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Red Country book review
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Күн бұрынRed Country by Joe Abercrombie
the third stand alone novel in the First Law world.
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@coleton7048 2 жыл бұрын
Red Country feels so different than all the rest of First Law to me. It's the black sheep of the family. The odd child. And I love it for that.
@angelaholmes8888 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I absolutely love red country great read
@christpower5402 2 жыл бұрын
Nicomo is one of my favorite characters.
@slowlyred2082 2 жыл бұрын
Mine too. Such a dastardly dude 🖤
@aaronbrogan3401 Жыл бұрын
Just finished this today. Not going to lie, after having read the original trilogy, Best Served Cold, The Heroes, and now Red Country, this one has probably been my favorite so far. Actually felt very somber at the ending and was on my mind all morning after I finished it. "I ain't proud o' much but I'm proud o' you." Moving on to Sharp Ends now.
@Lou45833 2 жыл бұрын
Loved the part when Lamb was holding out in the building at night and you really found out who he was
@slowlyred2082 2 жыл бұрын
I had a sneaking suspicion about who he was.
@daveedmunds1109 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this bad boy too. Love a bit of western style action. Don't forget the short story collection Sharp Ends Marko!
@mikouf9691 2 жыл бұрын
I haven't read Abercrombie yet, so thanks for the recommendation to read in publication order. H has so many books, it's hard to know where best to start.
@bookswithzara 2 жыл бұрын
Loved this book too. Strongly recommend reading the short stories. Super quick to get through and it enriches all of the previous stories.
@eddiepolo6047 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@ryan_17295 2 жыл бұрын
Red country is a nice change up. And the bit where Lamb looks through his fingers at Golden is just glorious. One of my favourite Abercrombie moments
@fluffypenguins 2 жыл бұрын
Red country is not my favorite of his books but I still enjoyed it, but I am on the trouble with peace now and it is absolutely fantastic it might be my favorite book of his which would make it my favorite of the year. Hope you like the new trilogy because I am loving it!
@leahsarah275 Жыл бұрын
I'll be looking forward to your review of Age of Madness! great review, as always!
@burtemis1 2 жыл бұрын
Dude, you’re the only book reviewer I’ve stumbled across that’s as casual with profanities as I am. Feels like I’m chatting with a friend. Definite fucking sub, my dude.
@JosephReadsBooks 11 ай бұрын
Red Country is my second favorite western just behind Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Great review!
@RolReads 6 ай бұрын
You should definitely check out Lonesome Dove. I have no doubt it will make it to the very top of your list!
@civoreb 2 жыл бұрын
Ordered the box set of this, Best Served Cold and The Heroes and cant wait to dive back into this. I read the First Law trilogy in 2013 so it has been a while. Aside that, solid review! You literally made me convert to mostly grimdark books instead of just dabbling in it like I used to. Great channel!
@thatsci-firogue 2 жыл бұрын
While it is my least favourite Abercrombie, it's still leagues ahead of a lot of other Fantasy books I've read. Some of the short stories in Sharp Ends did make me appreciate Red Country more in hindsight so maybe my opinion will be more positive on a re-read.
@eddiepolo6047 2 жыл бұрын
Red Country feels like an homage to Deadwood, Spaghetti Westerns and Larry McMurtry westerns. Nicomo Cosca is always the MVP! Sharp Ends is really worth the read if you love the First Law world, and its characters! Btw, I don't think The Shattered Sea trilogy is particulary "YA".
@fantasticphilosophy181 2 жыл бұрын
This is my least favourite Abercrombie book, but still a fun read. The new trilogy is just so good, fantastic!
@slowlyred2082 2 жыл бұрын
I'm excited 😁
@Uppernorwood976 2 жыл бұрын
I’m definitely on the side of loving this one. I thought it was the most consistently funny book of his. It also might help that I love westerns, I didn’t find it slow at all. The Dragon People also adds to the lore of the world, which Is also good.
@currangill430 2 жыл бұрын
Slowly catching up to AoM
@neilthompson5740 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed it but i enjoyed the other 2 standalones more
@slowlyred2082 2 жыл бұрын
Best Served Cold is still my favorite of his 🖤
@angelaholmes8888 2 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed red country it's definitely a step up from the hero's to me 😃😊👍
@lorn6294 2 жыл бұрын
For me, I pictured Shy as looking, sounding, and having the mannerisms of the character Ruth from the show Ozark.
@slowlyred2082 2 жыл бұрын
I love that show
@currangill430 2 жыл бұрын
I think you should be casted for Cosca 😂
@slowlyred2082 2 жыл бұрын
That would be too good 😆 id have to go full method
@currangill430 2 жыл бұрын
@@slowlyred2082 A drink! A drink!
@PsyKotyK 11 ай бұрын
Hey, really, like your reviews and recommendations. How come no more content ???
@slowlyred2082 11 ай бұрын
Life. I got four kids and a job. As well as living out in rural Alaska can be pretty challenging and a lot of work.
@PsyKotyK 11 ай бұрын
@slowlyred2082 crazy I got on child and that's busy busy couldn't even fathom 4
@currangill430 2 жыл бұрын
BSC > RC > TH Out of the stand alones for me
@slowlyred2082 2 жыл бұрын
BSC 🙌
@currangill430 2 жыл бұрын
@@slowlyred2082 The Heroes just wasn't for me. I loved BSC and Red Country a lot. Best Served Cold was the fastest I ever read a book. I think it only took me a few days. But then I was on break from school so I had a lot of time to read lol. But I don't understand why so many people love the Heroes maybe I'm just not a war story person? But when I say that people say "First Law is just one big war story."
@slowlyred2082 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah BSC is very fast paced, especially for Abercrombie. Absolutely loved every bit of it. I really loved Gorst in Heroes, but couldn't stand Finree
@currangill430 2 жыл бұрын
@@slowlyred2082 I'm the opposite. I hated Gorst as a POV. I loved Finree. When Finree put him in his place I was like "thank god." His obsession with her was just too much. It felt really rapey to a point. I really only liked the POVs of Finree and Calder. I really did not care for anyone else.
@slowlyred2082 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed how unhinged he became. But I do agree he gives off a vibe.
@currangill430 2 жыл бұрын
Mike hated this book 😭
@thatsci-firogue Жыл бұрын
Did you ever end up reading the Age of Madness trilogy, Mark?
@slowlyred2082 Жыл бұрын
Not yet. Been dragging my feet on everything lately
@ramacass108 2 жыл бұрын
At no point in Red Country was I not engaged. I think people’s attention spans are shrinking.
@daweithisisdavidinmandarin6121 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your review! Which of the stand-alones, do you think is the best? My favorite Abercrombie character is in the Heroes, so I am not really warm on Best Serve Cold and Red Country. But you got me curious about Red Country by saying that it is the best plot. I just finished The Wisdom of Crowds and needed comfort food to get over the disappointment.
@slowlyred2082 2 жыл бұрын
I loved Best Served Cold from beginning to end. The Heroes has Gorst which pretty much was the shining highlight of that one, for me
@daweithisisdavidinmandarin6121 2 жыл бұрын
@@slowlyred2082 Gorst!!! My favorite character!
@charisse7261 2 жыл бұрын
What do your 4 kids read?.I'm teacher and I want to motivate my little darlings
@slowlyred2082 2 жыл бұрын
My oldest doesn't read much, though he used to love diary of a wimpy kid. My oldest daughter just started so she reads pretty much anything she can, lol. The other two have yet to learn
@dontdoit6986 4 ай бұрын
Did not really like it. The Heroes is best of the standalones followed by Best Served Cold. Red Country is at the bottom of the barrel for me.
@slowlyred2082 4 ай бұрын
Best Served Cold is my favorite 🖤