A review by geekyscot
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

It's weird that this is treated with such reverence by fantasy fans, because for me it felt weirdly focused on solely the people at the absolute top of society's structures and completely ignored what could have been much more interesting people who actually live in that society. The general populace of the places depicted do little more than die, or clean. The story is decent, but it's so skewed towards the rich I struggled to empathise with any of them.