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The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
4.0
Found this one tough to get through at first, but man alive, those last few books are something else!
Not too sure about Sanderson’s writing overall yet, to be honest. The constant lore dumps during the first half of the book were often distracting and tiresome. I also found myself struggling to visualize people and creatures throughout the story, especially in a lot of the skirmishes and battle scenes later on.
The thing I did fall absolutely in love with were the characters. Well, most of them. Dalinar was the standout, and Kaladin’s arc was really engaging. Shallan’s stuff, on the other hand? Abyssal. Everything slowed to a crawl when it came to a chapter of hers, and it all feels like wasted time, especially with how abruptly it ends.
I think my favorite thing about Sanderson, though, is the way he does dialogue. Brilliant, captivating, and real. I could read any of these characters talk to each other for hours on end; he just makes it all so interesting.
Gonna try and burn through the rest of the Stormlight books early next year if the Almighty wills it!
Not too sure about Sanderson’s writing overall yet, to be honest. The constant lore dumps during the first half of the book were often distracting and tiresome. I also found myself struggling to visualize people and creatures throughout the story, especially in a lot of the skirmishes and battle scenes later on.
The thing I did fall absolutely in love with were the characters. Well, most of them. Dalinar was the standout, and Kaladin’s arc was really engaging. Shallan’s stuff, on the other hand? Abyssal. Everything slowed to a crawl when it came to a chapter of hers, and it all feels like wasted time, especially with how abruptly it ends.
I think my favorite thing about Sanderson, though, is the way he does dialogue. Brilliant, captivating, and real. I could read any of these characters talk to each other for hours on end; he just makes it all so interesting.
Gonna try and burn through the rest of the Stormlight books early next year if the Almighty wills it!