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The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

10 reviews

insomniaxsun's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Devo ammettere che ho fatto fatica a iniziare questo secondo volume dopo la drammatica conclusione del precedente

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che direbbi la morte di Kelsier mi ha sviscerato mi ci è voluto il dovuto tempo per processare il lutto

 
Mi è piaciuta l'incorporazione della tensione dell'aspetto politico della storia, conciliata all'adrenalina del campo di battaglia: chapeau di nuovo Sanderson, non ci si annoia mai con te.
La relazione fra Vin ed Elend ci ha messo un po' a farsi spazio nel mio cuore, ma più tardi mi sono resa conto che avevo a che fare con un rapporto di codipendenza intensa: che dire, all'immagine di questi poveri ragazzi aggrappati disperatamente l'uno all'altro come unica ancora di salvezza in un mondo che sta letteralmente crollando intorno a loro mi ha decisamente conquistato di più. Detto questo, non so perchè mi aspettassi qualcosa di sano da loro due: sono personaggi di natura opposta costretti a crescere in direzione opposta. Che bel melange.
Parlando di cose malsane: Zane 

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Venture

. Che personaggio. 

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Perso per sempre ma mai dimenticato.

La sua imprevedibilità sia al lettore che ai personaggi lo ha reso un antagonista intrigante e coinvolgente. 

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Spero disperatamente nel suo ritorno, basandomi su delusioni personali quali la comunicazione diretta che aveva con The Ruin... signor The Ruin lo resusciti e gli faccia scatenare più caos por favor...solo per me....

 
KANDRA LORE KANDRA LORE KANDRA LORE e confido nel prossimo volume per saziare questa crescente fame di sapere, ma soprattutto mi aspetto più informazioni sugli inquisitori, SPECIALMENTE dopo l'ultimo capitolo con Marsh. Pover uomo. 

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Perde il fratello per una causa originariamente sua e ora perde la testa per la stessa causa.

 
Ho adorato i capitoli dal punto di vista di Breeze, ma devo dire che la carenza di Dockson si è sentita. 

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La sua morte ha avuto il suo dovuto impatto, ma sarebbe stata più struggente se la sua presenza nei fatti precedenti non fosse stata così effimera.

  Alla fine era facilmente incorporabile qualche input in più da responsabile amministrativo di una città allo sbaraglio, o semplicemente dal più stretto amico di Kelsier 

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specialmente sulla nascita della Church of the Survivor

. Peccato, sarebbe stato molto interessante, soprattutto per l'importanza delle sua conversazione con Vin sulla sua permanente ostilità verso la nobiltà di Luthadel. 
Sazed, Sazed, Sazed... glorioso personaggio fin dal primo libro. Dopo le tragedie degli ultimi capitoli in questo volume, voglio proprio vedere come andrà avanti dopo l'impatto delle conseguenze delle sue azioni, oltre a quelle immediate visibili già in questo volume. 
Come sempre, una nota positiva sulle frasi di inizio capitolo che rendono l'esperienza di lettura molto più immersiva e coinvolgente: chiamatemi detective per le indagini fatte su quelle parole mistiche, signori.

Posso solo aggiungere che il terzo e ultimo volume è già sul comodino. Spero solo che la conclusione della trilogia sia all'altezza della storia costruita finora. Continua a deliziarmi, Sanderson. Conto su di te.

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Edit 22/05: Dopo aver riletto il primo volume mi sono sentita in dovere di abbassare il voto, particolarmente per come si sono perse le relazioni di Vin con gli altri membri del gruppo. Comprendo che la sua relazione con Elend e la definizione di principi suoi sia il fulcro di questo volume, ma non è detto che debbano essere esclusivi. Che il lutto per Kelsier abbia avuto il suo peso sulle relazioni varie, capisco, ma ridurre significativamente il rapporto di Vin con Dox, Ham e Breeze mi ha lasciato un po' perplessa, soprattutto quando i primi capitoli sono partiti così bene nel mantenere il legame fra loro.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Self harm, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Classism, Violence, Torture, War, Cannibalism, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

iono's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, War, Blood, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Cannibalism, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Gore, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Grief

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Suicide

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I LOVED IT SO SO MUCH IT'S EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST BOOK! 

I want to scream because I have so many thoughts and feelings and I can't explain them because of spoilers.

I'm just impressed. This is probably the most perfect second book I've ever read? It is the logical continuation of book one. And yes, it prepares the characters for and leads the plot to the third book. But it has a very interesting and well crafted plot on its own, with a satisfying finale. 

After finishing The Final Empire, you just don't know what to expect. But the themes explored in this book make you realize how much there still is to consider. Yeah, defeating a villain is hard, but maybe taking over and making life better is even harder? Love the detailed look at the aftermath of a revolution, the changes the characters went through but still have to go through more, the obstacles no one had considered. The character development is phenomenal. Is it fun/easy to read about the struggles and mistakes of the characters? No. But it's so believable and realistic. Wow. 

It is also maybe one of my favorite takes on the chosen one trope. And I love love loooove how much books, reading and research are part of the plot. It's my third book by Sanderson and all three have this in common. Characters that love reading and are passionate about doing research. And you as a reader can do it alongside them and even get rewarded for it. It's one of my favorite things in the world. 

I'm SO excited for book 3 now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Self harm, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, War, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction

mandaraffe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexism, Violence, War, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Cannibalism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Stalking

Minor: Xenophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Body shaming

cookiecat73's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, War, Addiction, Blood, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal death, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content

willowwastaken's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Body horror, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death

Minor: Rape

noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

4.5

 Content Warnings: Violence, blood/gore, murder, death, body horror, war themes, animal cruelty, loss of loved one, massacres, self-harm, suicidal ideations, hallucinations, abuse, slavery, rape, forced pregnancies, eugenics, ableism, and war.

I think if I would have had this book on hand, as soon as I finished Mistborn, I would have immediately dove in. When I was finally able to order, and receive, this book I think it took me a bit to pick it up because I was worried. If you’ve ever read fantasy series before…sometimes as the series continues the books continue to be brutal on your emotions. However I was determined to read this book this month, so I set out a goal and within roughly 12 days I completed it.

We pick up roughly a year after Kelsier and the Lord Ruler were murdered. The young nobleman Vin fell for, in Mistborn, is now the King of Luchador. Between King Elend, the crew, and Vin they’re desperately trying to ensure their kingdom’s future. As if running a [recently liberated] kingdom isn’t hard enough they’re also faced with multiple armies outside their gates. Armies that are eager to take them over and reinstate so many of the Lord Ruler’s laws just with a new figurehead in place.

This book was a lot of fun because I feel like, media-wise, we’re used to seeing things liberated or conquered but rarely see the after-effects or what it takes to move on. I mean think about how many things we watch and read that have a mission to overcome and then it’s over and…we’re left thinking everything continued on perfectly? Nah, the struggle is real.

We jump between roughly ten different POVs throughout the book, of course, Vin is the primary narrative we see. It’s interesting seeing how Sanderson will sometimes have a POV added that literally get’s part of a chapter and then we never see them again, or we don’t see them until the next book. Really kept me on my toes thinking…will this person be important?

The majority of this book felt slower-paced, although enemies are numerous and things are happening, it felt like we have a steady pace until about 2/3 of the way through, and then we hit warp speed. Roughly the last 200 pages had a chokehold on me and I couldn’t stop until I knew what was going to happen.

I now have so many more questions and look forward to starting the final book, in the trilogy, very soon! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Death, Child death, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, War, Rape, Blood, Murder, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Ableism and Slavery

breezer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.75

The last fifth of this was one of the best I've ever read. Wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Self harm and Grief

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug abuse

drusilla_reads's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cannibalism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Death

v171's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I hate how much I was disappointed with this one! I enjoyed the first one, but this one felt REALLY needlessly long to me :/ In classic Sanderson fashion, a lot of time and pages were devoted to hammering in allusion and cultivating relationships, espionage, tensions, but it was done over and over again for the same tensions and relationships, I found myself just quickly skimming and tuning out and not missing anything. I don't mind long books, but I think this could have used some editing down. Aside from that, everything was classic Sanderson. Great characters, straightforward writing, good story beats and twists... I wasn't quite as engaged in this story as the first one, but it certainly positioned it for an interesting finale. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexism