tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post5228195163871751672..comments2023-10-25T03:40:54.655-07:00Comments on Neth Space: Review: The First Law Trilogy by Joe AbercrombieNethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-38172957484003606782011-04-04T10:34:12.496-07:002011-04-04T10:34:12.496-07:00@the strange symbol I'm not going to try and r...@the strange symbol I'm not going to try and replicate<br /><br />To be fair, you really have to read much further than the fisrt 1/3 of the first book in the series to get a sense for how Abercrombie subverts traditional epic fantasy.Nethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-89055396503105307822011-04-04T10:29:52.956-07:002011-04-04T10:29:52.956-07:00I got about 1/3 through the first book and had to ...I got about 1/3 through the first book and had to quit. I found the super-choppy writing style extremely distracting, and the characters I met (with the exception of Glokta) to be cut from the same old boring archetypes; I'm glad to hear they developed a little more and surprised people... But I don't feel that really makes them unique (just a little more exciting than your standard Dragonlance series). Remember that for hundreds of years everyone thought Saruman was a great guy-- it was only as FotR was starting that he showed his true colors.<br />Every epic fantasy review I see lately has been about how this or that author managed to ambitiously thwart the expectations of the genre, but I don't feel that any of them have really wowed me in a long time. Maybe I'm getting a little too jaded and need to move on for a while!~*¨`*.~*¨*.¸¸.~*¨`*.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12902076978343695726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-54299068607509609222009-05-05T13:42:00.000-07:002009-05-05T13:42:00.000-07:00I've got these on my TBR pile (well, not physicall...I've got these on my TBR pile (well, not physically on the pile; they're on loan to a friend, but still...), and I really, really need to just hurry up and read them already; they sound great!Fyreflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10267651786697866292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-79559329008368008412009-05-04T08:55:00.000-07:002009-05-04T08:55:00.000-07:00-estrangere
For whatever reason, Ferro just neve...-estrangere <br /><br />For whatever reason, Ferro just never stood out for me as a character. I also didn't really see much subversion in her character, so she didn't fit well into the review. <br /><br />-Wise Bass<br /><br />thanks for the kind words - keep in mind that Bayaz didn't turn into anything or even change much in the trilogy - it's just that we finally got to see what he really is.<br /><br />-ediFanoB<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words<br /><br />-Janet and William Paul Young<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words and I hope you enjoy the series.Nethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-89670355535267404592009-05-03T21:08:00.000-07:002009-05-03T21:08:00.000-07:00Great review Neth. I'm starting to like your way o...Great review Neth. I'm starting to like your way of thinking and judging, I haven't read this book yet but consider it done. Keep it up.William Paul Younghttp://www.risenmagazine.com/feature/shack-william-paul-youngnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-53837219187273181502009-05-03T16:23:00.000-07:002009-05-03T16:23:00.000-07:00I haven't read any of these books, but I like the ...I haven't read any of these books, but I like the intelligent, thoughtful way you review things. Keep up the good work.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-72609650350883329262009-05-03T03:30:00.000-07:002009-05-03T03:30:00.000-07:00Great review! I read the trilogy last year and I h...Great review! I read the trilogy last year and I have been impressed. From my point of view the prose fits to the story and the characters. <br />Now I look forward to read <B>Best Served Cold</B>.ediFanoBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129248787624088717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-36126514446003664132009-05-03T03:12:00.000-07:002009-05-03T03:12:00.000-07:00Excellent review, Neth. I disagree slightly on the...Excellent review, Neth. I disagree slightly on the prose (I like Abercrombie's prose), but the characterization is definitely the biggest focus in the story.<br /><br />Good point on Bayaz. I was more than angry - I was <I>horrified</I> to see what he turns into by the Third Book, when all the masks come off, because I'd liked the character and . .. well, you know. <br /><br />Glokta is so interesting in that you can sympathize with him, but when you step back, you remember that he's actually quite an awful person. He has some redeeming components, but that's about it. <br /><br />It's definitely one of the more unhappy endings to a trilogy that I've ever seen.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741738070067590221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-43600768738145942982009-05-02T04:40:00.000-07:002009-05-02T04:40:00.000-07:00You know I don't think yours is the first review o...You know I don't think yours is the first review of The First Law that do not even mention Ferro at all, but it always weird me out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com