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bel017's review
I finished! The trilogy took me 36.4 hours.
The sexism was just so frustrating. Here's one non-spoilery example:
"The Allomancer following her obviously believed himself--or herself--invisible to Vin's senses. He moved with quick, easy bounds, following at a safe distance. He ... He ... He ... He ....". Vin acknowledges that the person following her may not be a man, then calls them He repeatedly. The characters call 'natural forces' He. Everyone with power is He. Humans are 'man', all the soldiers are men. The women and children must be protected by the men.
The argument that Vin is a Strong Female TM does not detract from the sexism of the book. She's not the character that the intended readership want to be, she's the one they want to be with. It's actually more gross. The only other named women are love interests.
It's such a shame, as I enjoyed the rest of the story. Such creative world building. And yes, the prose are simple, but that makes for speedy reading. The books are unnecessarily long so speedy reading was important!
I (accurately) guessed the 'twist' on thethird word of the first chapter epitaph . The foreshadowing is heavy handed.
I've been told that Sanderson's more recent books are much less problematic. I really did enjoy the world building and the story so I might check out something more recent.
The sexism was just so frustrating. Here's one non-spoilery example:
"The Allomancer following her obviously believed himself--or herself--invisible to Vin's senses. He moved with quick, easy bounds, following at a safe distance. He ... He ... He ... He ....". Vin acknowledges that the person following her may not be a man, then calls them He repeatedly. The characters call 'natural forces' He. Everyone with power is He. Humans are 'man', all the soldiers are men. The women and children must be protected by the men.
The argument that Vin is a Strong Female TM does not detract from the sexism of the book. She's not the character that the intended readership want to be, she's the one they want to be with. It's actually more gross. The only other named women are love interests.
It's such a shame, as I enjoyed the rest of the story. Such creative world building. And yes, the prose are simple, but that makes for speedy reading. The books are unnecessarily long so speedy reading was important!
I (accurately) guessed the 'twist' on the
I've been told that Sanderson's more recent books are much less problematic. I really did enjoy the world building and the story so I might check out something more recent.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Sexism, War, Confinement, and Misogyny
Moderate: Body horror, Animal cruelty, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Addiction, Animal death, and Suicide attempt
categalafassi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War, Death, Blood, Gore, Torture, Grief, Murder, and Confinement
Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, Genocide, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Ableism
nerdyllamas's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Genocide and Grief
Minor: Addiction
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