A review by nobonesnicole
The Gathering Storm by Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
4.0
Rand is an idiot but also probably my most loved “chosen one” type character in a series like this.
I was worried about the posthumous trade-off to a new author but this was awesome. still sounds like Jordan’s work in the best way but also felt like 30 hours of plot and character dev in a way that Jordan’s books never did. Excited and refreshed to finish the series!
It might seem like caricature or like an author getting to write fanfic of their favorite novels - you can definitely tell some points where Sanderson stepped in. But I think he did it well and respectfully and for the most part I loved it. Mat has a more modern sense of humor suddenly but I think it fits better than before. For the most part you don’t even notice though.
I was worried about the posthumous trade-off to a new author but this was awesome. still sounds like Jordan’s work in the best way but also felt like 30 hours of plot and character dev in a way that Jordan’s books never did. Excited and refreshed to finish the series!
It might seem like caricature or like an author getting to write fanfic of their favorite novels - you can definitely tell some points where Sanderson stepped in. But I think he did it well and respectfully and for the most part I loved it. Mat has a more modern sense of humor suddenly but I think it fits better than before. For the most part you don’t even notice though.