false 1268479 5 1257385 book 2009 Warbreaker total:632|5:231|4:285|3:103|2:12|1:1| 632 2629 1121 226 4 10 false false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 06:43:34 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 05:55:31 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 04 20:10:58 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 20:11:36 -0700 2009 GodKing himself Brandon Sanderson and I might just worship the computer this man types at.

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I LOVE LOVE LOVE the characters. This book is totally character driven everyone from the childish gods to the ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 15:17:02 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 15:17:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 12:32:26 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 13:53:42 -0700 2009 Warbreaker, Brandon Sanderson weaves an interesting story about powers derived from colors and "breath" that each person has at birth (almost like a soul, yet you can live normally without one).
Siri is the youngest princess in a the Northern country of, Idris , who considers her...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Aug 25 18:45:55 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 18:46:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 13:18:07 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 13:19:26 -0700 2009 Warbreaker, but not as much as I had hoped to. Sanderson sets a high standard for his work with the Mistborn trilogy, which this novel does not quite reach.

However, the world he has built here is compelling, with a mythos and history of conflict that one cannot help but get cau...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 07:04:16 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 07:06:37 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 21:39:32 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 21:41:57 -0700 2009 This book is about what I would expect if M. Night Shamalan decided to write a work of epic fantasy. And I'm talking ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 21:10:03 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 21:28:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 07:35:38 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 07:59:08 -0700 2009
The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is that Sanderson's _Mistborn_ trilogy is so outstanding that there needs to be room for those to be better than this. But really, I'd give this 4 1/2 stars or more e...more...]]> 5 3 false false Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 16:07:26 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 16:07:45 -0700 2009 To begin with, there is an incredible amount of stuff going on. I have always had an inability to be content with only...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri May 22 19:44:28 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 19:44:35 -0700 2009
Warbreaker, on the other hand, is the start of a new series for ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 11:49:14 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 22:34:58 -0700 2009
Day 3: I finished the book. This hardcover edition has big pages with small print, so it's even longer than the 592 pgs. would suggest. I bet it's 800 when the paperback comes out.

Before I discuss the story, I need to go back to th...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 16:29:32 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 15:21:47 -0700 2009 I'm torn... I would like to give this book 4 stars... but I HATED THE ENDING!! Almost 600 pages and it ends with a "Hey, there's gonna be a war and...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 17:33:26 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 01:39:43 -0700 2009
Sanderson is 5 for 5. Excellent fantasy: interesting new world with believable politics and believable social impact of the fantasy elements, intriguing discovery about the fantasy elements as the book goes on, strong character development all ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Mar 09 07:24:26 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 07:24:49 -0700 2009 His heroines and heroes are outstanding -- especially Vasher, the Warbreaker, whose special
relationship with his sentient sword is both sardonic and sinister. The mysterie...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 19:38:51 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 19:49:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 18:01:52 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 15:37:02 -0700 2009
Warbreaker has all of the themes that have been played throughout author Brandon Sanderson's other fantasy novels: epic fantasy, unconventional magic systems defined in almost scientific terms, an empire or nation on the edge of collapse, war...more...]]> 2 7 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 17:17:10 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 16:00:45 -0700 2009 more...]]>