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The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson

33 reviews

badbadwolf's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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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pobi's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-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

3.75

VERY enjoyable!! Very wholesome message overall and a super fun premise! Not a book I am necessarily wanting to re read but definitely glad I've read it!
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ijustreallyliketrees's review against another edition

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adventurous funny 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

4.25

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cgeesey's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful fast-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

5.0

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shadereads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-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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kylosten's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • 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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nicoleh3's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The writing style was obnoxious, but apparently not obnoxious enough for me to quit. The one redeeming factor of the book was the main character’s development arc at the end.
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jbt1234's review against another edition

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adventurous funny inspiring mysterious fast-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

5.0

While I found the first couple of chapters shaky, I quickly realized that that was just the point! Confused and without memories, our main character goes on a wonderfully paced journey of adventure and self-discovery. The final climax is so tense and exciting, it was amazing to see it top the adventure that got us there.
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rehtaehwashere's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 
  • What I liked: I liked the play on Norse mythology with the magic in the alternate universe he ends up in. I like that both the
    cop he's friends with and the gang he was actually in 
      are full of trash people which is very realistic. I liked that in the end he got to
    stay with Sefawynn without hurting the wights
    . Really concerned about what that alternate universe's Loki is doing
    with his laptop though that's sus as hell and very in character for him
    . I liked the version of Vikings in this book, too, and that the magic of this world was in being able to read, but it was done in a way that wasn't childish cringe/tacky but in a way that actually worked really really well
  • What I disliked: It was misleading in the title in that it sounded like fantasy-fiction which is what he TYPICALLY WRITES and was actually science fiction. That
    it started off convincing us 
    the main character is a cop in a sci-fi novel which almost made me DNF it
  • Overall thoughts: A really cool book with an interesting take on alternate universes and that supposedly magic isn't real in any of them
    and yet he found the one real fantasy world
    . The cross over between sci-fi and fantasy that happened in this book.
    That it WASN'T the cop book it felt like it was in the beginning and that the romance in the book wasn't the whole point of the book but it was a nice side plot.
      That the whole book was the main character redefining who he is to himself and eventually figures out who he wants to be and
    helps save this alternate reality and build a home there where he felt wanted and appreciated.
      Finding himself and making a home
  • Recommend to a friend? Y but would depend on the friend

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theia_jensen's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

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