Words of Radiance, Brandon Sanderson
Jul. 7th, 2014 11:59 pmSecond in the stormlight saga. I thought it was very comparable to the first one, with the same strengths and the same weaknesses. The characters evolve further, and interact with each other more. We discover more about the magic system and mythology, which is what I really like about Sanderson. I like some of the characters, but many of the characters and emotions felt a bit flat to me, like someone trying to describe emotions second-hand.
I like that we get to play more with the magic system. Shallan exploring what she can do is one of the most Sanderson-y bits that works really well.
I don't know if he can keep this up for 10 books! Few people set out to write an arc of 10 books. He's doing well so far, but it's definitely ambitious.
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I like that we get to play more with the magic system. Shallan exploring what she can do is one of the most Sanderson-y bits that works really well.
I don't know if he can keep this up for 10 books! Few people set out to write an arc of 10 books. He's doing well so far, but it's definitely ambitious.
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