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A review by milesmark
The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie
5.0
The First Law - The Next Generation! This is in my top ten favorite books that I have read in my life.
This concludes a nine book series that has been broken into two trilogies with three stand alones in the middle. There has also been two short story collections. All are 5/5 reads. I cannot recommend them more! This was my second time to read all of these books. I love them all.
Why do I love Joe Abercrombie so much? It is firstly about the characters. The are all morally gray. However, the are quite lovable and realistically brought to life by this pure genius of a writer. The second thing I love is the humor. How can you laugh when terrible things are happening all around? Abercrombie has a gift for this. The third thing I love is the pacing and battles. You actually feel nervous for every person involved. He can write detailed battles that make you feel like you are in the middle of the action. I also love it when he plays tag across a battle field. You follow one character until they are killed and then continue with the person that killed them. It is a brilliant device that makes the battles even more personal.
The twists at the end of this one should have been obvious. However, they are not. Details are hidden in plain sight that make you think you should have known the whole time. It is genius storytelling.
It looks like Joe is taking a break from First Law to hit us with something different next year. I'm all in.
This concludes a nine book series that has been broken into two trilogies with three stand alones in the middle. There has also been two short story collections. All are 5/5 reads. I cannot recommend them more! This was my second time to read all of these books. I love them all.
Why do I love Joe Abercrombie so much? It is firstly about the characters. The are all morally gray. However, the are quite lovable and realistically brought to life by this pure genius of a writer. The second thing I love is the humor. How can you laugh when terrible things are happening all around? Abercrombie has a gift for this. The third thing I love is the pacing and battles. You actually feel nervous for every person involved. He can write detailed battles that make you feel like you are in the middle of the action. I also love it when he plays tag across a battle field. You follow one character until they are killed and then continue with the person that killed them. It is a brilliant device that makes the battles even more personal.
The twists at the end of this one should have been obvious. However, they are not. Details are hidden in plain sight that make you think you should have known the whole time. It is genius storytelling.
It looks like Joe is taking a break from First Law to hit us with something different next year. I'm all in.