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msdish's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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? No
5.0
thrumegseyes's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
I love Yumi
noodle521's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book reminded me why I love reading: that books have the ability to whisk us away into another world and into an adventure. Yumi, Painter, all of the characters, and their world felt so fully developed. Sanderson is a master. Bravo!
bkrieble's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-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
4.5
bookworm_ayz's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
pandaorb's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
daumari's review against another edition
5.0
I really, really liked this (with the slight caveat of occasional Cosmere references that I think might confuse new readers, or at least those who haven't read ). Yumi and the Nightmare Painter is a dreamy, Your Nameesque fantasy tale of body switching and musing on what exactly is art, where in one world machines threaten to take over traditional spirit calling and in the other, our titular Painter finds himself falling into a rut.
Late act twists were pretty surprising, and it works itself out in the end. I can't wait for the physical version of this- the illustrations were gorgeous zooming in on ebook, but in print is going to be beautiful.
The narrator here seemed a bit more obtrusive than in [b:Tress of the Emerald Sea|60531406|Tress of the Emerald Sea (The Cosmere)|Brandon Sanderson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1672574587l/60531406._SY75_.jpg|95396305], but I think that's because he's a little more involved there than here.
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Stormlight ArchiveLate act twists were pretty surprising, and it works itself out in the end. I can't wait for the physical version of this- the illustrations were gorgeous zooming in on ebook, but in print is going to be beautiful.
The narrator here seemed a bit more obtrusive than in [b:Tress of the Emerald Sea|60531406|Tress of the Emerald Sea (The Cosmere)|Brandon Sanderson|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1672574587l/60531406._SY75_.jpg|95396305], but I think that's because he's a little more involved there than here.
picklesworth's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
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
4.5
kat5502's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
3.5