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quote:West in "Furious mode" (if you can even call it that) I think I read the chapter where West did this (or at least the page or so) a couple times over. It honestly just stopped me for a second simply because of how West was portrayed. I mean, you saw it coming in a way -- but to actually see it happen? More points to Abercrombie. I finished the trilogy quite a bit ago and I'm pretty sure I might pick it up again this summer. It is honestly one of my favorite books/series and I can't stop suggesting it to everyone.
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A Nice Boy posted:Nah, not that descriptive. Anyway, good worldbuilding isn't about describing every single mundane object in the environment to the point where you want to blow your brains out. In the second book the locations the characters visit are described in much more detail. Same deal with the third. The focus in these books is without a doubt on the characters more than anything else, though.
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sarsbar posted:There's already a song that pretty much covers him... sort of. Haha, I've listened to that song a ton and I've never thought of Logen before. Now I always will and it will be better for it.
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DangerDummy! posted:I'm not entirely sure why, but I thought it'd be a good idea to read Best Served Cold first. I'm about 100 pages into The Blade Itself now and a few things make a little bit more sense now. Really, you aren't a fan of the repeating thing? I thought it was pretty cool, especially in the case of Logan.
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quote:Eh, just because she's gay doesn't mean she can't be a complete bitch too...but for the most part, I agree on female characters in the books not really being that greatly written. For being the main character Monza was the lamest part of the fourth book and Finree in some points just felt like a smarter Ardee West. Really? I agree on everything else, but I liked Monza. I thought she was an interesting character, even if she didn't grow that much chapter to chapter. It's been a bit since I've read it though, so maybe I'm forgetting something.
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quote:Unlikable characters: 99% I've heard many complaints about the trilogy, but this is not one of them. I was in love with both Ninefingers and Glokta after the first 50 pages. As the others did, I'd suggest reading the whole trilogy. The first book is mostly setup, although if you seriously found the characters that boring, maybe not.
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