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The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

16 reviews

runitsthepopo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Colonisation, Animal death, Classism, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Child death, Murder, Confinement, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Hate crime, Sexism, Dementia, Genocide, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Excrement, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

ok7a's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, War, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Slavery

Moderate: Death and Torture

Minor: Alcohol, Child death, Rape, and Suicide attempt

categalafassi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, War, Blood, Child death, Death, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Misogyny

christian08's review against another edition

inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Mental illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Child death, Torture, and Gore

feral_sapphic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book was absolutely fantastic. While the vibe is much different from Mistborn, and feels much more like high fantasy (which I think it is), it stands apart from every other fantasy book I've ever read, and should I read the rest of the series, will probably become my favorites. The sheer depth of the world Sanderson has created here is phenomenal. I can't begin to explain all of the details because I still feel so lost on many of them, but that is because of their strength and how real the world feels. 

The character building is fantastic as well, and I think it plays a big part in this book as setup for the rest of the series. Kaladin's character arc (or the beginnings of it) is gorgeous, and I love Dalinar and Adolin and Jasnah, and all of the various storylines explored throughout the book.

Sanderson's plotting is tight, as always, and while I had seen some reviewers mention the hugeness of the climax, I didn't really sense that because I thought the rest of the book was paced very well, and I think I'd gotten emotionally invested enough in the characters by that point that it didn't feel as shocking as it could have. I have a feeling the big plot twists will come later in the series. But that epilogue was distressing, to say the least. I can't wait to continue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War, and Medical content

Minor: Child death, Slavery, and Racism

ferretgazette's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts