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alaspooryorick's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
illuminatikittn's review against another edition
1.0
I liked the idea, but I honestly couldn't care less about any of these characters. The fact that the "protagonist" (*guffaw*) was so young and vile did not bother me. His lack of depth was what killed this book for me. Nice fantasy premise but not entertaining in the least.
jun10r36's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent book, rather dark. It does seem to have a few convenient plot points that help Jorg along, which could be just be luck but one of them did seem rather flimsy to me. Also the magic in this world seems very undefined. I look forward to reading the second book.
comadivine11's review against another edition
4.0
I don't know why people get so offended by this book. It is not graphic in it's depictions, nor does it glory in them. Overall, I thought the book was pretty good and I plan to finish the series right away.
adr_enne_rose's review against another edition
3.0
I was expecting to really like this book and just didn't get drawn in. I really like some of the ideas presented about the history of the world itself, but I had most of the salient plot points figured out before the book revealed them, and so I wasn't as surprised or enthused as I had hoped to be.
jonfaith's review against another edition
4.0
Tell me, tutor,' I said. 'Is revenge a science, or an art?
Shockingly good, if disturbing to many --- Prince of Thorns succeeds in making the reader uncomfortable by its use of the first person, thus the one turning pages is linked (complicit?) with the amoral Jorg, whose bloody temper leaves scores of bodies in his quest for vengeance not only against those which harmed him (and killed those close to him) but against the very tropes of the fantasy novel. We have Charlemagne on Fury Road. The setting itselfis the remarkable feat as is the narrative turn in the second half of the novel. Despite references to Popper and Russell (which excited me) the endgame is essentially Oldboy---or think Rick Dalton with a flamethrower.
Shockingly good, if disturbing to many --- Prince of Thorns succeeds in making the reader uncomfortable by its use of the first person, thus the one turning pages is linked (complicit?) with the amoral Jorg, whose bloody temper leaves scores of bodies in his quest for vengeance not only against those which harmed him (and killed those close to him) but against the very tropes of the fantasy novel. We have Charlemagne on Fury Road. The setting itself
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an Earth 1000 years after nuclear catastropheelgh97's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
alfredreads's review against another edition
3.0
This was a good fast and fun read. The "protagonist" is very much so an anti-hero. I think he can only be considered a hero at all due to our flaws in logic from a certain perspective; It also helps that nearly everyone else is terrible also. Not exactly rushing out to grab the next book, but I'll snag it and probably enjoy it as well when I feel like a light fantasy-ish read.
Or when I start to fall behind in my reading challenge...
Or when I start to fall behind in my reading challenge...
dragonrider29's review against another edition
3.0
An interestingly dark and bloody fantasy that manages to stand out from the crowd, although it was a little uneven in places and ended rather suddenly. That said I await the sequel with interest in the hope that some intriguing details are built upon.
brendapike's review against another edition
3.0
I find the cynicism of this book's anti-hero charming, it's also quite depressing. Otherwise I would have given it four stars. Definitely worth a read.