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The Way of Kings: Book One of the Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson

108 reviews

shan_mcdonought07's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

OKAY. FINE. I GET IT NOW. This book is 100% and beyond worth the hype. The story, the world building, the characters, in every way possible Sanderson knocks it out of the park. I knew it had to be good (so many people can’t be lying) but this exceeded my expectations in almost every way. Normally I would at least offer my criticism about the length, but honestly I do not know how he could have conceivably cut out literally anything. 5/5 what a fucking banger.
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hexmaniacc's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging inspiring tense slow-paced
  • 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

Wow, just wow. What a read. 
I won’t lie, I really struggled with the book at first. It’s my first time reading something as in-depth and I felt I was way in over my head. I couldn’t understand what was going on, even googled when would I stop being confused. But as the many people suggested, I stuck with it and have no regrets. The world building in this book is fantastic, as are the characters. I loved pretty much every character and am invested in their story. I can envision the world of Roshar. I can’t wait to delve more into the series. 
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serena_hien's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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tyras_bookshelf's review against another edition

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A really interesting premise but it was just too many books in one to keep my attention. 
Bouncing between two stories, interesting in their own way but that hadn’t yet come together just distracted me from both of them. 
I either wanted to stay with Kaladin and his story although the slavery I could have done without. Or with Szeth because his magic was cool af and the assassin stuff was very well written and dynamic. I wasn’t into Shallan’s story line so much at first because it moved so slowly but I also wanted to see her steal that soul-caster thing and if she could get her family out of trouble. 

All that to say, there’s a bunch of stuff in this mammoth of a book to keep you interested if you like war, magic, thievery, etc. but my goodness, 1200 pages is just too much. Couldn’t hang. I’d watch the movie though if that ever happens. 
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geminisoul's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The world that was created in this book was so emersive and just so well executed. The characters felt complex and I really grew to love them. I cannot wait to continue with this series. 
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wadebarr's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced
  • 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

4.5

While this book is a large undertaking in a series that has other books in the 1,000+ page count, it’s well worth it. It looks intimidating, but the depth of characters, plot, dialogue, etc will keep you locked in. Multiple perspectives with separate plots that begin to converge into one bring this story almost full circle. Which is why you’ll be running to get the next book in the series.
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stephaniemcuervo's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging inspiring slow-paced
  • 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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lizziaha's review against another edition

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4.0

Sanderson lays A LOT of groundwork in this first book, and there’s simply not enough payoff yet. I will trust the process and assume that the payoff will come in the later books, but it made for a very slow reading experience. The bridge crew pov was by far the most interesting perspective—everyone loves an underdog—and Syl carries. 
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erin_362's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

Started rereading this in August bc i wanted to finish a reread of the series before Wind and Truth (obviously that didn’t happen) but I always find something new when I’m reading this, I love it so much :D  
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corinthiana's review against another edition

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adventurous tense slow-paced
  • 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

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