A review by vigil
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

he almost lost me with vivenna in certain places. i understood completely her role in the narrative and what she embodied, but it was annoying to read at times. 

the blushweaver and siri scene was bizzare, misogynistic, and kind of pathetic but this was written in 2008 by a mormon white guy. you win some and you lose some 🤷‍♀️

(i had issues with some aspects of blushweaver in general, actually. i think she’s mostly fine but some things haven’t aged too well.)

edit: in light of mistborn, yet another critique i have is brandon presenting systems that are broken on a fundamental level and having it fixed by put A Good King on the throne. that’s not how it works. 
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