Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

12 reviews

apiecalypsejen's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, and War

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, and Fire/Fire injury

annettewolf's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

Not my cup of tea. The Mormon mythology/allegory was too obvious and heavy-handed, the descriptions were tedious, and I cared about exactly zero characters. Kaladin's depression was portrayed poorly, specifically his suicidality. It was used to approximate character "growth" and felt forced and fake. I probably could've tuned out a hundred times and not missed much, because the pacing is so slow.

If you want epic fantasy, where you actually care about the characters, read Lord of the Rings. Or Samantha Shannon. Or N. K. Jemisin.

Also, upset at the lack of LGBTQIA2S+ characters. When your worldbuilding is that extensive, and you describe every single character down to what they are wearing, their accent, the color of their skin, and there is ZERO queer representation, that feels like a very conscious choice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, War, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Child death, and Blood