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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
This was a silly goofy fun time.
( or as Jonny would say: 4 out of 5 stars highly recommend)
( or as Jonny would say: 4 out of 5 stars highly recommend)
This mix of sci-fi, fantasy, humor, and general awesomeness is exactly the kind of content I'm looking for. With the title I was expecting a little more humor than there was, but that is a minor nitpick for what really delivered a great ride.
A simple, yet incredibly fun story in a genre and style that Sanderson doesn’t often write in. Many of the asides in the book made me truly laugh out loud, especially for the boys about the bananas (trust me, the book is worth reading for these jokes alone)
This book is definitely worth a read for anyone, especially as it’s not connected to the Cosmere. All in all I really enjoyed it, as evidenced by the fact that I finished the novel in an entire day and chose to stay up reading it and get 5 1/2 hours of sleep tonight.
This book is definitely worth a read for anyone, especially as it’s not connected to the Cosmere. All in all I really enjoyed it, as evidenced by the fact that I finished the novel in an entire day and chose to stay up reading it and get 5 1/2 hours of sleep tonight.
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
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
adventurous
lighthearted
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
4 stars.
The more I read, the more I liked this! It was a very fun romp in the beginning and by the end I found myself connected to the characters a lot more than I realized. Reading from the gorgeous premium edition of the book for the first half was probably part of it as well as all the little details added up to a really immersive experience.
I can see why this isn't everyone's favorite, but I had a really good time with it!
The more I read, the more I liked this! It was a very fun romp in the beginning and by the end I found myself connected to the characters a lot more than I realized. Reading from the gorgeous premium edition of the book for the first half was probably part of it as well as all the little details added up to a really immersive experience.
I can see why this isn't everyone's favorite, but I had a really good time with it!
slow-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The book was such a fun read. The overall story line was great with the revealing of what was actually going on and other side plots. The jokes from all the characters gave it energy but I found the actual manual a bit confusing and irrelevant to the story. Wish I read it in one go.
This book is about John, a man who travelled back in time to medieval England. He meets with the local people Sefawyn, Earlstan to figure out where he is. He has a manual of the dimension he travelled to that helps him out with his abilities. They encounter hoardamen and other villagers on their way to stop people from John’s dimension and criminal past. John slowly starts remembering fragments or his past and why he came there: his failures in life. In the end John realizes he’s had the potential the whole time, he can be happy, people were using him and he found happiness in the dimension with Sefawyn and lives happily ever after telling the story of how they won against Woden, Vikings and Alevs.
medium-paced
Okay so… this one was a weird ride. I went in expecting classic Sanderson; tight plot, cool magic, maybe a twist or two. but instead I got a kind of bizarre mash-up of sci-fi, and time travel that felt like it didn’t quite know what it wanted to be!!
The premise is fun in theory: a guy from a futuristic world ends up in a version of medieval England, with memory loss and a mysterious “frugal wizard’s guidebook” to help him out. It sounds chaotic in a good way, but it ended up just… being chaotic.
The humor felt forced half the time, like it was trying so hard to be quirky and clever, but I found myself eye-rolling more than laughing.
Also, compared to Sanderson’s other work, this felt thin. The worldbuilding wasn’t deep, the emotional beats didn’t land, and it just didn’t stick with me.
Not Brandon Sanderson worst, but definitely not his best.