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danidavar's review against another edition
3.0
3,5 ⭐️
Stephen Leeds no es una persona, digamos... normal. Tiene la capacidad de proyectar en su percepción del mundo personas solo reales para él, y por tanto imaginarias, que denomina “aspectos”. Éstos disponen cada uno de conocimientos muy particulares, que le permitirán ser un especialista en, literalmente, cualquier ámbito del conocimiento.
La idea de los tres relatos que conforman este libro me parece absolutamente increíble (como prácticamente todo lo que desarrolla Brandon Sanderson). Sin embargo, me entristece porque me da la sensación de que se ha quedado corto. ¿Por qué escribir tres relatos, cada uno de unas 120 paginas, pudiendo haber escrito una saga entera? Y no es que la historia o los personajes lleguen a quedarse cortos; justo al contrario, dan para mucho más.
Nunca he sido muy fanático de las historias cortas, por eso creo que mi puntuación ha sido bastante baja para ser un libro de Sanderson. Sin embargo, reitero que la idea de los poderes del protagonista me parece sublime y, en sí, los relatos son muy entretenidos, ligeros y rápidos de leer. ¡Por eso lo recomiendo!
Expectativa: 4⭐️
Realidad: 3,5⭐️
Stephen Leeds no es una persona, digamos... normal. Tiene la capacidad de proyectar en su percepción del mundo personas solo reales para él, y por tanto imaginarias, que denomina “aspectos”. Éstos disponen cada uno de conocimientos muy particulares, que le permitirán ser un especialista en, literalmente, cualquier ámbito del conocimiento.
La idea de los tres relatos que conforman este libro me parece absolutamente increíble (como prácticamente todo lo que desarrolla Brandon Sanderson). Sin embargo, me entristece porque me da la sensación de que se ha quedado corto. ¿Por qué escribir tres relatos, cada uno de unas 120 paginas, pudiendo haber escrito una saga entera? Y no es que la historia o los personajes lleguen a quedarse cortos; justo al contrario, dan para mucho más.
Nunca he sido muy fanático de las historias cortas, por eso creo que mi puntuación ha sido bastante baja para ser un libro de Sanderson. Sin embargo, reitero que la idea de los poderes del protagonista me parece sublime y, en sí, los relatos son muy entretenidos, ligeros y rápidos de leer. ¡Por eso lo recomiendo!
Expectativa: 4⭐️
Realidad: 3,5⭐️
grayken's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
mxnvxlr's review against another edition
5.0
Sinceramente, ha sido un libro de lo más extraño, pero además mucho. Me ha encantado, y ojalá poder ver más historias de Stephen y los aspectos.
yaiii23's review against another edition
4.0
La primera parte de estas tres historias fue lo primero que leí del autor hace casi 9 años y a día de hoy me sigue fascinando que con algo tan breve, se convirtiese en uno de mis autores favoritos.
Muy recomendable para probar la pluma del autor. Creo que nadie que pruebe se va a arrepentir.
4'5⭐
Muy recomendable para probar la pluma del autor. Creo que nadie que pruebe se va a arrepentir.
4'5⭐
kelly97mc's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. I love Sanderson but this wasn’t my favorite! I liked the characters but I don’t think I was super invested in the plot. I do think he did a great job at making the hallucinations feel like real people though. So overall, good and would recommend, especially if you want a light scifi
zaxtreme's review against another edition
2.0
2 stars might be too generous — I really didn’t like any of these, but i finished them and didn’t throw up
#1 was not good. Like, the story was FINE and the premise was interesting to keep me engaged, but he just didn’t really DO anything with it. Yes. I understand that you can create “aspects” and talk to your hallucinations and that you use this to have access to more knowledge— yes, and? How did this happen? What gives you this power? Why do I care? That’s not even getting into the DICEY psychological drivel he spouts or the, just flat out, Islamophobia. Also, how did a camera that takes pictures of the past somehow just get relegated to the object of a fetch quest? This was like 1.5 stars
#2 maybe worse? Definitely more boring. Listen, BranSan, you like god, we all know. Can you not hamfist it into this, already pretty weak, story? That’s 2/2 novellas that are sophomoric rumination on faith/religion. We’re also even further removed from “sci-fi” this is just a worse version of a Dan Brown book. 1 star
#3 ok this one was at least interesting. Now we are getting a little meat to this backstory. I still don’t really care about this character, but I’m not actively bored. Writing is a step up. This one is 2 stars for me
I’m just absolutely gobsmacked by how poorly written these are! Like, I really enjoyed his other writing that I’ve read and this was so bland and tone deaf that I feel like I need to double check I wasn’t drunk while I read his other books…
I really hate to be this guy, but, um, maybe stick to fantasy man…
#1 was not good. Like, the story was FINE and the premise was interesting to keep me engaged, but he just didn’t really DO anything with it. Yes. I understand that you can create “aspects” and talk to your hallucinations and that you use this to have access to more knowledge— yes, and? How did this happen? What gives you this power? Why do I care? That’s not even getting into the DICEY psychological drivel he spouts or the, just flat out, Islamophobia. Also, how did a camera that takes pictures of the past somehow just get relegated to the object of a fetch quest? This was like 1.5 stars
#2 maybe worse? Definitely more boring. Listen, BranSan, you like god, we all know. Can you not hamfist it into this, already pretty weak, story? That’s 2/2 novellas that are sophomoric rumination on faith/religion. We’re also even further removed from “sci-fi” this is just a worse version of a Dan Brown book. 1 star
#3 ok this one was at least interesting. Now we are getting a little meat to this backstory. I still don’t really care about this character, but I’m not actively bored. Writing is a step up. This one is 2 stars for me
I’m just absolutely gobsmacked by how poorly written these are! Like, I really enjoyed his other writing that I’ve read and this was so bland and tone deaf that I feel like I need to double check I wasn’t drunk while I read his other books…
I really hate to be this guy, but, um, maybe stick to fantasy man…
centaurea's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75