Last Argument of Kings (First Law, Bk 3)
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Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Book Type: Paperback
This is Book 3 of The First Law Trilogy
Let me ask you a few questions...
* Are you looking for a nihilistic, cynical book completely devoid of hope?
* Do you want a wandering (and dare I say it?) pointless plot that never really comes into focus?
* Would you like to read about characters with very little (if any) redeeming qualities who strive to become better people, only to find that they can never change and end up as bad (or worse) than they were when they started?
* Would you care to see an unhappy and unfulfilling ending for everyone involved?
* Do you prefer untold heaps of death, destruction, slaughter, tyranny, helplessness, and misery to inundate every page and every event?
* And would you prefer that book to conclude with an open ending that provides little or no sense of closure?
If you answered YES to any of the previous questions, then THIS is the book for you.
Apparently, the author feels that "happy endings are for wimps" and chose instead to be more "realistic." The last time I checked, "realistic" is neither completely saccharine nor completely bleak, but something a little more bittersweet. But say one thing for Joe Abercrombie, say he's a pessimist. In his depressing little world, hope and happiness are in very short supply indeed.
Would I read anything else by this author in the future? Doubtful. But as Logen would say, you have to be realistic about these things...
Let me ask you a few questions...
* Are you looking for a nihilistic, cynical book completely devoid of hope?
* Do you want a wandering (and dare I say it?) pointless plot that never really comes into focus?
* Would you like to read about characters with very little (if any) redeeming qualities who strive to become better people, only to find that they can never change and end up as bad (or worse) than they were when they started?
* Would you care to see an unhappy and unfulfilling ending for everyone involved?
* Do you prefer untold heaps of death, destruction, slaughter, tyranny, helplessness, and misery to inundate every page and every event?
* And would you prefer that book to conclude with an open ending that provides little or no sense of closure?
If you answered YES to any of the previous questions, then THIS is the book for you.
Apparently, the author feels that "happy endings are for wimps" and chose instead to be more "realistic." The last time I checked, "realistic" is neither completely saccharine nor completely bleak, but something a little more bittersweet. But say one thing for Joe Abercrombie, say he's a pessimist. In his depressing little world, hope and happiness are in very short supply indeed.
Would I read anything else by this author in the future? Doubtful. But as Logen would say, you have to be realistic about these things...
