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Second time around, I definitely like this book better, especially now that I've had more fantasy novels under my belt and can appreciate the genre more.
It is a mistake, however, tackling this series again after having read The Way of Kings, which rekindled my interest in Sanderson in the first place. It's obvious his writing has come a long way, and while he is a fantastic world builder and an amazing creator of magic systems as always, Mistborn now feels less polished to me, and its characters ...more
It is a mistake, however, tackling this series again after having read The Way of Kings, which rekindled my interest in Sanderson in the first place. It's obvious his writing has come a long way, and while he is a fantastic world builder and an amazing creator of magic systems as always, Mistborn now feels less polished to me, and its characters ...more
This book could have been cut at least fifty pages about 60% into the book.
Love, love, loved it! So well done, great storytelling. If you are looking for a book that will get you hooked, this is it.
Will add review once I've read it =)
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I wanted to love this book so much. It was a good read. But I got all the way to the end and thought...meh. I'll probably put the other books in the trilogy on my to-read list, but I'm not headed straight to the library for them or anything like that. I'd recommend it for anyone looking for a light, action-packed, superficial romp. But it doesn't go much deeper than a pretty clever heist picture at any point.
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Jan 26, 2011
ChristinaJL
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Very well written, imaginative world and magic system. I loved that it started out with the bad guy in charge. Kelsier was my favourite character, Vin was a bit too paranoid for me, but that didn't affect my overall enjoyment of the book.
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WOW! What an incredibly complex and invigorating story. The world, the power, the characters were really something. Just... WOW. Will need to read book two soon - tricksy teaser chapter at the end!
Just finished rereading this book and it was just as good as the first time. Brandon Sanderson gives a fresh approach to fantasy that is well thought out and imaginative.
Nov 06, 2014
Rebecca
marked it as to-read
Dec 18, 2014
Althea Ann
marked it as to-read
