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A review by inessova
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
4.0
4 ⭐
This book is technically great. It shows how much Sanderson cared about every little detail from the very first installment. So many twists and turns, but they all make sense. I think the 4.4 rating here says it all about how well crafted it is. So I'm going to just list what bothered me in this series / books
The writing style .. I don't like Sanderson style, it's all about ideas and actions, no feeling. It's narration and telling, without showing. I never felt the love between Vin and Elend, but I was told about it. And then out of the blue, I'm also told they have this "connection" ... hmm .. where? how? They seem so cold with each other. They have no intimacy.
I've read five of Sanderson's books at this point, and They're really well thought, well set. but they all left me cold and desperate to get attached to any of the characters. Unpopular opinion here, Elantris was his best work, character wise IMO.
The repetition. This books is 700+ pages. It could've been less, much less.
Vin... I really don't like her.. and I can't put my finger on why. she seems perfect on paper. Maybe it goes back to how much cold the writing is.
This book is technically great. It shows how much Sanderson cared about every little detail from the very first installment. So many twists and turns, but they all make sense. I think the 4.4 rating here says it all about how well crafted it is. So I'm going to just list what bothered me in this series / books
The writing style .. I don't like Sanderson style, it's all about ideas and actions, no feeling. It's narration and telling, without showing. I never felt the love between Vin and Elend, but I was told about it. And then out of the blue, I'm also told they have this "connection" ... hmm .. where? how? They seem so cold with each other. They have no intimacy.
I've read five of Sanderson's books at this point, and They're really well thought, well set. but they all left me cold and desperate to get attached to any of the characters. Unpopular opinion here, Elantris was his best work, character wise IMO.
The repetition. This books is 700+ pages. It could've been less, much less.
Vin... I really don't like her.. and I can't put my finger on why. she seems perfect on paper. Maybe it goes back to how much cold the writing is.