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Red Country
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4.5 stars. Not as good as Heroes or original trilogy but still one hell of a read.
The trouble with running is wherever you run to, there you are.
Wisely said by the man who tends to be realistic about those things and indeed it's one of the main sentiments of both this book and original trilogy. No matter how far we run in the end we are what we are and history will repeat itself more often than not.
“Conscience and the cock-rot are hardly equivalent,� snapped Lorsen.
‘Indeed,� said Cosca, significantly. ‘The cock-rot is rarely fatal.
If you are familiar with the series you know what to expect, gritty setting where no good deed goes unpunished spiced up with good dose of dark humor and large amount of badassery additionally inspired by 19th century American gold rush. As with all First law standalones we have new set of PoVs with some old faces like Nicomo Cosca and Bloody nine himself getting decent amount of screen time.
The trouble with running is wherever you run to, there you are.
Wisely said by the man who tends to be realistic about those things and indeed it's one of the main sentiments of both this book and original trilogy. No matter how far we run in the end we are what we are and history will repeat itself more often than not.
“Conscience and the cock-rot are hardly equivalent,� snapped Lorsen.
‘Indeed,� said Cosca, significantly. ‘The cock-rot is rarely fatal.
If you are familiar with the series you know what to expect, gritty setting where no good deed goes unpunished spiced up with good dose of dark humor and large amount of badassery additionally inspired by 19th century American gold rush. As with all First law standalones we have new set of PoVs with some old faces like Nicomo Cosca and Bloody nine himself getting decent amount of screen time.
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Quotes Ivan Liked
“Strange, how the best moments of our lives we scarcely notice except in looking back.”
― Red Country
― Red Country
“Evil turned out not to be a grand thing. Not sneering Emperors with their world-conquering designs. Not cackling demons plotting in the darkness beyond the world. It was small men with their small acts and their small reasons. It was selfishness and carelessness and waste. It was bad luck, incompetence, and stupidity. It was violence divorced from conscience or consequence. It was high ideals, even, and low methods.”
― Red Country
― Red Country
Reading Progress
May 11, 2014
– Shelved as:
to-read
May 11, 2014
– Shelved
February 18, 2017
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Started Reading
February 18, 2017
– Shelved as:
fantasy
February 22, 2017
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30.0%
"If I had to point out one author who's writing seems it's tailored for me it would be Joe Abercrombie."
February 24, 2017
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50.0%
"Some of my fav quotes so far:
Threat people they way you want to be treated and let them make their choices
Severed heads never go out of fashion. Used sparingly and with artistic sensibility, they can make a point a great deal more eloquently than those still attached.
Never leave to God what you can do yourself
I hope this is a lesson to you. Never take eggs from a metal-eyed man"
Threat people they way you want to be treated and let them make their choices
Severed heads never go out of fashion. Used sparingly and with artistic sensibility, they can make a point a great deal more eloquently than those still attached.
Never leave to God what you can do yourself
I hope this is a lesson to you. Never take eggs from a metal-eyed man"
February 26, 2017
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65.0%
"Perhaps it is your ignorance of current affairs keeps you down so?�
‘I always took it to be the greed, laziness and ill-temper"
‘I always took it to be the greed, laziness and ill-temper"
February 26, 2017
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Finished Reading
February 27, 2017
– Shelved as:
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Nice review, Ivan :)) Great you enjoyed Abercrombie ;)
Orient wrote: "Nice review, Ivan :)) Great you enjoyed Abercrombie ;)"Thanks. Did you change your mind about picking up this one?
Ivan wrote: "Orient wrote: "Nice review, Ivan :)) Great you enjoyed Abercrombie ;)"Thanks. Did you change your mind about picking up this one?"
IDK, you brought my good memories with Joe Abercrombie. I plan to finish Ryiria, then have a date with Malazan :) I can squeeze it somewhere, we'll see :) What about you, do you plan to continue with Joe? :)
Orient wrote: "Ivan wrote: "Orient wrote: "Nice review, Ivan :)) Great you enjoyed Abercrombie ;)"Thanks. Did you change your mind about picking up this one?"
IDK, you brought my good memories with Joe Abercro..."
Absolutely but not right away. Sharp ends and Shattered sea will have to wait until I settle my unfinished business with Erikson, Mieville and Robert Jackson Bennett.
Good review.