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prithviatreides 's review for:
A Little Hatred
by Joe Abercrombie
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
A great load of fun. A great book to breeze through, have a laugh, with some of the best characters in literature.
This was my sixth attempt at a Joe Abercrombie book. While the other five books began explosively well, they all lost their allure by their ends. Because although his character work is some of the best I've read, I always disliked the weakness of his plots. With this book, however, I got the great Abercrombie characters with a very tight and interesting plot, alongside themes that have always interested me greatly.
The man himself is immensely likeable, and clearly has an incredible passion for the craft, revising his books over and over again, trying to tell the truest story he can. And despite his claim of consciously removing the mythical aura surrounding writing, approaching the craft with a very workmanlike approach, in being so diligent about his techniques, Abercrombie creates, with great intention, magic out of something so ordinary like work.
This was my sixth attempt at a Joe Abercrombie book. While the other five books began explosively well, they all lost their allure by their ends. Because although his character work is some of the best I've read, I always disliked the weakness of his plots. With this book, however, I got the great Abercrombie characters with a very tight and interesting plot, alongside themes that have always interested me greatly.
The man himself is immensely likeable, and clearly has an incredible passion for the craft, revising his books over and over again, trying to tell the truest story he can. And despite his claim of consciously removing the mythical aura surrounding writing, approaching the craft with a very workmanlike approach, in being so diligent about his techniques, Abercrombie creates, with great intention, magic out of something so ordinary like work.