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A review by konvineo
The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett
4.0
This book featured the POV's of both Jadir and Abban in addition to the POV's from the first book. I think it gave an interesting insight into the culture of the Krasians. The lore about this culture is extremely interesting, and it definitely becomes clear throughout the book that we're dealing with a complex society.
I even found myself starting to like both of these characters the more chapters I read through their POV. Despite, going into this book strongly disliking Jadir and being sort of "meh" about Abban, finding him more sleazy than anything else. It created an understanding of their actions from the first book.
I'm still not entirely sure if agree with the way rape is handled in this series. Based on the material I've read... it seems a bit off? I think that's the way I would explain it. I don't mind rape being a theme that an author chooses to work with, but it needs to be handled right, if that makes sense. I know that people deal with such a trauma in a myriad of different ways, but here it just seems weird? Certain characters has been victims of rape in the past yet it doesn't really seem to have any real(istic) effect on them. For one character the line of thinking is even something like "Y'kno? Might've been for the better. So... eh, what can ya do?". Excuse me, but what? I get that self-loathing is a thing, but to me, that wasn't what was being communicated. While, on the other hand, other characters are clearly deeply, deeply affected them and their actions. It was totally clear that they had been deeply traumatised and tried to deal with it as best they could.
Please, correct me if I'm totally wrong on this subject! Correct me, if I'm reading these passages wrong! I really want to understand this.
BUT besides this I've got to say that the ending was pretty intense! I quite liked it, and I'm really interested to see what happens in the next book.
I even found myself starting to like both of these characters the more chapters I read through their POV. Despite, going into this book strongly disliking Jadir and being sort of "meh" about Abban, finding him more sleazy than anything else. It created an understanding of their actions from the first book.
I'm still not entirely sure if agree with the way rape is handled in this series. Based on the material I've read... it seems a bit off? I think that's the way I would explain it. I don't mind rape being a theme that an author chooses to work with, but it needs to be handled right, if that makes sense. I know that people deal with such a trauma in a myriad of different ways, but here it just seems weird? Certain characters has been victims of rape in the past yet it doesn't really seem to have any real(istic) effect on them. For one character the line of thinking is even something like "Y'kno? Might've been for the better. So... eh, what can ya do?". Excuse me, but what? I get that self-loathing is a thing, but to me, that wasn't what was being communicated. While, on the other hand, other characters are clearly deeply, deeply affected them and their actions. It was totally clear that they had been deeply traumatised and tried to deal with it as best they could.
Please, correct me if I'm totally wrong on this subject! Correct me, if I'm reading these passages wrong! I really want to understand this.
BUT besides this I've got to say that the ending was pretty intense! I quite liked it, and I'm really interested to see what happens in the next book.