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Antes de que los cuelguen by Joe Abercrombie

13 reviews

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Definitely a middle book, really enjoyed reading but did find myself wanting to speed things up. As always with Abercrombie, the little twists and the way little details come back in the plot make it a brilliant read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

chrisb913's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved almost everything about this book. We continue on our journey following all our multiple pov's including (my favorites) Glokta, Logen, and The Named Men. Abercrombie continues to provide such a gritty dark world yet somehow incorporates so much humor into his writing. I was chuckling throughout this entire book. There is a bit more of a plot in this book than there was in book 1, so you are finally (kind of) understanding what the whole overarching plot for the series is but imo this continues to be a more character driven storyline.

Honestly the only thing holding this back from being a 5 star series is the absolute lack of depth to the women. Ferro is better in this book but is still really being played up as the angry woman trope. The other two women (1 introduced and the 2nd was recrurring) were again used only for plot points and did not really have much depth or personality outside of being love interest for men. I have heard that Abercrombie's women start getting better in the first standalone Best Served Cold, so we will see.

Overall, I am enjoying this series and I am excited for book 3!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Slavery, Vomit, and Alcohol

wyabook234's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, and War

Minor: Vomit, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

downtowndaly's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

da3m0nic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

nerdkitten's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Excrement, Trafficking, Cultural appropriation, and Abandonment

singalana's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Before they are hanged is deliciously dark fantasy with gritty characters. The book picks up pretty much where The blade itself ended, and follows mainly three plotlines: the fate of Dagoska, the journey to the Edge of the World and the war between the Union and the Northmen.

The cast of characters is vast, but the characters are interesting and feel real with all their faults. Reading these books, it definitely feels as though the characters are influencing the plot as much as the plot is influencing them. The story arc is complex, and you can’t just pick up a book in the middle of the series and hope to understand what is happening. This book ends up the same as The Blade Itself: the story is by no means finished. Therefore if you like books in a series to have clear endings, then you are not going to like this.

I liked this book very much, and the narrator in the audiobook was excellent. My only complaints are that this book could have been trimmed a bit, it felt like it was going on for ever (even though it avoided being boring). And the second complaint was that the sex scenes were a little bit awkward to listen to in the audiobook. Other than that, I enjoyed this very much and I can’t wait to see what happens in the final book of the trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Body horror, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Colonisation

gus717's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Slavery, and Alcohol

surdiablo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Just as amusing as the first book with a much tighter plot. There's plenty of believable character development and moments that either kept me on edge or had me laughing out loud after midnight. Regardless of how intrigued I am by the history of the order of Magi or how much I like Logen, Glokta is the one who continues to steal the show for me so far consistently, way more than anyone else. Unfortunately, I can't say if I enjoyed this as much as its its predecessor ( I had spoiled the ending accidentally which did take away some emotional impact ), but I think it's an improvement over the first book when you consider the overall structure and writing. Without delving into details, you may either love or hate the ending depending on your preferences, I personally found it hilarious.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Slavery and Alcohol

strawberrypinch's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Vomit, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, and Alcohol