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Reader questions whether Joe Abercrombie's stories all end the same dark way

Reader posts criticism of Abercrombie's endings on r/books

1 Sep 22 12:44 AM · 2d ago · 2 posts · 2 sources · development 1 of 2

A Reddit user asked whether all of Joe Abercrombie's stories end with protagonists dead or worse off, the world stagnant, and antagonists unpunished. They noted this pattern appeared in both The First Law Trilogy and The Devils, and requested recommendations if it was consistent across his work.

Reader posts criticism of Abercrombie's endings on r/books
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“His writing consistently top tier, his characters are compelling, and I like watching them interact with the world. But I have one thing that puts me off his stories, and that's that of the two stories of his I have read, BOTH end unsatisfyingly.”

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