The Way of Kings
I went into reading The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson with high expectations. There was sooooo much positive hype about the fantastic world building and hard magic system.
I felt like i’d been mugged.
By the time i’d finished it, I felt like i’d been mugged. Not only was the world building self-contradictory and the magic system relatively soft, but the prose and writing style were mediocre at best. At least 10% of this 1000 + page monster is pointless repetition. Another 20% is back/side story with little or no relevance to the plot or action.
I also found the main characters to be pretty flat and universally petulant. A few of the side characters were neat in some ways.
In short, this is little more than the original author’s attempt at fan-fic for their own story.
1 out of 5 stars for Brandon Sanderson’s effort in turning up and writing so many words, I suppose. All this said, if being disrespected by the author appeals to you, then you are certainly going to love this book.
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