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pauliina_thebookaholicdreamer's review against another edition
medium-paced
4.0
TW: gore, violence, fatphobic statements by the main character
Ahh I can't wait to pick up Oathbringer now that I have finally read Edgedancer!
This novella (take novella with a pinch of salt - this is a 272-paged book. It's a novella in Sanderson terms) focuses on Lift who we received an interlude from in Words of Radiance. I loved her interlude so I was very excited about reading this. While Lift is still one of my definite favourites, reading Edgedancer wasn't quite as great as The Way of Kings or Words of Radiance.
Lift is an unpredictable, unreliable main character - and this shows in the way that the novella is written. The reader is largely unaware about what will happen next and what is the point of the current events. I really enjoyed it in the interlude, but here it feels like a bit much. I wish we had some sort of a side character who could explain some of the stuff that Lift is up to. But regardless, Lift is a joy to read from (other than a couple fatphobic, jarring comments she makes).
We receive a tiny bit of needed backstory related to Lift but also to overall bigger events that were hinted at in Words of Radiance. The authors note at the end gave me the impression that this backstory will be crucial in Oathbringer. I really enjoyed the story, but maybe craved a bit more of it? I didn't quite catch what actually happened in Lift's past - and who the heck is Darkness exactly. But this might just be me, and I'm hoping that all things will become clearer once I get to Oathbringer. (Also I need to acknowledge the fact that I read Words of Radiance some time ago already and things didn't come back to me as quickly as I hoped)
Ahh I can't wait to pick up Oathbringer now that I have finally read Edgedancer!
This novella (take novella with a pinch of salt - this is a 272-paged book. It's a novella in Sanderson terms) focuses on Lift who we received an interlude from in Words of Radiance. I loved her interlude so I was very excited about reading this. While Lift is still one of my definite favourites, reading Edgedancer wasn't quite as great as The Way of Kings or Words of Radiance.
Lift is an unpredictable, unreliable main character - and this shows in the way that the novella is written. The reader is largely unaware about what will happen next and what is the point of the current events. I really enjoyed it in the interlude, but here it feels like a bit much. I wish we had some sort of a side character who could explain some of the stuff that Lift is up to. But regardless, Lift is a joy to read from (other than a couple fatphobic, jarring comments she makes).
We receive a tiny bit of needed backstory related to Lift but also to overall bigger events that were hinted at in Words of Radiance. The authors note at the end gave me the impression that this backstory will be crucial in Oathbringer. I really enjoyed the story, but maybe craved a bit more of it? I didn't quite catch what actually happened in Lift's past - and who the heck is Darkness exactly. But this might just be me, and I'm hoping that all things will become clearer once I get to Oathbringer. (Also I need to acknowledge the fact that I read Words of Radiance some time ago already and things didn't come back to me as quickly as I hoped)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Fatphobia
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