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A review by bradenkwebb
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I really liked:
- the nuanced characters and their relationships
- the strange juxtaposition of cyberpunk and ancient rural spirituality
- the Korean and Japanese influences
- that Sanderson tried to focus a little bit more on the romance in this book
I didn’t like:
- how rushed the ending felt
- Hoid’s/Sanderson’s need to directly explain things, rather than illustrating them
- I think that need was due to how extreme/outlandish the plot was, which felt like a lot even for a Cosmere novel
If anyone else had written this, I probably would have rated it higher—but I had high expectations that weren’t quite met.
- the nuanced characters and their relationships
- the strange juxtaposition of cyberpunk and ancient rural spirituality
- the Korean and Japanese influences
- that Sanderson tried to focus a little bit more on the romance in this book
I didn’t like:
- how rushed the ending felt
- Hoid’s/Sanderson’s need to directly explain things, rather than illustrating them
- I think that need was due to how extreme/outlandish the plot was, which felt like a lot even for a Cosmere novel
If anyone else had written this, I probably would have rated it higher—but I had high expectations that weren’t quite met.