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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.
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Okay, that makes better sense. - 24/08/2010 05:07:56 PM 932 Views
Thanks for the review! - 24/08/2010 06:51:00 AM 925 Views
The only Sanderson I've read is Elantris - 24/08/2010 11:56:28 AM 983 Views
Elantris is a very poor example of Sanderson's work. - 24/08/2010 01:59:05 PM 986 Views
Re: Elantris is a very poor example of Sanderson's work. - 24/08/2010 03:55:59 PM 1045 Views
I really liked it until the ending *NM* - 24/08/2010 05:02:49 PM 454 Views
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A very good review, and thank you. - 24/08/2010 02:01:05 PM 934 Views
When does it come out officially? *NM* - 24/08/2010 02:17:07 PM 420 Views
Next Tuesday. *NM* - 24/08/2010 02:18:41 PM 450 Views
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I call bullshit on the Erickson comments! - 24/08/2010 03:34:20 PM 1010 Views
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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 955 Views
Well... - 24/08/2010 05:13:52 PM 1011 Views
Maybe I'll write out my thoughts in full later this week - 24/08/2010 05:26:01 PM 1064 Views
Yes, I wondered why you stopped doing those... you've only posted up to HoC, I believe. - 24/08/2010 05:22:17 PM 895 Views
BAF 4 deadlines at the time - 24/08/2010 05:32:53 PM 904 Views
Funny, I'd had TtH in mind when referencing Erikson. - 24/08/2010 05:40:12 PM 889 Views
Fixed. *NM* - 24/08/2010 05:30:34 PM 418 Views

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