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melissadegraffbooks's review
4.0
I loved reading the personal essays from each author about their experiences with mental illness. Also enjoyed the chapters from an early version of Way of Kings.
motherofdorklings's review
4.0
If you like to watch the deleted scenes and blooper reel on your DVDs, you'll like this - deleted and unedited scenes from a number of books from a number of authors, and all for a good cause.
lizaevans's review
4.0
The essays on mental illness were my favorite parts, but Shannon Hale's teen girl angst/alien story was absolutely fantastic!
mikeypwest's review
5.0
I gave this 5 stars not for the content (as most are deleted/altered scenes) - but for the cause. This book is/was for a fundraiser for a particular person with a mental illness to help him out and also to spread awareness of mental health issues. Each author who contributed to the anthology shares his or her thoughts and/or experiences of mental health issues. I have not had any close contact with mental illness and some of these experiences are very personal and I am grateful for their candidness as it opened my eyes to the issue by getting rid of stereotypes and will help me think twice before I judge someone's behavior. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to to understand mental illness a little bit more than they already do.
As far as the content, I honestly skimmed most the deleted or altered scenes as I hadn't read most the books or authors. There was one standalone short story, "Womb" by Kiersten White, that I particularly liked and thought it was a very intriguing read. Also, I very much appreciated the Tayler's essays on mental illness. The main reason I initially bought this book was because part of Brandon Sanderson's 2002 draft of the 'Way of Kings' was included in the anthology (of course it's the longest part:) ). That said, I found it a very interesting read to see how much Brandon has grown and improved as a writer as he was kind enough to share a taste of this alternate Roshar. I was surprised how much the story and characters were different from the published book.
As far as the content, I honestly skimmed most the deleted or altered scenes as I hadn't read most the books or authors. There was one standalone short story, "Womb" by Kiersten White, that I particularly liked and thought it was a very intriguing read. Also, I very much appreciated the Tayler's essays on mental illness. The main reason I initially bought this book was because part of Brandon Sanderson's 2002 draft of the 'Way of Kings' was included in the anthology (of course it's the longest part:) ). That said, I found it a very interesting read to see how much Brandon has grown and improved as a writer as he was kind enough to share a taste of this alternate Roshar. I was surprised how much the story and characters were different from the published book.
gunner's review
I picked this book up for Brandon Sanderson's original chapters from his first attempt at The Way of Kings, and it was a really interesting read because clearly that book was an entirely different story. It's appropriate that Kaladin's name changed because he is 100% different. His may have been an interesting story as I tend to like these underdog/coming-into-power tales, but as a character he fell pretty flat, especially compared to who he became in the published version. So it was cool to read, but really only as a comparison to what it became; I don't think that book would have held my interest very well and certainly doesn't compare to the finished product.
I looked through the rest of the entries in this book and found I have no interest in them, so I will be marking this book read and not giving it a star rating.
I looked through the rest of the entries in this book and found I have no interest in them, so I will be marking this book read and not giving it a star rating.
katka's review
4.0
Jakkoli tahle knížka určitě není pro každýho, doporučuju ji k přečtení všem, které baví historické, či aspoň historií inspirované kousky. Kiersten White to všechno dost povedeně promyslela, naplánovala, překroutila a Lada i Radu jsou postavy, které mě fakt bavily, ačkoli je člověk chce dost často zabít. A kromě toho je podle mě finále vůbec nejlepší knížkou celé trilogie. A neodpustím si: ty obálky <3
jen1110's review
3.0
I really enjoyed the personal stories, but since I wasn't familiar with many of the books that the deleted scenes came from, I didn't care so much about those.
kaylynn's review
4.0
I mostly read the comments on mental illness and not the stories in this collection. It was interesting to see so many personal experiences gathered together, and I appreciated how the authors talked about specific instances of mental illness in their lives.
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