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A review by zeryth
The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson
3.0
Modern man wakes up in Medieval England with no idea how he got there nor who he is.
In general, I am a fan of Brandon Sanderson's work, however this wasn't the most enjoyable read from me to him--quality-wise, I'm just used to expecting more expansive in-depth world from him, but you didn't get that with this stand-alone. But it's not just that I only enjoy multi-novel books as the "issue"--I actually did enjoy Warbreaker, his standalone book with color-based system magic...also in Frugal Wizard's Handbook, Sanderson bizarrely was trying his hand at pages and pages laden with humor, which, as a writer, good for you for getting out of your comfort zone and trying something new, but as a reader, for me specifically the jokes weren't really hitting. Which ofc lead me to more of a face-plaming feeling rather than thoroughly enjoyable.
If you want a light, quick sci-fi read that's a little campy, go ahead and give Frugal Wizard's Handbook a read! But don't go into it expecting Stormlight-Arhives-level writing
In general, I am a fan of Brandon Sanderson's work, however this wasn't the most enjoyable read from me to him--quality-wise, I'm just used to expecting more expansive in-depth world from him, but you didn't get that with this stand-alone. But it's not just that I only enjoy multi-novel books as the "issue"--I actually did enjoy Warbreaker, his standalone book with color-based system magic...also in Frugal Wizard's Handbook, Sanderson bizarrely was trying his hand at pages and pages laden with humor, which, as a writer, good for you for getting out of your comfort zone and trying something new, but as a reader, for me specifically the jokes weren't really hitting. Which ofc lead me to more of a face-plaming feeling rather than thoroughly enjoyable.
If you want a light, quick sci-fi read that's a little campy, go ahead and give Frugal Wizard's Handbook a read! But don't go into it expecting Stormlight-Arhives-level writing