The Dark Talent by Brandon Sanderson

5 hours, 45 minutes first pub 2016 (view editions) user-added

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Middle-grade readers who like snappy, humor-laced adventures will enjoy watching an anxious, talent-stripped hero battle escalating stakes while wrestling with self-doubt and the cost of heroism.

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Alcatraz Smedry has successfully defeated the army of Evil Librarians and saved the kingdom of Mokia. Too bad he managed to break the Smedry Talents in the process. Even worse, his father is trying to enact a scheme that could ruin the world, and ...

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Community Reviews

4.08
based on 1,407 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 95%

funny: 70%

dark: 36%

emotional: 34%

lighthearted: 31%

mysterious: 29%

tense: 22%

sad: 21%

challenging: 10%

hopeful: 5%

inspiring: 4%

relaxing: 4%

reflective: 3%


Pace

76% of readers chose fast
22% of readers chose medium
1% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

24% of readers chose Plot
66% of readers chose A mix
8% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

68% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

79% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

68% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

82% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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