. It wasn't painfully predictable nor too 'twisty'. It had great morally grey characters and a clear storyline. Occasionally it was a bit gruesome and displayed some terrible mindsets of the middle ages - unfortunately, some still exist today. In other words, a few times I had to keep myself from throwing the book at a wall out of sheer frustration. So, maybe not for the faint-hearted or empathic.
The 'Company' consists of nine very different characters with equally different and severe secrets. The author describes the characters and the setting in such a vivid - sometimes downright chilling - way that you feel as if you're a part of the group.
While it was page-turnerish it was just about 200 pages too long to be a 'quick' read. <s>
Overall, I really liked this book. It wasn't painfully predictable nor too 'twisty'. It had great morally grey characters and a clear storyline. Occasionally it was a bit gruesome and displayed some terrible mindsets of the middle ages - unfortunately, some still exist today. In other words, a few times I had to keep myself from throwing the book at a wall out of sheer frustration. So, maybe not for the faint-hearted or empathic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Pregnancy, Medical content, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Blood, and Ableism
Moderate: Misogyny, Incest, Outing, and Gore
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