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I finished Mistborn in two days, which I guess meant that I really liked it. Problem is, when I finished it, I was left going, "Okay, but I was expecting a little bit more" because the fiancee kept harping on how great this book is. I kept reading and reading, thinking that something really big was going to happen (and things happened, just not on the scale that I wanted it to happen).
Sanderson does have a really unique magic system with Mistborn. My only qualm with it is that if they run out of ...more
Sanderson does have a really unique magic system with Mistborn. My only qualm with it is that if they run out of ...more
I haven't kept any sort of real eye on new releases in decades, so I've only been peripherally aware of Brian Sanderson and Mistborn. And it's popular enough that I couldn't not be aware of it.
Generally, it lives up to its reputation. This isn't deathless prose, but that's certainly not a defining element of genre fiction. But the plot is solid, the characters get your sympathy early, and the world....
A lot of the raves are about the "magic system", and make no mistake, it is quite unique. Perso ...more
Generally, it lives up to its reputation. This isn't deathless prose, but that's certainly not a defining element of genre fiction. But the plot is solid, the characters get your sympathy early, and the world....
A lot of the raves are about the "magic system", and make no mistake, it is quite unique. Perso ...more
I was really impressed with the creativity and thought that clearly went into designing the system of magic in this book. The writing is excellent as well. I can't wait to read the other books in this series, and I am really excited to see what Sanderson does with the 12th book of the Wheel of Time series.
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might stop reading it for a while. the writing is great, the magic and the world is beautiful and yet i am not a fan of epic, 3 book, fantasy books with lots of action and fighting. i mostly like standalones and i really don't like action, war and fighting. and so while i am going to stop now that i can, chapter 7 is a good time to stop, chapter 17th would have been so much harder.
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I liked the magic system. The two main characters were pretty likeable.
It was just too long for what it is. The same story in half the pages would have been much better.
It was just too long for what it is. The same story in half the pages would have been much better.
May 10, 2011
Kerry (The Roaming Librarian) O'Donnell
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Absolutely amazing.
Feb 15, 2009
Clickety
marked it as to-hold
Jan 16, 2011
Erin
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Harold Ogle
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Kelly
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Milad Ghezellu
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Margaret
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Doina
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Jessifanfic
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