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dampgrass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexism, War, and Kidnapping
voxelbee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, and Blood
Moderate: Sexual assault and War
Minor: Genocide, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Racism, and Rape
pagesofash's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"Your name and password."
"My name is Honorous Jorg Ancrath, my password is divine right. Now open the fecking door.ā
Jorg you murderous wry little bastard I fucken love you! Youāre right up there with Galharrow in my list of all-time favourite characters.
āā¦ I leapt from the saddle. Or got as close to a leap as a man in full plate can, which is to say that I chose where I fell.ā
I imagine that anti-heroes must be hard to write; like truly scary horror, or comedy movies that make you laugh right up till the end, else weād see more of them. Either that or thereās just not as much demand for a solid anti-hero as I think ā perhaps Iām just a special kind of twisted for liking them so much?Ā
Whatever the truth may be this is a fact, you will be hard pressed to find a better anti-hero then good ol Jorgie here. Er I mean bad ol Jorgieā¦ Heās sarcastic, heās intelligent, heās murderously ambitious and motivated and he comes equipped with a serious lack of respect for the sanctity of life. Not to wax lyrically about one character but Prince of Thorns is what Iād consider to be a character driven story. Itās not that the plot isnāt interesting, it truly is, and itās not that there arenāt other characters worthy of your admiration. Itās that if you remove Jorg from this story there wouldnāt be a story, itās HIS story, cf: title, duh! Donāt go looking for multiple POVās here, you wonāt get them (can I get a hallelujah!?).Ā
Jorg ricochets through these pages leaving all manner of chaos in his wake; everything from torn and bloody bodies to rape, and yes my dear children, even a little bit of cannibalism ā which, āis in fact frowned upon in most societiesā. So DONāT go reading this book if youāre afraid it will offend your delicate sensibilities. If I read one more review about how such and such didnāt like this because of the violence etc. Iām going to have get medieval on someoneās ass! Clearly if you feel that way then you shouldnāt have picked it up in the first place. There are plenty of reviews stating the type of content contained within, you have been warned and I have no sympathy for any idiocy resulting from such warnings going unheeded. Okay, rant over, where was I? Oh yesā¦
Despite the destruction he causes and his flat-out amoral actions you canāt help but root for him through every blood torn and mud smeared chapter. Perhaps itās his backstory, perhaps itās the subtle nods to something deeper in Jorgās character. Perhaps itās the savage company he keeps or the fact that the world he inhabits is full of hard cruel characters. All I know is heās a funny little bastard whoās not afraid to gamble it all and I would never bet against him.Ā
More than Jorg though I love this book for the writing and the world it depicts. Itās a nihilistic place but the Empire feels like it could still manage to be pulled back from the brink. I think thatās what I find so captivating, a world gone backward that feels like it could be brought forward again if only the right person had hold of the reigns. And whose to say Jorg isnāt the right person for the job? I love the wit and sarcasm that oozes off of every page and the atmosphere of a world so dark that hope is all it has left. Hope and a psychopath.
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Torture, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Rape, and Sexism
areaderheart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Rape, Death, Animal death, Death of parent, Violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual assault, Gore, Body horror, Torture, Religious bigotry, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Genocide, Murder, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs