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The Devils by Joe Abercrombie

38 reviews

acozycactus's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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

i loved this. a thrill ride with a lot of humor and heart. i already can’t wait to read more by Abercrombie

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zone_a3's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny tense 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

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kikigort's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book is a witty fun fantasy adventure. Very enjoyable!

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chasinggrace's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark 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: No

Well, this was a trip. Gory and gruesome, self-indulgent and humorous, I have mixed feelings.

Abercrombie does bodily horror and monster conflicts very well. This is action-packed (AKA, the characters don’t get a break).

Speaking of the characters - given how many we follow, it took awhile for me to warm up to them. Granted, not many are supposed to be likable. But this took away from the story for me. I found myself skimming lines when a battle scene would be drawn out, or when each character would repetitively drone on and on (and they all tend to do so. Repetitively).

Unfortunately, I have just read too many books recently that center around a gaggle of characters traversing a large swath of land. There wasn’t much more that Abercrombie could have done to make that more enjoyable for me.

At about the 60% mark, I warmed up to a few (not all) of the squad (Sunny, Baptiste, and Alex). But I also saw the twists/betrayals coming from leagues away. So while some of the closing conversations were interesting to me (Balthazar and Severa for example), the ending couldn’t pull the weight for the rest of the book.

I see why people say that Abercrombie’s writing has humor. But similarly to Sanderson, I’m just not sure if it’s for me.

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cetortuga's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Me ha gustado muchísimo y me he reído muchísimo. La crítica social que implica la Europa alternativa en la que se ubica todo no es más que una excusa para escribir unos personajes divertidísimos, super complejos y cuyas relaciones interpersonales tienen mil capas. Quizás la única pega es que no todos ellos narran, y las voces de los que no tienen POV seguro que serían interesantísimas. El grimdark a veces es demasiado para mí en cuanto a mucha sangre o demasiado gráfico, pero en este caso aunque hay escenas que sí lo son, todo lo demás tiene mucho más peso, y la evolución y los pensamientos de cada uno de los personajes son tan maravillosos y tan trágicos que merece la pena leerlo. Es lo primero que leo de Abercrombie pero no será lo último.

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tannerjameswv's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What happens when you combine Suicide Squad with Monster Squad?

Breakneck pacing, but not in a bad way.
Entertaining action sequences stitched together so tightly that there is barely room for more than a little token romance.
An allegory about various mental health conditions, though some get better representation than overs.
A solid Book One that has encouraged me to read Book Two, if and when it releases.
A bit of cringey irreverence, but I think that’s just Abercrombie being Abercrombie, so no hate.