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This book has sat at the top of my to-read list for several years. Seriously. My friends love it, the reviews screamed that it was insanely good. It really sat at the #1 position no matter how I ordered the stupid list. For years.
Maybe that's why I didn't read it. The expectations were too high. The book was too epic. I didn't want to get into another Game of Thrones where I'm waiting for the latest tome for years, and end up having to read several thousand pages to catch up on the stor ...more
This book has sat at the top of my to-read list for several years. Seriously. My friends love it, the reviews screamed that it was insanely good. It really sat at the #1 position no matter how I ordered the stupid list. For years.
Maybe that's why I didn't read it. The expectations were too high. The book was too epic. I didn't want to get into another Game of Thrones where I'm waiting for the latest tome for years, and end up having to read several thousand pages to catch up on the stor ...more
This would have been a 3 star book had it not been for the inventiveness of Brandon Sanderson. He is known for his world building and magic systems and he delivered on both in this opening to a new epic saga.
However, I feel like this story could have been told in about half the word count. It felt to me like this was a 1000+ page book just for the sake of 1000 pages. It really started dragging in the middle. I do look forward to reading the next in the series though.
However, I feel like this story could have been told in about half the word count. It felt to me like this was a 1000+ page book just for the sake of 1000 pages. It really started dragging in the middle. I do look forward to reading the next in the series though.
Oct 13, 2012
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Nov 04, 2014
Althea Ann
marked it as to-read
Jul 28, 2015
Martin Haverholm
marked it as to-read
Aug 03, 2015
Nichole ~~The Grey Lady~~
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