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elon's review against another edition
5.0
Simple, short, and really amazing. The story wasn't very special in itself, but the characters!
lavenderlazarus's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not a big fan of reading series. This was the first book I've read from Sanderson. It was short and a very quick read. I wouldn't mind reading the whole series if all of them are going to be this short. The multiple hallucinations in Stephen's mind are presented well and you don't need to pay a lot of attention to figure out what is going on, which can be a problem when 80% of the characters are in someone's head. But, apart from the main character, the story itself is also quite intriguing. It is mainly an introduction and it does feel like it's building to something bigger, but it wraps up well enough. The only thing that I didn't like was the 'Language' thing from Ivy. Do people still consider 'damn' and 'bastard' as swear words, especially coming from adults?
ethanreadsb00ks's review against another edition
4.0
It's important to treat Legion as a novella as I've read a small number of people complaining about the pacing. In my opinion, the story is wonderful and just such a simple but brilliant concept from Sanderson.
One of my favourite parts of Legion is Sanderson's commitment to - ironically - the first person element of third person narration, if that makes sense. I love that the descriptions we get are from Stephen and so he's just pretty frank and says "Yeah it's an Idian style dress thing".
I actually found the ending quite powerful as well and in particular Ivy's words and subsequent explanation when she sees the image.
Well worth a read!
One of my favourite parts of Legion is Sanderson's commitment to - ironically - the first person element of third person narration, if that makes sense. I love that the descriptions we get are from Stephen and so he's just pretty frank and says "Yeah it's an Idian style dress thing".
I actually found the ending quite powerful as well and in particular Ivy's words and subsequent explanation when she sees the image.
Well worth a read!
mehtahussain's review against another edition
4.0
4.25 stars
This was a fast paced and quite humorous read! I loved the premise and all of Stephen’s hallucinations, my favourite of them being, without a doubt, J.C. Since this is a novella, it is quite short, but I just wish it was a little bit longer so that some of the scenes could be elaborated on more because a good amount of the book left me craving more information. But other than that, this was a fast-paced, fun, brilliant read :)
millenniumix's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
An inventive mystery novella by the fantasy master with a refreshing heft for a science fiction piece. It puts a twist on psychology and the capacities of the human mind. It surprisingly features some of the very few Filipino characters I’ve encountered in U.S. fiction. While all that’s a bonus, I recommend you pick this up as palate cleanser during an epic fantasy tome diet.
bsowell's review against another edition
4.0
This was a fun novella that can be easily finished in a couple of hours.
doghappy2010's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
verderebelde's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome! Sanderson again with a refreshing fantasy story. Wish there were more of this caracter.
crimsonsparrow's review against another edition
5.0
Original, witty, and more than moderately intriguing, as good as Sanderson's novels and trilogies are his short stories are even better. In a short two-hour read he manages to play to his strengths, bringing out character depth and complex human issues in his insightful yet playful way. Seriously well done!
PG13 for violence.
PG13 for violence.
sevskywalker's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
Another Brandon Sanderson book. I thought I had read all of his works, but there seems to be still some more. This was a surprise and a small disappointment.
Brandon Sanderson has this way where he pulls off some of the craziest ideas with perfect execution. And Legion sure has a crazy idea behind. Stephen Leeds aka Legion is able to hallucinate a lot of people that are experts in different fields of work and with help from hallucinations or aspects as he likes to call them, he solves many cases successfully. Here, it is the case of a missing man who possesses a mysterious camera that can show the past of a location if it was captured through it's lense. Just imagine the possibilities.
Brandon Sanderson is a proud Catholic, but he always manages to talk about religion in his books. This book has some really interesting arguments and counter arguments about what religion actually is and how if affects the people that follows them. To do this despite being a believer is something really appreciable and I love Brandon Sanderson more for this.
Brandon Sanderson has some of the best endings for his books. But this book has a very underwhelming ending. Maybe this is because of it's length which is very short. Maybe an actual novel length would have done overall justice to the story. But hands down, the best thing about this book has to be Stephen Leeds and his band of hallucinations.
There is a sequel, which is twice as big as the first one and seems to be better than this and I am immediately starting it. Finally, a very enjoyable story that falters at the very end, but is still worth because of Brandon Sanderson and it is a must read for his fans.
Another Brandon Sanderson book. I thought I had read all of his works, but there seems to be still some more. This was a surprise and a small disappointment.
Brandon Sanderson has this way where he pulls off some of the craziest ideas with perfect execution. And Legion sure has a crazy idea behind. Stephen Leeds aka Legion is able to hallucinate a lot of people that are experts in different fields of work and with help from hallucinations or aspects as he likes to call them, he solves many cases successfully. Here, it is the case of a missing man who possesses a mysterious camera that can show the past of a location if it was captured through it's lense. Just imagine the possibilities.
Brandon Sanderson is a proud Catholic, but he always manages to talk about religion in his books. This book has some really interesting arguments and counter arguments about what religion actually is and how if affects the people that follows them. To do this despite being a believer is something really appreciable and I love Brandon Sanderson more for this.
Brandon Sanderson has some of the best endings for his books. But this book has a very underwhelming ending. Maybe this is because of it's length which is very short. Maybe an actual novel length would have done overall justice to the story. But hands down, the best thing about this book has to be Stephen Leeds and his band of hallucinations.
There is a sequel, which is twice as big as the first one and seems to be better than this and I am immediately starting it. Finally, a very enjoyable story that falters at the very end, but is still worth because of Brandon Sanderson and it is a must read for his fans.