Elantris is a very poor example of Sanderson's work.
Jacob Send a noteboard - 24/08/2010 01:59:05 PM
And I'm not a great fan (but well aware that I am judging on a very small sample). Still, I am glad you found a book you like so much.
We've had this conversation before. Elantris has some great concepts and moments, but it is a very flawed and rough novel. Sanderson has continually improved in his command of both the written word and in his story telling. Each of the Mistborn novels shows improvement, and the first one already being a good deal better than Elantris. Warbreaker shows a more practiced hand at characterization and the use of varied PoV to change what and how the reader sees something. Way of Kings is a very well written, characterized, told, epic fantasy... that is character driven rather than magic/action driven.
I would definitely recommend that you give Sanderson another try at a later date. Warbreaker being a nice stand alone volume is a great place to try again.
The Way of Kings - Brief Review
24/08/2010 12:54:39 AM
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As someone who could not finish Misborn through multiple tries I have to say...
24/08/2010 02:57:01 AM
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I didn't quite have such a positive reaction to the book
24/08/2010 04:55:04 AM
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You know...
24/08/2010 02:07:04 PM
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Re: You know...
24/08/2010 02:46:16 PM
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Okay, that makes better sense.
24/08/2010 05:07:56 PM
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Well, you've seen the books I tend to read and those are unusual in regards to dialogue quality
24/08/2010 05:22:10 PM
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The only Sanderson I've read is Elantris
24/08/2010 11:56:28 AM
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Elantris is a very poor example of Sanderson's work.
24/08/2010 01:59:05 PM
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A very good review, and thank you.
24/08/2010 02:01:05 PM
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My WoK reaction
24/08/2010 03:14:58 PM
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I call bullshit on the Erickson comments!
24/08/2010 03:34:20 PM
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Yes there is a very big difference between the two...
24/08/2010 04:58:55 PM
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And I think that books 5, 6, and 8 are among Erikson's better novels
24/08/2010 05:06:43 PM
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Yes, I wondered why you stopped doing those... you've only posted up to HoC, I believe.
24/08/2010 05:22:17 PM
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