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A review by jess_orjess
Legion by Brandon Sanderson
3.0
3.5 stars.
Very quick read, but that’s a given considering it’s a short book. It was fast-paced, yet held the right amount of information to warrant some interest and explanation into what’s happening and why. The plot is nice, especially with the MNF and the slight plot twists given.
There’s a lack of context for a lot of what happens, which is intentional but can make things confusing a lot of the time, especially regarding Sandra and how the main character came to be (hallucinations and all). I think because it was so fast-paced it felt a little too rushed at times, and I found that things bounced around a bit too much and there wasn’t enough time to connect with any of the characters or learn about them. The overall idea is interesting, though, and what inspired me to pick up the book in the first place.
Would I pick up the second book? Maybe. Maybe not. I don’t know if this book was so intriguing to warrant time spent reading the second book, but I wouldn’t be opposed to it. I’m just not entirely enthusiastic about picking a second book up, as this one was kind of just… fine. It wasn’t bad, but wasn’t amazing either. I know Sanderson can do a lot better than this, so it kind of reads as a money pull (and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was, considering how quickly he can put out books).
Very quick read, but that’s a given considering it’s a short book. It was fast-paced, yet held the right amount of information to warrant some interest and explanation into what’s happening and why. The plot is nice, especially with the MNF and the slight plot twists given.
There’s a lack of context for a lot of what happens, which is intentional but can make things confusing a lot of the time, especially regarding Sandra and how the main character came to be (hallucinations and all). I think because it was so fast-paced it felt a little too rushed at times, and I found that things bounced around a bit too much and there wasn’t enough time to connect with any of the characters or learn about them. The overall idea is interesting, though, and what inspired me to pick up the book in the first place.
Would I pick up the second book? Maybe. Maybe not. I don’t know if this book was so intriguing to warrant time spent reading the second book, but I wouldn’t be opposed to it. I’m just not entirely enthusiastic about picking a second book up, as this one was kind of just… fine. It wasn’t bad, but wasn’t amazing either. I know Sanderson can do a lot better than this, so it kind of reads as a money pull (and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was, considering how quickly he can put out books).