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A review by klamstrakvr
Ostrze by Joe Abercrombie
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
50 pages of fluff could’ve been shaved off, hence the 0.5 star drop, but there truly aren’t characters like Abercrombie’s characters.
I appreciate sticking to buildup work in this one, instead of attempting to make it a perfectly balanced book. It’s heavy in many senses but the prose is free from clumsiness and pompousness which both tend to plague the genre.
I appreciate sticking to buildup work in this one, instead of attempting to make it a perfectly balanced book. It’s heavy in many senses but the prose is free from clumsiness and pompousness which both tend to plague the genre.
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Chronic illness, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Addiction, and Ableism
Minor: Trafficking, Slavery, and War