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The Builders by Daniel Polansky

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jeskian's review against another edition

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dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

If this is grimdark sign me up! Love the attitude in the prose, and the characters too.

billie_the_book_babe's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kcrow8516's review against another edition

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3.0

I was totally surprised by this one. I picked it up in a used book store because I am obsessed with Richard Anderson's book covers. Like many others have said in their reviews, this novella is basically a dark and gorey version of Redwall by Brian Jacques. The ending was a little bit of a letdown for me, but given the short length of the book, it was acceptable. Definitely recommended for anyone who is a fan of the Redwall series, but wants to read the R rated version.

lyrrael's review against another edition

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2.0

I read this shortly after reading Low Town, which means I came into it with the most favorable opinion of Polansky I could possibly have had (Low Town was fabulous), and still, this really didn't speak to me. The anthropomorphism just didn't do it for me. Granted, I don't really have that Redwall background a lot of you do have, so calling it Redwall for adults just falls flat for me. I found this kind of shallow and superficial, and I just didn't ever manage to hook into it. :/ I was at like 90% for a week before I finally powered through the last ten pages, I just wasn't into it.

linguana's review against another edition

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3.0

It's as if Quentin Tarantino wrote the script to an animated Disney movie...

awallock's review against another edition

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5.0

An R rated Redwall-style book with anthropomorphic animals carrying out a revenge plot. Plenty of blood, guts, western imagery…etc etc. It was a lot of fun and an easy, quick read. Also was very impressed with the writing style and the authors ability to create fleshed out characters in such a short time. It was hard to put down once I had really gotten into the meat of the book. Loved it!