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When I first heard Brandon Sanderson wrote a superhero book, I immediately went for my credit card and then had this reaction: What do you mean it's not out yet? I have to wait for Sanderson's superhero book? *pouts*
But it was totally, completely, utterly, 100% worth the wait.
Despite me having shelved it on my "superheroes" shelf, there are no superheroes. Because that implies the super-powered are heroic. In the Steelheart world, power corrupts, and super power corrupts absolutely.
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But it was totally, completely, utterly, 100% worth the wait.
Despite me having shelved it on my "superheroes" shelf, there are no superheroes. Because that implies the super-powered are heroic. In the Steelheart world, power corrupts, and super power corrupts absolutely.
In a world ...more
Imagine if people actually had superpowers... do you really think they would go around helping people? This is a superhero dystopia kind of novel, which makes all kinds of sense from a marketing perspective (they're both popular genres!). It was also kind of refreshing to hear critical thinking about superpowers and weaknesses, like how you could discover a superhero's weakness, and how knowing their exact powers could help you defeat them. As usual, Sanderson's worldbuilding is awesome.
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Sci-fi thriller which moved quickly with satisfying twists.
I absolutely love this whole series. It's silly but the stakes are high, it's a great reversal of many superhero tropes. The fight scenes are so creative and exciting. I especially enjoy the different cities, they are all so unique and described in a way I can clearly picture even though I haven't read the books in a couple years
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Yet another post-normal world, this one frozen. There are alien (or perhaps just humans with some supernatural power) overlords and human rebels. Perhaps at another time this might have appealed, but at the moment it just is derivative and, well, DNF.
Fun ideas, painfully dull writinga nd execution. Especially the main character being tediously, unsubtlely moony over the attractive girl who won't give him the time of day. Gave up a little more than halfway through.
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Jan 23, 2013
Kerry (The Roaming Librarian) O'Donnell
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
This is science fiction at its best! A dystopia that is on par with the Divergent or the Hunger Games and has a hero worth cheering for. Pick it up and get reading!
Jan 11, 2015
Maria Elmvang
marked it as to-read
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Shelves:
owned-physical-book
Mar 19, 2015
Misha
rated it
it was amazing
Shelves:
doorway-people,
coming_of_age,
doorway-plot,
teen,
science-fiction,
dystopian,
male-protagonist,
read-2015
May 30, 2015
Red Fields
marked it as to-read
Jan 06, 2024
Philip
marked it as to-read
