library_of_babel 's review for:

King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

5.0

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Lawrence’s portrayal of Jorg Ancrath is as one of the most vicious and evil protagonists I have ever read. The second book in The Broken Empire series, this is a scintillatingly fast read without being simple, and a showcase where Lawrence manages to display the full range of Jorg’s evil alongside also his humanity and his grounding. Simultaneously following the events of past travels and present battles I found this book to be a thoroughly enjoyable anti-hero tale and was/am routinely cheering for a man who is consistently relatable and displays aspects that are shadowed within all of us.

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