THE BLADE ITSELF | Non-Spoiler Review

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[KyleYoung-bq]

The audiobooks makes this series 1000 times better. Pacey is the GOAT of narrators.

[tom-uky]

awww i want a bloody nine t shirt. Specially cos i actually have nine fingers too.

[simbi]

The first law is my favorite fantasy series of all time

[TheChzoronzon]

First vid I watch from your channel and I basically agree 100% with all you just said. A rare occurrence. Beautifully put.

[Lily_James]

I love this series with a passion of thousand burning suns and the unstoppable rage of the Bloody-Nine.
This was such a fantastic, nuanced review of a book you love! I binge read all 8 books last summer one after another before the release of The Trouble with Peace and instantly became obsessed. I went into it expecting to be lukewarm on book 1 because of the apparent 'lack of plot' but I actually ended up giving it 5 stars without a question because it was just so damn rewarding and entertaining, and unlike anything else I've ever read. I think the one I enjoyed the least besides the short stories collection is Red Country, but even that kept me glued to the page towards the middle. Abercrombie's witty writing style and clever character work seem to always win me over, no matter what the man writes.
I hope you'll get an ARC of The Wisdom of Crowds before its release in September and bring us an early spoiler free gush of a review!

[Nixicated]

This is the best review of The Blade Itself that I found and it's mostly because of your love and passion and deep understanding of the series. I'm halfway through the book (first time reading) and I have to say, I LOVE IT so far! :D

[hexpulse]

I really find your reviews intellectually helpful and well rounded- you are a charismatic character yourself - I like how you described how you felt differently when reading the book at a younger age - such character development! Thank you so much I will listen to this and cancel Malice based upon what you said as I can’t imagine disagreeing.

[edsheeran]

I'm just now reading TBI for the first time and I'm already obsessed. Some of the ways the characters act feels a little bit over the top though particularly jezal 😂

[alexnieves]

I dunno what's happening with my comment lmao but this was awesome, I loved the internal monologue of the characters and that made Glokta so interesting. There's absolutely plot threads being built here and we just don't see where everything is going yet which is probably why so many people say there's no plot.

[QuestLegacy]

I dislike this review because it tempts me to throw out my planned TBR to start this series. I own the first book and I keep putting it off and this is making me want to read it right now.

[John_on_the_mountain]

Just picked this up at Half Price Books yesterday. Never heard of it before and it looked interesting enough. Im really excited to read it now

[LN-Lifer]

There is one thing that happens early on that made no sense to me, but maybe I just missed something.

Minor spoiler-






After 9 Fingers falls off the cliff and washes down a river how does he just mosey back to the camp?

[maidbymaid]

I am a quarter of the way through it, and ngl I was getting frustrated with the impression that nothing had happened yet. So I I decided to watch your review. I am a very plot driven reader, but can enjoy character driven stories as long as I know I'm not going to get the type of story I prefer. So thank you for being honest about the book and now I can read it and enjoy it and won't be disappointed by an ending that doesn't meet my expectations

[osoisko]

I really liked the Blade Itself. And your point about the humor in bleak situations, speaking as someone who grew up poor and not white in the States...being able to laugh is sometimes all you have. So good point.

[LukeEdwardstube]

If you re-read this book any more times, you'll turn into the real life Glokta.

[vaughnroycroft]

So nice to find a piece of storytelling for which you find yourself saying (usually several books later, and possibly with a reread under the belt): "With the clarity of hindsight..." And then you have a crap-ton of new thoughts and feelings. Your review brings that home. Thanks.

[archlectoryarvi]

I so agree with your point about the dialogue at 17:43

Ever since reading this series I can't stand books where every character talks the same.

[bernhardrenner]

Loved your "review"! Kind of comforting to be not the only one addicted to that stuff. I've read the First Law trilogy 5 times but contrary to you The Blade Itself hit me at my very first read. Most consider The Blade Itself one of Abercrombies weakest books, I think it is as great as (or maybe even better than some of) his other books. Maybe some people just need a bit to adjust to a new writing style and setting. Rereading the trilogy is like visiting old friends for me. Well kind of horrible friends but at least some of them try to be good ... occasionally.

[tammaraliberty]

Read it and loved it. Now reading book 2. Totally agree with you about getting to know the characters through their inner and outer dialog

[yasminbereadin]

i read this for the first time last month and all these characters are the worst I LOVED ITTT, the humour is 10/10 and you're so right these characters are soooo real and messy and i have no idea where this story is going but im soo ready for book 2