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awhatley 's review for:
The Wisdom of Crowds
by Joe Abercrombie
dark
emotional
funny
sad
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:
Yes
Joe Abercrombie is out here giving a masterclass for character driven narratives.
This book drips with beautiful and well earned character development, and some of the wittiest dialoge I've seen in a fantasy book. From Orso's lackadaisical attitude to everything, masking his realized inadquency, to Rikke's ruthless growth into a master manipulator and leader. Every character develops methodically across the trilogy, and you can see all their actions leading to the grand finale.
Revolution is messy, and certainly the revolution that has been building over the last two books goes from a rolling boil to full out explosion. And, in a reflection to other revelations we've seen in history, sometimes the mob isn't satisfied with removing the current power structure. It's reminiscent of the French Reveloutions, where it became a self consuming nonstop riot. Abercrombie managed the progression and escalation of the Reveloution beautifully.
I can't say enough for how goddamn good Abercrombie is at flowing through a scene, seamlessly going from character to character to follow the flow of action, giving each "random" character a depth of personality that makes them feel unique and carefully crafted.
Overall, this trilogy is an excellent showing of fantasy that doesn't need to rely on magic, prophecy, or a good vs evil plot to carry the story.
This book drips with beautiful and well earned character development, and some of the wittiest dialoge I've seen in a fantasy book. From Orso's lackadaisical attitude to everything, masking his realized inadquency, to Rikke's ruthless growth into a master manipulator and leader. Every character develops methodically across the trilogy, and you can see all their actions leading to the grand finale.
Revolution is messy, and certainly the revolution that has been building over the last two books goes from a rolling boil to full out explosion. And, in a reflection to other revelations we've seen in history, sometimes the mob isn't satisfied with removing the current power structure. It's reminiscent of the French Reveloutions, where it became a self consuming nonstop riot. Abercrombie managed the progression and escalation of the Reveloution beautifully.
I can't say enough for how goddamn good Abercrombie is at flowing through a scene, seamlessly going from character to character to follow the flow of action, giving each "random" character a depth of personality that makes them feel unique and carefully crafted.
Overall, this trilogy is an excellent showing of fantasy that doesn't need to rely on magic, prophecy, or a good vs evil plot to carry the story.