abrswf's review against another edition
2.0
Well written book focused on loathsomeness
There is no disgusting topic this book didn't dwell upon - death, rot, corpses, vomit, feces, necrophilia, cannibalism, etc. Nor did I like the characters or care about how the plot resolved. It is well written and quite original but I'm not reading anything else by this author.
There is no disgusting topic this book didn't dwell upon - death, rot, corpses, vomit, feces, necrophilia, cannibalism, etc. Nor did I like the characters or care about how the plot resolved. It is well written and quite original but I'm not reading anything else by this author.
es42's review against another edition
4.0
A hilarious (and hilariously gross) period horror. I loved how necromancy is depicted.
lauralauralaura's review against another edition
3.5
This book is pretty grotesque, but somehow I did not really mind that? I appreciated that the internal logic of the world remained consistent, as did the internal illogic of the behavior of individual characters. Even necromancers do better in community!
nakenapan's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
solflo's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
merricatct's review against another edition
3.0
I really did like this, and I feel like three stars might not be enough, but I also feel that four is too high. For all its uniqueness and humor, it was also really uneven. The author’s choice to have the narrative jump back and forth in time with no warning was distracting and took away from the experience of reading. Overall, this was a good read and I would seek out more work by this author, but there was definitely room for improvement.
dluman's review against another edition
5.0
A remarkable narrative style, telling stories from the points of view of some pretty horrific characters; Bullington does good work making the reader sympathize with his protagonists who make traitorous and foolish decisions because in all of his anti-heroes, we see ourselves.
sscalavera's review against another edition
4.0
Not for the faint of heart, this, but massively entertaining all the same. Also features a North African lesbian necromancer as its chief protagonist, and does some interesting stuff with genre conventions. Not that I really know what the genre conventions are for this book: it’s part historical fiction, part horror, part fantasy, part… something else. All very good, though.
elfangor's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-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? Yes
4.5