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coballe's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.75
My main problem with Sanderson is that he wastes words and pages repeating know information over and over again, which is boring, makes for unnecessarily long books and makes me as reader feel like I am not trusted to understand or remember simple things. And somehow at the same time the ending feels like we are rushing through it with revelation after revelation without much time to process or even for the characters themselves to process. I have further complains in the Spoiler section, but I guess what pumps up my punctuation is that besides everything I enjoyed my reading experience.
I cannot get over the fact that TenSoon dies off page, like what?? (or was I so overwhelmed with everything going on that I missed it somehow????). He deserved so much better.
Then I loved the ending for Sazed and the note for Spook. BUT Vin and Sazed then are sort of both "chosen" ones somehow. I don't know, it feels cheap. And the whole ending is too perfect that it barely feels real or satisfying. Everything seems to be the worst it could be and immediately after, the best it could be.
And can we talk about Sazed being referred to in the profecy as gender neutral, just because he was sterilized? Is that not offensive and an insult to his masculinity?? Which has nothing to do with his genitals anyways? I feel outraged by this "detail", can't help it.
And the last thing I want to complain about is how in the end apparently so many characters were affected at some point an by Ruin or even Preservation, that it makes me question when were they then deciding for themselves and when were they being manipulated. Especially with Vin. For me it is a very stupid way of tainting the character.
Then I loved the ending for Sazed and the note for Spook. BUT Vin and Sazed then are sort of both "chosen" ones somehow. I don't know, it feels cheap. And the whole ending is too perfect that it barely feels real or satisfying. Everything seems to be the worst it could be and immediately after, the best it could be.
And can we talk about Sazed being referred to in the profecy as gender neutral, just because he was sterilized? Is that not offensive and an insult to his masculinity?? Which has nothing to do with his genitals anyways? I feel outraged by this "detail", can't help it.
And the last thing I want to complain about is how in the end apparently so many characters were affected at some point an by Ruin or even Preservation, that it makes me question when were they then deciding for themselves and when were they being manipulated. Especially with Vin. For me it is a very stupid way of tainting the character.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Transphobia
allisonmenck's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Transphobia
bookishflaneur's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
uh babes i'm going to need a good month to process this
but the magic system is so hecking cool and uhg im dying
but the magic system is so hecking cool and uhg im dying
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, and Transphobia