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A review by sheyri
White Sand, Volume 3 by Brandon Sanderson
4.0
I stick to my opinion from volume 1: This is not the best format for this story. It's good, but prose would be better.
Throughout the entire series, I felt like I was missing scenes. People were talking about things that didn't happen on page, but didn't explain them either.
There are also events, both on and off page, that just aren't very clear. With graphic novels, you have to do a lot of "show, don't tell", but sometimes telling is necessary, and graphic novels just don't have that much space available for that.
That said, it is a wonderful story, with lots of potential for sequels.
Most of the characters have great development, and all of them have depth. And honestly, I wouldn't expect anything else from Brandon Sanderson.
My only problem really is the graphic novel format. Though it has some beautiful and epic scenes, it just doesn't work that well for the storytelling and world-building.
Oh, and the change in artist? Turns out this one was done by another one again. It's not that bad, though.
Obligatory Cosmere question:
Throughout the entire series, I felt like I was missing scenes. People were talking about things that didn't happen on page, but didn't explain them either.
Spoiler
For example, in this volume, Aarik brought up a conversation about killing with sand mastery that happened a few minutes ago, but it wasn't on page, I checked, multiple times. It might not have been an important conversation, but it feels like I'm missing something.There are also events, both on and off page, that just aren't very clear. With graphic novels, you have to do a lot of "show, don't tell", but sometimes telling is necessary, and graphic novels just don't have that much space available for that.
That said, it is a wonderful story, with lots of potential for sequels.
Most of the characters have great development, and all of them have depth. And honestly, I wouldn't expect anything else from Brandon Sanderson.
My only problem really is the graphic novel format. Though it has some beautiful and epic scenes, it just doesn't work that well for the storytelling and world-building.
Spoiler
Fortunately, the newsletters included the early, non-canonical, full-length novel in prose so I can read that at some point.Oh, and the change in artist? Turns out this one was done by another one again. It's not that bad, though.
Obligatory Cosmere question: