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A review by nativeplants
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
3.0
Up until two thirds of the way through I was disappointed with this book. I felt disinterested in at least half the pov characters and the plot was slow in coming. This book does not stand alone as its own novel. It is really one long setup for the plot of the rest of the series. Only by the end of the book did I have a real sense of what the main plot would be in the series. Based upon the last third of the book I might continue the series to find out what happens.
One thing did drive me crazy. One of the point of view characters, the noble fencer guy, was obnoxious to read, not just because he was a crappy person. Rather, there were parts of his point of view that seemed like a caricature. The rest of the book was written in a typical close third person style but at times his section seemed to have a much stronger narrator/authorial voice that gave the reader his witty opinions/descriptions rather than fading into the background like the rest of the book. It was distracting.
One thing did drive me crazy. One of the point of view characters, the noble fencer guy, was obnoxious to read, not just because he was a crappy person. Rather, there were parts of his point of view that seemed like a caricature. The rest of the book was written in a typical close third person style but at times his section seemed to have a much stronger narrator/authorial voice that gave the reader his witty opinions/descriptions rather than fading into the background like the rest of the book. It was distracting.