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The Way of Kings: Book One of the Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
14 reviews
aliceruthless's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
haroldtheboogie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail
kaylatibbs's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Ableism, Child death, Cursing, Hate crime, Suicide, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol
nojerama's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It started slow, but Sanderson's storytelling was frankly immaculate and he weaved all the threads together with precision and care. Kaladin was a firm favourite from the get go, Shallan is a character archetype I adore (I'm a forever student at heart and so seeing characters in any learning environment is my jam) plus her whole dilemma and how she deals with Jasnah was wonderful to watch grow and blossom. Dalinar was a slow burn but grew on me, his dry wit and blunt nature plus the inherent vulnerability in having a POV character deeply question their sanity meant I couldn't help but love him. Also loved Wit after seeing him
The audiobook narrators were phenomenal, genuinely no idea why people were bitching about Kate Reading so much (maybe it's a marmite thing but I adored how she read Shallan). There were like one or two things I thought maybe needed a biiiiit more breathing room (for example I do not for one second believe Jasnah would have forgiven Shallan so quickly at the end there) but also for pacing sake I understand why they went the way they did so I'm not complaining.
Also sorry I just have to, spoilers below also beware of cursing:
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment
drbealstod's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Trafficking, and War
Minor: Child death, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Grief, and Death of parent
mattiedancer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
- Someone looking for a remarkable high-fantasy series
- Someone who likes Brandon Sanderson
- Readers looking for a fantasy series with stunning writing
- War, violence, blood, slavery, mental illness, suicide, suicidal thoughts, classism, grief, murder, injury, injury detail, vomit
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
mads_reads_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and War
jillustrations's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Xenophobia, and Grief
Minor: Vomit
empressofbookingham's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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To say I enjoyed this book is an understatement of the year because I deeply, truly was gripped and thrilled by it.
Things get better: characters that in book one I disliked ended up being my fave as Sanderson went in deep humanizing them with their backgrounds, their past and feelings.
The plot is much more fast paced than the prequel and it gets more tense, exciting, profound. While the world is still being built so easily and vividly. It reached a point I'd forget I was in Kenya reading a book. All else faded and Words of Radiance was radiating with life.
Still enjoy the subliminal commentary Sanderson makes about class, mental health, slavery, religion, love.
There has been room for humorous banter for comic relief, a bit of love that adds so much spice. And uuh the adventure filled my heart up with joy.
I laughed, cried, learnt as the characters learnt about their world, even threw the book during that battle.... Now that's the mark of a GREAT book.
Did I mention the writing style and how he describes his world? Aaargh
And that cliffhanger....
Eh no words can explain the experience I had. Only you reading the books. And only if you want too.
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Colonisation, War, and Classism
kkuesters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and War
Moderate: Violence and Injury/Injury detail