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Steelheart (Reckoners, #1)

Brandon Sanderson

Start date: December 22, 2013

Finish date: December 31, 2013

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Nov 25, 2013 Rebekah rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: genre-fiction, genre-science-fiction, genre-fantasy, genre-young-adult, genre-science-fiction-dystopia, genre-fantasy-urban-fantasy, series, nbrc-bom-br, mmpbotb

This book started off like a comic book movie and I just couldn't get into it. I did finish it and the author clearly has talent, this one just felt too formulaic. I thought the main character was unrealistic and did not have enough backstory and I felt no real connection with the other characters. Too simplistic and cliche for me, not a lot of depth. ...more

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Dec 09, 2014 A rated it did not like it · review of another edition

This was not my favorite Sanderson novel.

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Dec 19, 2013 Mirliz rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, science-fiction, series-to-read, books-to-reread, fiction, brandon-sanderson

When I started reading this book, I didn't think I would end up liking it as much as I do now. For the most part I read epic fantasy, and I had to give myself some time to get used to gunfights, cars, motorbikes and all sorts of modern stuff in this one. So, when I did that and could start to fully enjoy the story, I realized what a great author Brandon Sanderson is. The characters are living and interesting, there are plots and plot twists all over the place, and a lot of things I couldn't see ...more

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Mar 30, 2015 Trisha rated it it was ok · review of another edition

"Where there are villains, there will be hereos. Just wait. They will come."

For such a strong beginning, I thought the middle drug and the ending was disappointing. So many things to be frustrated about. It was hard to get behind some of the themes, theories and unexplained, but I was willing to put that all aside....but the ending was a bit disappointing.

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