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I just finished Brandon Sanderson's 'The way of kings'
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That book could have been cut in half and still been just as good, at least Sanderson did not murder of all the interesting characters but then again he has a second book coming.
why is one of the characters being followed by Tinkerbell?
I just feel that they could have gotten more done.. Other then that a really good book, I hope Sanderson likes my money and sees it as a spur to finish that last robert jordan book.
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I enjoyed the book, it was recommended by Paul. I am looking forward to book two
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I just finished Brandon Sanderson's 'The way of kings'
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I am predisposed to like Sanderson's books and I enjoyed TWoK but I did feel like it was slow more or less throughout. I hate flashbacks in any book I read and I didn't like the flashbacks in this book but on the balance I didn't mind them as much as I typically mind flashbacks.
I give it a 4 out of 5.
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Yossarian_42 posted:
I am predisposed to like Sanderson's books and I enjoyed TWoK but I did feel like it was slow more or less throughout. I hate flashbacks in any book I read and I didn't like the flashbacks in this book but on the balance I didn't mind them as much as I typically mind flashbacks.
I give it a 4 out of 5.
that's the parts I would have removed to be honest they did nothing to bring the story forward it gave his character a bit of depth "oh he's a surgeon, oh he hates light eyes because the nobility are dicks"
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I remember reading it and enjoying it, but can't for the life of me remember what it was about. That isn't all that uncommon for me however, as I read a lot of books, and doesn't mean it isn't worth remembering.
I do know I was pleasantly surprised by it, as I haven't been a huge fan of his other books thus far. I also really enjoyed the new Mistborn #4 (and I hated book 3 and disliked book 2).
I think the guy has some wonderful plot ideas and has great ability with making me care about his characters.....but he tends to drone on about stuff I couldn't give a crap about at times. Be interesting to watch how his writing comes along as he gets more talented editors and hones his ability.
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I thought it was a great book and really wish it had a bit more back ground than the 1/2 chapter at the beginning.
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Be interesting to watch how his writing comes along as he gets more talented editors and hones his ability.
So far his editor on every book has been some guy named Mosha at Tor. From the way he talks I think he intends to stay with that same guy for the foreseeable future.
My favorite Sanderson book is Warbreaker followed by Mistborn 1 and then TWoK. I haven't read Mistborn 4 yet, however.
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Really liking Sanderson, blasted through all his books in the last couple of months and enjoyed them so much that I decided to wade through WoT (which I gave up on at book 5) just to see how he finishes it.
I liked way of kings, did not mind the slow pace really I suppose it could have been a bit faster and I could have done with less of the annoying daughter trying to get in with the princess chapters but overall im pretty excited for the series.
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