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A review by ketreads
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
dark
hopeful
4.0
This is one of those rare books where rereading it allows me to gain a whole new perspective and appreciation for the series.
While I don't have a review from my first time reading, I remember my constant frustration with being drip fed the surrounding world lore and mystery. I kept finding myself STILL unsure on the events in some of the first chapters by the end of the book as the author often felt like he had much more 'style over substance' way of writing a story. While I don't disagree with my old self, the reveals are a bit slow and then ALL at once in the final 100 pages, I do recognise that Sanderson was able to drop A LOT more hints than I initially picked up on. I am still confused on a lot of things, I definitely found this reread significantly more satisfying than my initial one. I found myself just enjoying the ride and in turn noticed a lot more hints and drops by both character and author.
I'm still not sure I LOVE the way this book is structured. I'm still not sold on the random character interludes but nor am I as frustrated or bored of them. I really like the mix of PoVs ranging from Dalinar to Shallan and overall didn't find myself upset or bored by having to switch storylines.
The flashback sequences for Kaladin's backstory is still clunky and done in such a strange way (it skips forwards over major events and then later shows them in greater detail) but it felt less criminal now I knew it was coming.
All in all, I really enjoyed this reread. I still found certain twists and turns surprising (with my 1 brain cell having forgotten them) as well as enjoying twists and turns I DID remember yet still felt excited to read through. I definitely want to continue with me reread especially as I remember the series declining from here on. I only hope I can enjoy them more on a second go as I did this one :)
While I don't have a review from my first time reading, I remember my constant frustration with being drip fed the surrounding world lore and mystery. I kept finding myself STILL unsure on the events in some of the first chapters by the end of the book as the author often felt like he had much more 'style over substance' way of writing a story. While I don't disagree with my old self, the reveals are a bit slow and then ALL at once in the final 100 pages, I do recognise that Sanderson was able to drop A LOT more hints than I initially picked up on. I am still confused on a lot of things, I definitely found this reread significantly more satisfying than my initial one. I found myself just enjoying the ride and in turn noticed a lot more hints and drops by both character and author.
I'm still not sure I LOVE the way this book is structured. I'm still not sold on the random character interludes but nor am I as frustrated or bored of them. I really like the mix of PoVs ranging from Dalinar to Shallan and overall didn't find myself upset or bored by having to switch storylines.
The flashback sequences for Kaladin's backstory is still clunky and done in such a strange way (it skips forwards over major events and then later shows them in greater detail) but it felt less criminal now I knew it was coming.
All in all, I really enjoyed this reread. I still found certain twists and turns surprising (with my 1 brain cell having forgotten them) as well as enjoying twists and turns I DID remember yet still felt excited to read through. I definitely want to continue with me reread especially as I remember the series declining from here on. I only hope I can enjoy them more on a second go as I did this one :)