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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Interesting to see what the Way Of Kings might have been.
adventurous
tense
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:
No
Was really interesting reading a book knowing a lot of the storyline and seeing a lot of the original ideas for the stormlight archives. The ending was fantastic of a bit rushed. But it's very frustrating knowing I won't be able to read another in this series into after book ten of the stormlight archives has come out especially when a lot of questions were left unanswered.
adventurous
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
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
3.5- a proto-Sanderson (if you will). It’s fascinating to see the little pieces that have been evolved into the form they currently are in the Cosmere. Fascinating to see the early work of a great writer. To see how they’ve grown and changed things but also see that beginning spark. It’s a very generous thing for him to share this early work- because it exposes an earlier skill level, but also is very helpful for anyone who wants to be a writer (or really a creator of any kind). To see that things can and should evolve and grow and as you make more your work will also improve and grow. Big thanks to Sanderson for releasing the audiobook. While not as strong as his recent works, it’s also better than some of the published and ‘fully formed’ books Ive read by other authors recently. So a 3.5- worth the time for big Sanderson fans, but probably a skip if you are new to Sanderson or not a fan. Read his other works instead. But as a fun insight and bonus? Absolutely read it.
adventurous
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
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:
Complicated
I have a lot of feelings about this book my biggest one being that I need another book, or an ending. I assumed that given it was curiosity and was a draft, that would eventually become the Stormlight Archives, that this would mean it would be a standalone novel and finished. I was wrong. I hope I get to know the ending one day, because it was a very compelling story.
I really enjoyed seeing the similarities and differences to the Stormlight Archive. It almost made it more exciting, anticipating things that were going to happen and then having it be completely different.
It’s been a long time since I listened to an audiobook, but listening to this is definitely making me reconsider. I won’t say it made running enjoyable, but it definitely made it less awful.
I really enjoyed seeing the similarities and differences to the Stormlight Archive. It almost made it more exciting, anticipating things that were going to happen and then having it be completely different.
It’s been a long time since I listened to an audiobook, but listening to this is definitely making me reconsider. I won’t say it made running enjoyable, but it definitely made it less awful.