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An Improvement
Mar. 23rd, 2014 05:59 pmAug 2013
Before They Are Hanged - Joe Abercrombie - Gollancz ebook, 2009
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I was not particularly complimentary about the previous book in this series, so I'm pleased to be a bit more positive about this one. Which is not to say that all the problems have been fixed - the map is still missing, women are still under-represented, and the world and the magical system are insufficiently explained - but the chief problem of lack of character agency is less overt. This feels like a proper start to the story and one that I can now see myself finishing.
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Before They Are Hanged - Joe Abercrombie - Gollancz ebook, 2009
* * * *
I was not particularly complimentary about the previous book in this series, so I'm pleased to be a bit more positive about this one. Which is not to say that all the problems have been fixed - the map is still missing, women are still under-represented, and the world and the magical system are insufficiently explained - but the chief problem of lack of character agency is less overt. This feels like a proper start to the story and one that I can now see myself finishing.
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