Roberto Martinez answers “I am about an hour into this book but to...”

Paul Smith asked this question about Shadows of Self (Mistborn, #5):

I am about an hour into this book but to be honest I am struggling. I loved the original Mistborn trilogy, it was darker and more adult than this and the alloy of law. This and the Reckoners books seem much lighter fodder as if Brandon is aiming them at a younger audience? I would like to read the stormlight archives, please advise me if these books are closer to the Mistborn trilogy or closer to the recent books?

Roberto Martinez I personally find the original Misborn trilogy far more teenage-oriented than this one. Sure, it was darker but also deals with its themes in a more t…moreI personally find the original Misborn trilogy far more teenage-oriented than this one. Sure, it was darker but also deals with its themes in a more teenage fashion (the overly simplified world government structure, Vin and Elend's love story...). The world now is several shades more complex and has a lot of layers very difficult for Wax to overcome to make things right (Alloy of Law was supposed to be a standalone novel and he didn't even catch the real bad guy). The scale is smaller, but it also adds credibility to it, it's just another type of story. I suppose you'd prefer a story with a large sense of epic and whatnot and it must be another reason why you are struggling.

Also, I find that Wax's feeling of not belonging in the city and the way he finally deals with it, far more relatable to an adult person than to a teenage. (less)

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