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If I were rating Elantris purely on the world building and magic system, then it'd be 5+ stars. However..however, the sum of the parts does not form a whole. With character interactions and dialogue being the weakest links, something I find puzzling since Sanderson clearly wrote such excellent dialogue for the imaginary characters in Stephen Leeds' ( Legion) head. All in all, it was an average story in an exceptional world.
I DID IT! Took me only about 4 months but i did it! Now i can read Warbreaker in peace.
What happens after the Fall?Sanderson sets up a complex and unique fantasy world, with a magical system built on glyphs of power drawn in the air. The Elantrians were nearly godlike beings with glowing, silver skin and powerful magical abilities. Ordinary humans would sometimes randomly transform into Elantrians. But ten years before, the transformation process was twisted into something horrible: the Elantrians turned into diseased-looking horrors, their glowing, lovely city of Elantris became
Review number 2Having just finished re-reading the first ever stand alone Brandon Sanderson novel I ever read it struck me how my view of the book has changed. Of course I always knew it was likely to happen. The flaws and pacing of the text were far more noticeable. That does not mean I did not enjoy the book all over again, I simply analysed it to a far greater extent.The flaws of Elantris are to put it simply a slow and uneven pacing, the occasion lapse of characterisation, the fact that some...
To be fair, I was warned going in that this was Sanderson’s first novel. Maybe because of this it is not his best. Also, I should not judge everything by this book and, as a result, not want to read more of his books. So, my review of this book may be a little harsh, but there is no reason to lose hope . . .Ah, heck, I cannot keep this charade up!!!WHAT THE ACTUAL F!$%????If what the fans are saying is true about this “weakest” book and that I shouldn’t judge whether to move on based on this, I
Oh my God this is so contrary to my usual love of shorter novels.Okay so I knew that I had missed something in my review pot, I just realized now that I had missed this book.But there is a Persian saying that says "the fish is fresh whenever you catch it from the water", so let's go with that. This book is very different, but then again it is Brandon Sanderson, so anything less would be shocking. Elantris is simply said a rather ecstatically unique book, that creates a world beyond the usual bou...
I'll have to think about how to review this but for now... wow!Sanderson does it again!
Holy shite balls! I loved this book!Okay, I took a picture of the back of the book because I liked how they had the part about Raoden, Hrathen, and Sarene printed on there but I did cut off a little bit of Sarene. So it's supposed to say she's a princess from Teod, not Teo. Lol Anyway, I wanted to add it because I thought it looked cool! I loved the hell out of this book! ❤ AND NO, I'm not comparing it to his other books. All of his books that I read are reviewed as their own book. I loved THIS
between 2 and 3 stars... i need to think it through!to be quite honest, if it hadn't been Sanderson and if i wasn't invested in the cosmere, i would've totally dnf'd 40% through. (will say, probably my fault for reading the cosmere out of order).
*I finished this two months ago and am still thinking about it <3 Constantly. I love it so much. 5/5 OR more accurately all the stars in the world!“To live is to have worries and uncertainties. Keep them inside, and they will destroy you for certain--leaving behind a person so callused that emotion can find no root in his heart.”I will be honest. I expected to like this. I knew I would. I just didn't expect to love it so, so much. Elantris might just have jumped to be my #1 favorite Sanders
Reread rating: 4.5 stars, rounded up.Original rating: 4 starsElantris was one of the first Sanderson books I ever read, before I knew the Cosmere was a thing. I found it incredibly philosophical and thought-provoking when I first read it, and I still do upon this revisit. It remains among the most religious works of fiction I’ve read outside of the Christian genre. And, upon revisiting, I just had to up my rating. While not my very favorite of Sanderson’s works, this is a book that has stuck wit...
I really enjoyed this book a lot. It's very different from how Sanderson builds up his stories in later novels (the plot took off on page two, but I'm used to him spending some time building his characters and worlds before expecting us to run next to them). The first half was pretty difficult for me to connect to and I thought I'd be rating this lower, but the second half was a RIDE and I couldn't stop reading. The city of Elantris is very interesting and the characters took me a while to fall
when i asked john for book recommendations, his list included ‘everything by brandon sanderson.’ apparently ‘everything’ is not an actual book title, but meant everything sanderson has ever written. so i decided to start at the beginning with his debut novel and, i have to say, i am pretty dang impressed. firstly, this is the absolute dream for those who love a good slow burn. let me break it down for you - the first 400 pages or so is really intricate world building, very in-depth characterisat...
I confess myself disappointed with Mr Sanderson. For the first time ever. And I feel bad about it. Well, how can I not when I've enjoyed every book I've read by him and when I've always heard very positive things about Elantris? I'm just so glad that this wasn't the first BS book I read. Because I seriously doubt I'd be picking up his other books anytime soon after finishing Elantris.My biggest issue with this book is its main characters. I'm willing to turn a blind eye on Deus ex machinas lurki...
