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A review by mikeypwest
Altered Perceptions by Robison Wells, Dan Wells, Brandon Sanderson
5.0
I gave this 5 stars not for the content (as most are deleted/altered scenes) - but for the cause. This book is/was for a fundraiser for a particular person with a mental illness to help him out and also to spread awareness of mental health issues. Each author who contributed to the anthology shares his or her thoughts and/or experiences of mental health issues. I have not had any close contact with mental illness and some of these experiences are very personal and I am grateful for their candidness as it opened my eyes to the issue by getting rid of stereotypes and will help me think twice before I judge someone's behavior. I recommend this book to anyone who wants to to understand mental illness a little bit more than they already do.
As far as the content, I honestly skimmed most the deleted or altered scenes as I hadn't read most the books or authors. There was one standalone short story, "Womb" by Kiersten White, that I particularly liked and thought it was a very intriguing read. Also, I very much appreciated the Tayler's essays on mental illness. The main reason I initially bought this book was because part of Brandon Sanderson's 2002 draft of the 'Way of Kings' was included in the anthology (of course it's the longest part:) ). That said, I found it a very interesting read to see how much Brandon has grown and improved as a writer as he was kind enough to share a taste of this alternate Roshar. I was surprised how much the story and characters were different from the published book.
As far as the content, I honestly skimmed most the deleted or altered scenes as I hadn't read most the books or authors. There was one standalone short story, "Womb" by Kiersten White, that I particularly liked and thought it was a very intriguing read. Also, I very much appreciated the Tayler's essays on mental illness. The main reason I initially bought this book was because part of Brandon Sanderson's 2002 draft of the 'Way of Kings' was included in the anthology (of course it's the longest part:) ). That said, I found it a very interesting read to see how much Brandon has grown and improved as a writer as he was kind enough to share a taste of this alternate Roshar. I was surprised how much the story and characters were different from the published book.