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A review by aguiarbibs
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
4.0
this book was excellent and i'm only giving it 4 starts because the start is so slow and even though i wasn't bored by it there were too many scenes that confused me and left me wondering what the hell i was doing reading this book that doesn't seem to have a plot or an end - cause it's not like this book is short so 300 pages in you start to question your choices.
but i am glad i pushed through because this book is incredible.
the character work is out of this world - my favourite is Logen and his "I'm still alive" little mantra - but alll of the characters are very strong and well realised. they all feel real and three dimensional. they feel like real people who would live in this world.
now that i've finished the book i appreciate the structure, how it feels like we've started at different points of the outer edge of a circle and then started coming closer and closer to the middle until by the end every plotline met, every character made sense in the same bubble.
the writing is very engaging, it flows and it is so funny. there are several funny scenes in this book (some of which made me laugh out loud).
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but i am glad i pushed through because this book is incredible.
the character work is out of this world - my favourite is Logen and his "I'm still alive" little mantra - but alll of the characters are very strong and well realised. they all feel real and three dimensional. they feel like real people who would live in this world.
now that i've finished the book i appreciate the structure, how it feels like we've started at different points of the outer edge of a circle and then started coming closer and closer to the middle until by the end every plotline met, every character made sense in the same bubble.
the writing is very engaging, it flows and it is so funny. there are several funny scenes in this book (some of which made me laugh out loud).
art by https://www.artstation.com/anariverart