The Broken Empire 2. King of Thorns
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Mann habe ihh lange gebraucht um in dieses Buch rein zu kommen. Nicht weil das Buch schlecht ist oder die Story langweilig ist sondern weil der schreibstyle so anspruchsvoll ist. Davon abgesehen ist das Buch aber sehr gut und gerade die Welt, die wir in dem zweiten Teil nochmal deutlich näher kennen gelernt haben, hochinteressant.
Pandora's Box gets opened, again
If the first book was a crazy back and forth, then this was even crazier - fr every four chapters the story switched between present and past (wich was very cool tho) The End was very unexpected, like, bro just pulled out a gun, basically said "fuck you" and shot Egon. Sageous behaved like a bastard as usual (and died for that hehe). And btw, post apocalyptic europe is now "magical" because the builders fucked up reality, yeah.
A rough ride, but worth it. I must admit I struggled with the structure of this one. Firstly, like the first it is written in first person, which is always a struggle for me. Secondly, the narrative of this book was split into numerous sections, time, places and narrators (though Jorg was the narrator for the majority) so I sometimes found myself lost as to my placement within said narrative. However, like a five tapestry, as we progressed, the picture became clearer. I believe my perseverance through my confusion actually made the accomplishment of finishing this book all the greater, and I'm excited to see where Jorg will take us next!
Still loving it! The writing stlye is a masterpiece. But dammit, I've got lost in the timeline again, so this flaw chalks up on the books board, not my inexpertness with the genre when I first read KoT. King of Thorns really needs your attention, otherwise you may get a bit lost in the timeline. The story whirls the reader between real time events and several flashbacks. It's a bit confusing but eventually a clear picture emerges as to what Jorg has blanked out from his mind, what was taken from him, and what vile deeds he commenced that are bleeding slowly into his consciousness. While re-reading KoT, I realized that the key-pieces forming major mile-stones in the story fall way too flat. These moments pass nearly unrecognized for their true potential in the storm of war and madness that Jorg is in. And only afterwards there's this AHA-moment, when you realize what this scene from hundreds pages back means. Fangirl-moment: I love how badly Lawrence has broken my beloved MC, because nothing shapes a character more than the ability to recuperate. Jorg keeps getting back on his feet and embraces himself whole and truly, with all the evil and all the good. If that doesn't make him the most reliable human walking the globe, I don't know what does. He matures over the years too: We saw him turn his back on love and compassion in Prince of Thorns. Four years later he sits by the feet of his grandma and cries overwhelmed with memories of his mother, allows, accepts and shows the love for the father figures in his life and actually acts empathetic. He accepts his emotions but doesn't yield and inch from his path nonetheless. THA'S AN ANCRATH BOY FOR YOU. I liked the small insights from Jorgs POV about his Brothers at the beginning of every chapter. The Broken Empire suffers terribly from a lack of character diversity. It's success hinges on Jorg alone. Which is great if you happed to like him but falls apart if you don't. These tidbits about brother Sim, Grumlow, Red Kent etc. shaped the Road Brothers a bit, but to be honest I think this was the place for the shortstories from Road Brothers. I'd rather have hundred more pages to read. King of Thorns expands the diversity of the world without taking the reader off the road. A huge part of the past events stays hidden. As we jump between the timelines it becomes clear that some atrocity took place. It has shattered Jorgs mind resulting in his memories being locked away in a box, he carries with him. Orrin of Arrow is on Jorgs doorstep and besieges his castle. That's the main plotline. Anything else is flashbacks and diary entries from a new POV: Katherine's. The beauty of The Broken Empire trilogy is the unpredictability of Jorg. I don't mind Mr. Lawrence giving him everytime he's in a pinch a new "superpower" to save his ass, 'cause I have a different view on it. His mind is chaos incarnate, that's just how he is. I know it seems like lazy character construction and bores an avid fanatsy reader because apparently Jorg always gets an "easy" way out. But does he? Manipulated from an early age, crippled, nearly killed, then eventually killed by his own father, driven into madness, hated by almost all and loved only by a few. Preceeding every "easy victory" is a terrible loss, that admittedly, Jorg seems to dismiss as a necessity. But in the end of the day he deals with it. He makes the loss of every brother count. He remembers. At every given moment he's aware what his victories cost. That amount of reflection and rersponsilble dealing is no easy task for a damn teenager, cz that's what he still is. He matures formidably. It shows in the ways he acts and thinks, without losing the sharp and smart edge about him. Still, I was glad to have the "crazy" Jorg back by the end of the book, in all his broken pieces. Despite the fact that he lacks romantic stereotypes (tall, mysterious, handsome) of the respective genre and his actions are rather repulsive at times, you can't come around not to root for him. He's flawed as any other human being. And this is the most prominent quality of his that makes him sympathetic, considering the extreme circumstances that made the man that he is. I'm deeply impressed by Mr. Lawrences talent to keep the readers attention. I couldn't put the book down. What I miss in the story so far is the history after the apocalypse. I think the reader could've handled a bit more sciency explanations. I really wish there were some annotations or footnotes like in Peter Watts Blindsight.
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Mann habe ihh lange gebraucht um in dieses Buch rein zu kommen. Nicht weil das Buch schlecht ist oder die Story langweilig ist sondern weil der schreibstyle so anspruchsvoll ist. Davon abgesehen ist das Buch aber sehr gut und gerade die Welt, die wir in dem zweiten Teil nochmal deutlich näher kennen gelernt haben, hochinteressant.
Pandora's Box gets opened, again
If the first book was a crazy back and forth, then this was even crazier - fr every four chapters the story switched between present and past (wich was very cool tho) The End was very unexpected, like, bro just pulled out a gun, basically said "fuck you" and shot Egon. Sageous behaved like a bastard as usual (and died for that hehe). And btw, post apocalyptic europe is now "magical" because the builders fucked up reality, yeah.
A rough ride, but worth it. I must admit I struggled with the structure of this one. Firstly, like the first it is written in first person, which is always a struggle for me. Secondly, the narrative of this book was split into numerous sections, time, places and narrators (though Jorg was the narrator for the majority) so I sometimes found myself lost as to my placement within said narrative. However, like a five tapestry, as we progressed, the picture became clearer. I believe my perseverance through my confusion actually made the accomplishment of finishing this book all the greater, and I'm excited to see where Jorg will take us next!
Still loving it! The writing stlye is a masterpiece. But dammit, I've got lost in the timeline again, so this flaw chalks up on the books board, not my inexpertness with the genre when I first read KoT. King of Thorns really needs your attention, otherwise you may get a bit lost in the timeline. The story whirls the reader between real time events and several flashbacks. It's a bit confusing but eventually a clear picture emerges as to what Jorg has blanked out from his mind, what was taken from him, and what vile deeds he commenced that are bleeding slowly into his consciousness. While re-reading KoT, I realized that the key-pieces forming major mile-stones in the story fall way too flat. These moments pass nearly unrecognized for their true potential in the storm of war and madness that Jorg is in. And only afterwards there's this AHA-moment, when you realize what this scene from hundreds pages back means. Fangirl-moment: I love how badly Lawrence has broken my beloved MC, because nothing shapes a character more than the ability to recuperate. Jorg keeps getting back on his feet and embraces himself whole and truly, with all the evil and all the good. If that doesn't make him the most reliable human walking the globe, I don't know what does. He matures over the years too: We saw him turn his back on love and compassion in Prince of Thorns. Four years later he sits by the feet of his grandma and cries overwhelmed with memories of his mother, allows, accepts and shows the love for the father figures in his life and actually acts empathetic. He accepts his emotions but doesn't yield and inch from his path nonetheless. THA'S AN ANCRATH BOY FOR YOU. I liked the small insights from Jorgs POV about his Brothers at the beginning of every chapter. The Broken Empire suffers terribly from a lack of character diversity. It's success hinges on Jorg alone. Which is great if you happed to like him but falls apart if you don't. These tidbits about brother Sim, Grumlow, Red Kent etc. shaped the Road Brothers a bit, but to be honest I think this was the place for the shortstories from Road Brothers. I'd rather have hundred more pages to read. King of Thorns expands the diversity of the world without taking the reader off the road. A huge part of the past events stays hidden. As we jump between the timelines it becomes clear that some atrocity took place. It has shattered Jorgs mind resulting in his memories being locked away in a box, he carries with him. Orrin of Arrow is on Jorgs doorstep and besieges his castle. That's the main plotline. Anything else is flashbacks and diary entries from a new POV: Katherine's. The beauty of The Broken Empire trilogy is the unpredictability of Jorg. I don't mind Mr. Lawrence giving him everytime he's in a pinch a new "superpower" to save his ass, 'cause I have a different view on it. His mind is chaos incarnate, that's just how he is. I know it seems like lazy character construction and bores an avid fanatsy reader because apparently Jorg always gets an "easy" way out. But does he? Manipulated from an early age, crippled, nearly killed, then eventually killed by his own father, driven into madness, hated by almost all and loved only by a few. Preceeding every "easy victory" is a terrible loss, that admittedly, Jorg seems to dismiss as a necessity. But in the end of the day he deals with it. He makes the loss of every brother count. He remembers. At every given moment he's aware what his victories cost. That amount of reflection and rersponsilble dealing is no easy task for a damn teenager, cz that's what he still is. He matures formidably. It shows in the ways he acts and thinks, without losing the sharp and smart edge about him. Still, I was glad to have the "crazy" Jorg back by the end of the book, in all his broken pieces. Despite the fact that he lacks romantic stereotypes (tall, mysterious, handsome) of the respective genre and his actions are rather repulsive at times, you can't come around not to root for him. He's flawed as any other human being. And this is the most prominent quality of his that makes him sympathetic, considering the extreme circumstances that made the man that he is. I'm deeply impressed by Mr. Lawrences talent to keep the readers attention. I couldn't put the book down. What I miss in the story so far is the history after the apocalypse. I think the reader could've handled a bit more sciency explanations. I really wish there were some annotations or footnotes like in Peter Watts Blindsight.