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The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson

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shandyt's review against another edition

4.0

4.25 stars.

Fast-paced, pulpy, and fun. See, I don't mind the Cosmere stuff nearly as much when the book is up front about it. A science fantasy romp in which a world-hopping badass gets dragged into a local rebel struggle? Sign me up!

da3m0nic's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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livingamongpages's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.0

I did it, I read all the cosmere books.

goldiefish's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

hagwife's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I think out of the three Cosmere Secret Project books, this one might be my favourite. There are some familiar faces and familiar systems and its a very fun read!

It's incredible to see one of the original Bridge Four members, and one whose arc always made me sad. I never really understood Sgizil's choice to break his oaths, so it was interesting to dig into that. No less sad though. Also GDI Wit, stop fucking up other people's lives.

I will also say that I am a little Sanderson-ed out, which could be impacting how much I'm enjoying the books. The Cosmere is getting a bit hard for me to keep in my head all at once and I keep having to stop to look up things from anywhere between 1 to 3 books. It feels much more like work now to pick up a Cosmere book.