Reviews

Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds by Brandon Sanderson

brokenjac's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

tori395's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

kaseyd's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I really like the concept, but it felt like an unnecessary choice to make one of the main aspects so causally racist. 

miss_majuu's review against another edition

3.0

*3.5🌟 = average rating of the three novellas

mimi_gee's review against another edition

informative mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

brendalovesbooks's review against another edition

4.0

This was really good. The first story was probably my favorite, and I would rate it 5 stars. The other two were 4 star reads for me. I liked it a lot, though, and it was really different.

traingirl24's review against another edition

5.0

K so basically every book the Sanderman writes is arguably one of the best books he’s ever written, but this one deserves to be up near the top. It’s unassuming in its lack of high fantasy or sci-fi world-building, but more than makes up for it with the world-building that happens inside the protagonist’s head. You just feel so connected to his hallucinations and are rooting for them even though they’re all fictional characters inside this fictional book. I’ve read it twice now and the first time I finished it I was sad for a few days afterwards because it meant that I didn’t get to continue existing with all the wonderful made-up people inside it. Just an all around lovely trilogy of novellas ❤️

justgj's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

sam_writes_stuff's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

Devoured in mere days, these three novellas span the unusual tale of Stephen Leeds and his many aspects. 

I really enjoyed the concept and the level of care put into actualizing how Leed's abilities manifest. And while the pacing varied widely by volume in my opinion, I enjoyed the overall story and look forward to some more Brando Sando. 

PS: Pay attention to the chapter number artwork as you read. The words aren't the only storytellers here. 

graslund's review against another edition

3.0

The first story is pretty good, and shows a lot of promise.

The second story delivers on this promise, and I enjoyed it a lot.

The third story fails to deliver as much, but is satisfying enough.

Overall, If you're a fan of Sanderson's writing and you're looking for a lighter read (or three), then I'd recommend it. This is the position I found myself in, and it worked pretty well for me. Otherwise, I'd say read something else.