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Elantris (Elantris, #1)

Brandon Sanderson

Start date: November 13, 2011

Finish date: January 2, 2012

Discussion: 2011 Reads

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Nov 13, 2011 Jenny (Reading Envy) rated it liked it

Shelves: sff-audio, read2011, sword-and-laser

This is the first book I've read by Brandon Sanderson, and it was chosen for one of the Sword and Laser books. An interesting enough concept but I found myself skimming a lot. There is nothing here that would make me want to purchase the book or read it again, but I didn't hate it. The concept of Elantris was interesting, and I enjoyed the bits where they were figuring out the magic, and I liked the little floaty orb beings that also served as video conference calls. Ha! ...more

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May 29, 2010 Lydia Presley rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2010, fiction, fantasy

ELantris took me on a pretty memorable journey. I was introduced to Sanderson through his Mistborn trilogy and, although you'd think I'd get used to the slow build-up in his novels after reading those, I found myself right back in the same boat.

Once again I felt the chills going up and down my arms at the start of the story. You know those chills that signal that you are about to read something really good? Yup, that's them. While the storyline of Elantris wasn't as intricate as it was in the Mi ...more

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Jul 31, 2011 travelgirlut rated it liked it

An entertaining read, but definitely not Sanderson's best. I liked the world and the "magic" system in it and definitely wouldn't be against seeing more books based on it. I think Sanderson writes amazingly believable characters, and this book was no exception. I did feel like the story took a while to get going. There was more politics than anything in this book, especially at the beginning. The ending seemed to rush to make or for the lost time at the beginning. But it still moved along and ke ...more

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Sep 19, 2012 Eko Prasetyo rated it really liked it

A Classic Sanderson.

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Apr 18, 2017 Matt rated it really liked it

Not quite as "epic" as I thought it would be but still quite an achievement, especially for a first book. Still a must read for any Sanderson fan. ...more

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