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Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson

3 reviews

purplepenning's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Well, that was an unexpectedly lovely mind-twister of a science-fantasy-romance!
✔️ unlikely hero
✔️ opposites attract
✔️ hidden depths and strength
✔️ hilarious fourth-wall-breaking narrator situation
✔️ philosophies of art and romance
✔️ themes of forgiveness, purpose, self-determination, human connection
✔️ unique magic and resolution
✔️ gorgeous art
✔️ excellent audiobook
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oldladysadie's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The first 1/3 to 1/2 took a little bit to get going for me, and it felt predictable- I thought I was catching all of the twists early.

I did not catch all of the twists early. Or any of them, really. The back half of this book was incredibly fun, and the Sanderlanche was tense and inspiring in a way I just LOVED. I would love to get my hands on a physical copy to better appreciate the art (my old kindle just wasn’t cutting it there).
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bergha1998's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

3.75

What an interesting and fun book. The plot twists at the end were crazy, but they totally made sense when looking back aka A+ plot twists. I really liked Painter’s plot line, so often people aren’t the typical “hero” archetype and him finding his own way there was inspiring. Yumi was such a fun mixture of contradictions. Rule following to a fault, but such a temper 😂 I adored them both. Hoid and Design were so much fun too. 

Duo POV, Romance Subplot, Focus on Character Development 

“Art is about feelings and emotion. It’s about letting them escape, so they can be shared. It’s about capturing a truth about yourself. Like you’re ripping a hole in your chest and exposing yourself.”

“I always felt like I was standing on the other side of a large glass window. I could see the world passing beyond it, could even pretend I was part of it. But the barrier was still there. Separating me from everyone else.”

“Then you get into the real world, and find that it’s hard to be creative like that every moment. You realize they didn’t teach you important things, like how to work when you don’t feel passion, or when the whims of creativity aren’t striking you. What then?”

“You cannot let yourself be happy, part of her warned. Because happiness is far, far too dangerous.”

“Art is about intent, Yumi. A rainbow isn’t art, beautiful though it might be. Art is about creation. Human creation.”

“You do need to learn to separate the story—-and what it has done to you—from the individual who prompted it. Art—and all stories are art, even the ones about real people—is about what it does to you.”

“The true hero is the one in your mind, the representation of an ideal that makes you a better person. The individual who inspired it, well, they’re like the book on the table or the art on the wall. A vessel. A syringe full of transformational aspiration. Don’t force people to live up to your dreams of who they might be.”

“Because art is, and always has been, about what it does to us. To the one shaping it and the one experiencing it.”
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