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I really like the setting, the three main characters and the epilogue. A lot of the humor lands.
But just like with the previous two Mistborn books the main plot is just fine. I wasn't really engaged in it until the epilogue recontextualized some of it. Same with action scenes. They are well-written but I didn't get into them.
Both this and Mistborn #2 are hard books for me to rate. The last 150 pages of them are amazing, I really like the characters and the big mystery of the world and how it unravels and recontextualizes a most of the events of the first book. The ending was extremely satisfying and well-foreshadowed.
But most of the “main plot” of those two books was ok though a little boring to me. “The Final Empire” was perfect plot-wise but those two didn't catch my attention as much in that regard (until the last ~150 pages).
As the ending of the trilogy: 5 stars.
As a book in on itself: 3 stars.
So I'm giving it 4 stars.
“Words of Radiance” didn't have almost anything for me to dislike. No boring stretches, annoying characters or anything like that.
“Oathbringer” did have some things for me to dislike, especially the first 2/3 of flashback chapters (but the last third paid everything off in abundance) and some stretches in the first third of the book were a little boring; but when it was good, it blew everything Sanderson wrote up until this point out of the water.
So many gut punches, moving and empowering moments; the book was just packed with emotions. I admire the scope and meticulous plotting but the feelings I felt, the sinking feeling in my stomach, the sadness and the joy are what make this story such an amazing one.
The book's really great overall, and the ending, as usual for Sanderson, is the best part because it recontextualizes the whole book and makes it better. On the other hand, “The Way of Kings” gets a little “grindy” and repetitive in the middle for me, especially the Kaladin chapters. I really like this part of the book as a whole but I think it would benefit from merging some of those chapters to shorten it. But the emotional scenes at the end may not have worked if I didn't get to know the characters; hard to say.
For about 3/4 of the novel I would have given it a strong 4 stars but the last quarter made the difference, so 5 stars. But Warbreaker's still better.
That... That was exceptional. It uses similar elements to “Elantris” and “Mistborn 1” but in different (and more interesting) ways. I love the colourful, very unusual world, the magic system is so evocative and exciting, and works so well with the cultures. And I love all of the main characters and their journeys. The plot and the structure with its twists and turns are masterfully crafted.
One problem I had with some of Sanderson's books is that they are great on a macro scale, and they have some fantastic small moments, but there are some stretches that were a chore to read (especially in Mistborn 2 and 3). This one doesn't have them. Practically every scene is either exciting, funny, beautiful or gutwrenching (sometimes all of them at once).
I haven't read any Stormlight yet, but I can't imagine how Sanderson could top himself and can't wait to catch up on them!
Rzeczywiście najlepszy Żulczyk. Fenomenalnie, bezbłędnie stworzona narracja (niebo a ziemia w porówaniu do “Czarnego Słońca”), nietypowo poprowadzona fabuła, a końcówka bardzo mocna i trudna, ale też świetna.
Mój problem jest taki, że ta książka w swoich najwyższych punktach jest fantastyczna, a w najniższych po prostu nudna, nieciekawa. I tych drugich jest dla mnie trochę za dużo. Nietrzymających w napięciu, prawie sztampowych. Ale zdecydowanie najbardziej warta do polecania książka od niego.
