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A review by chilliam_mc
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
slow-paced
4.0
Slow, dense, giant fantasy books are usually hard for me, but I somehow flew through this one. It was so good! I finally understand the Brandon Sanderson hype. Some of the best word building I’ve ever read; I’m obsessed with the magic system(s); and the story and characters are fantastic (shoutout Jasnah, she’s my fav). Starting next book right now.
It would be 5 stars except that I hated the portrayal of the Parshmen/Parshendi (a group of dark-skinned people who are categorized as non-human and subjugated to chattel slavery). I think Sanderson was incredibly careless with his narrative here. I understand what he thinks he did with the narrative, but in my opinion he failed. It is extremely harmful and Sanderson def should’ve done better/done more research (or just not included this??). I really hope Book 2 addresses this better.
It would be 5 stars except that I hated the portrayal of the Parshmen/Parshendi (a group of dark-skinned people who are categorized as non-human and subjugated to chattel slavery). I think Sanderson was incredibly careless with his narrative here. I understand what he thinks he did with the narrative, but in my opinion he failed. It is extremely harmful and Sanderson def should’ve done better/done more research (or just not included this??). I really hope Book 2 addresses this better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide and Slavery