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lucky_bucket 's review for:
A Little Hatred
by Joe Abercrombie
What more can be said that other reviewers haven't already covered? The characters have depth and evolve over the course of the story. The world, which clearly existed in previous Abercrombie stories, is still fully fleshed out in this as a stand-alone.
There's real drama, and urgency, and humor. The "villains" are flawed characters with goals, not one-dimensional tropes. There's blood, surprising violence really, but it adds to the drama and story-building rather than being gratuitous. The prose paints a deep and complex picture without distracting from the plot.
My only negative is clear call-backs to previous stories set in the same world that I never read. But I can't begrudge a hat tip to dedicated fans, provided not many pages are sacrificed.
This might be a top 10 book for me right now.
There's real drama, and urgency, and humor. The "villains" are flawed characters with goals, not one-dimensional tropes. There's blood, surprising violence really, but it adds to the drama and story-building rather than being gratuitous. The prose paints a deep and complex picture without distracting from the plot.
My only negative is clear call-backs to previous stories set in the same world that I never read. But I can't begrudge a hat tip to dedicated fans, provided not many pages are sacrificed.
This might be a top 10 book for me right now.