Reviews

White Sand Volume 3 by Brandon Sanderson, Rik Hoskin

cristinagerber's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.0

ravage's review against another edition

2.0

Ce format laisse clairement un sentiment bâclé...

laura_brooks's review against another edition

3.0

3⭐️ Loved the ending but I still think this would have worked better in novel form. Sanderson’s world are too complex to be adequately fleshed out in graphic novels.

camilaqbaez's review against another edition

3.0

creo que hubiera funcionado mejor si es un solo libro y no separado en tres volumenes, sigo opinando lo mismo, aunque si es un sistema de magia muy visual este formato mato casi por completo la historia no senti esa epicidad que caracterizan los libros de sanderson.

also que diablos pasa cambiaban los dibujos a cada rato

baileystork's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

3.5

khaleesiofthegreatwhitenorth's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Story wise it wrapped up exactly like I expect from a Sanderson story. It did come together and while I still struggled to follow certain aspects of the plot OVERALL what was clear was interesting enough that I’d consider trying this again in graphic audio form.
All in all, don’t waste time in the graphic novel, it’d not the storytelling medium for Brandon. But the politics got real interesting (the Lord Admiral stuff might be a top 3 for “best things Brandon’s ever written”) so if that’s the sort of thing that interests you in reading fantasy I would recommend this story. Just not in graphic novel form

wmmcmanlypants's review against another edition

4.0

Idk I liked this. Yes, this is technically my first Cosmere related thing at all. But I also didn’t go into this expecting wild characterization or thought-provoking content. I read it for fun. I’ve read and enjoyed the Legion trilogy and really liked Snapshot (Reckoners was decent). Maybe I have to experience more Cosmere to fully understand the shortcomings of White Sand lol.

lilyevangeline's review against another edition

2.0

Overall, my reading experience in White Sand can be likened only to the experience of reading a Wikipedia book summary with excellent accompanying pictures. It's like--it gets all the main points, and I understand what's going on, but as a reader, I'm just...not at all emotionally engaged. I just really do not enjoy this at all, and feel like everything that should have been interesting and engaging was instead surfacy and unengaging. I don't know how many different ways I can explain that despite really, really wanting to like this, I was just bored.

joyspren1's review

4.0

Good continuation of the graphic novel. Not my favorite medium but I really like the story. And the minor changes from the draft form are very well done. Glad to finally have the whole story done!

joshmorrey's review against another edition

4.0

I listened to the audio dramatized adaptation of these stories (all three volumes), so I know I haven't gotten the full effect as if I'd read the graphic novels (they're on my list). But as far as the story goes, I really enjoyed all three of these books. The story kept me guessing, darting in directions I didn't see coming. There are several characters with unresolved storylines, which, although that sounds bad, I really liked, because they weren't the main story, and in real life, not everyone gets a happy and complete ending all at the same time wrapped up with a little bow. Real life is messy and sometimes people have to lose what they want in the name of the greater good, and I felt like this story really pulled that off in an intriguing and bittersweet way.