wizardwes started reading Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson (Warbreaker, #1)
After bursting onto the fantasy scene with his acclaimed debut novel, Elantris, and following up …
Giving this a re-listen after finishing Wind and Truth
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Fantasy and Sci-Fi nerd, slowly working his way into a bit more non-fiction
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wizardwes started reading The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings, book one …
Introduced my partner to the Cosmere recently, so now I'm playing the audiobook for this again when we're doing longer drives together.
Introduced my partner to the Cosmere recently, so now I'm playing the audiobook for this again when we're doing longer drives together.
wizardwes started reading The Lathe Of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
“The Lathe of Heaven” ; 1971 ( Ursula Le Guin received the 1973 Locus Award …
Might be a bit late with starting this for my book club, but it looks like a short enough read. I've loved what I've read of the Earthsea series, and LeGuin's beliefs and themes in general, so I'm excited for this.
Might be a bit late with starting this for my book club, but it looks like a short enough read. I've loved what I've read of the Earthsea series, and LeGuin's beliefs and themes in general, so I'm excited for this.
wizardwes started reading Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #5)
Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future …
This is actually the first physical Brandon Sanderson book I've owned and read, and only the second I've read in print. Sadly, I find it much easier to fit audiobooks into my schedule, so this has been a bit slow going.
This is actually the first physical Brandon Sanderson book I've owned and read, and only the second I've read in print. Sadly, I find it much easier to fit audiobooks into my schedule, so this has been a bit slow going.
wizardwes finished reading Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #4)
The Stormlight Archive saga continues in Rhythm of War, the eagerly awaited sequel to …
This was my second read-through of the book as part of a re-read in preparation for Wind and Truth
wizardwes reviewed Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao (Iron Widow, #2)
An Improvement
4 stars
Overall, I enjoyed this book much more than I did Iron Widow. I greatly enjoyed seeing the main character develop more, and also face more consequences for her actions and beliefs than I believed she did in the prior book. On the political side, I enjoyed some of the exploration, but felt that at times it was too on the nose in terms of essentially having semi-recent real-life economic situations copied wholesale into the world, and sometimes in a way that didn't feel quite right for how that works worked.
Overall, I enjoyed this book much more than I did Iron Widow. I greatly enjoyed seeing the main character develop more, and also face more consequences for her actions and beliefs than I believed she did in the prior book. On the political side, I enjoyed some of the exploration, but felt that at times it was too on the nose in terms of essentially having semi-recent real-life economic situations copied wholesale into the world, and sometimes in a way that didn't feel quite right for how that works worked.
wizardwes rated Waking Gods: 4 stars
Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel (Themis Files, #2)
As a child, Rose Franklin made an astonishing discovery: a giant metallic hand, buried deep within the earth. As an …
wizardwes rated Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1): 4 stars
Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1) by Sylvain Neuvel (Themis Files, #1)
A girl named Rose is riding her new bike near home in Deadwood, South Dakota, when she falls through the …
wizardwes rated Only human: 4 stars
Only human by Sylvain Neuvel (Book three of The Themis files)
"World War Z meets The Martian in the explosive follow-up to Sleeping Giants ("One of the most promising series kickoffs …
wizardwes finished reading Only human by Sylvain Neuvel (Book three of The Themis files)
"World War Z meets The Martian in the explosive follow-up to Sleeping Giants ("One of …
Overall enjoyable, and a good conclusion to the series, however, I do have to agree that the change in read for one of the characters was not my favorite choice, and with the complaints about the use of a specific item in the plot. I disagree with a lot of the discourse around this book complaining about the themes though. I found that they were handled well, and are all the more timely for our modern day. Philosophically, I appreciated seeing the exploration of different moral frameworks, and the room left for the reader to determine which might be more "correct."
Overall enjoyable, and a good conclusion to the series, however, I do have to agree that the change in read for one of the characters was not my favorite choice, and with the complaints about the use of a specific item in the plot. I disagree with a lot of the discourse around this book complaining about the themes though. I found that they were handled well, and are all the more timely for our modern day. Philosophically, I appreciated seeing the exploration of different moral frameworks, and the room left for the reader to determine which might be more "correct."