I really loved, loved, loved LOVED this book. After finishing, I wondered where the hell was I all this time, and why the hell didn't I read this sooner? It's dark, it's cold, it's fantastical, it's bloody brilliant!Many things this novel may be, but most certainly it's not for the faint hearted. I...
I took a chance on this one, I'm not usually a fan of straight up Fantasy. And particularly one that is centered around a male protagonist who at first is incredibly unlikeable. Still, I thoroughly enjoyed the story and narration and it hooked me on my daily commute. I'll definitely listen to the re...
I LOVED IT I’m a little... sad. This book was heavy for me, but in a delightfully addictive way. So there’s two sides to me. One that thinks everyone can be saved, that every soul has something salvageable in them. I want to see the good in people. Then there’s the other side who sees all the ba...
A layered story of past and future, familiar and foreign, fantasy and apocalyptic fiction, Mark Lawrence's Prince of Thorns is an enjoyable entry to a series that points where it wants to go, and colors the path with as vivid a collection of antiheroes as you could hope for. For me, the narrator bec...
Debut novel from this author, start of a trilogy.The setting is quite good, not the usual fantasy fare (although it has been done before).Tells the tale of Jorg, and the people in his ragtag band as he tries to determine if he is being used like a playing piece in someone else's game.Should appeal t...
I could have - and probably should have - hated this book. Based on the amoral/sociopathic/psychopathic protagonist alone. His tragic family history is no excuse and no justificaion. And he never saw it as one - this is his saving grace. I didn't hat it - to the contrary. I very nearly loved it (h...
I found this book to be both disturbing and enthralling, and even more disturbing because it's so enthralling. If I'd had a clue what Prince of Thorns was really about, then probably I wouldn't have started reading it. My brother had given me his copy and told me I had to read it. So I did. It is a ...
Hmm, you know. I think I might quit here. I am not in the right frame of mind for this... In the first 2 chapters there has already been mass murder, 2 rapes with subsequent murders of the victims by fire....and that was from the main character....who is 13. I have a trigger about gratuitous rape ...
Mark Lawrence's Prince of Thorns is a fast-paced, gritty, onion peel. Stay with me. The first few chapters seem the average fantasy fare tinged with blood and questionable morality. The main character, Jorg, witnesses a traumatic scene and wants justice, but is denied it because of the games the...
Subjectively: I liked it. Slightly more objectively: Well-written on the whole, interesting tale (i.e. I'll probably do 5 stars for Amazon and the like).Unfortunately,I just can't identify with (i.e. care about) a character like Jorg, which is always what I'm on the the lookout for. I saw potential ...
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