Brandon Sanderson

Some of you may be familiar with the author Brandon Sanderson. He is famous for finishing The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, his The Mistborn Trilogy, or his The Way of Kings books. Regardless of if you have heard of him before, the point of this post is to make sure you understand the genius that is this man.

He is my favorite fantasy writer. I used to think of fantasy in this limited bubble full of mystical creatures in a medieval-esque setting. Lord of the Rings, The Name of the Wind, Harry Potter...etc. while I adore these books (and highly recommend them to all of you), they all felt very similar to me. Sanderson managed to redefine all of this for me.

The imagination displayed in these books and the details included are incredible. Creating new types of geography, vegetation, even setting one of these books in a steampunk setting after writing about what could be compared to the Victorian era. His books are varied and interesting.

I admit I have not read all of his books, but I plan on it.

I recommend starting out reading one of his lighter books such as the Mistborn Trilogy, Elantris, or Warbreaker if you are younger or just to get to know his writing.

If you want to jump into the most complex of his books early on, you can start out with The Way of Kings books. These are my personal favorites (although only two have been released so far.

Whatever you do, I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

Comments

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

OK, before anyone judges my harsh review of this much beloved book, I have to defend my two star review. My first complaint is the voice. I have grown up in a family of 8 children, I have many cousins with young children whom I am close to, I babysit, and I am generally very familiar with children. This book felt like it was going between the voice of a two and twenty year old. That took away from the story to me. I am also well travelled and have German family. The Holocaust has long fascinated me and I still have memories of visiting concentration camps at a young age and being physically ill over what I learned and saw. One of my favorite movies is La Vita é Bella (please watch it). This book did not line up with a lot of the history of WWII that I have read. Also, the extreme ignorance of the main character is unbelievable. The concept is good and I feel like putting children in the context of some of the world's greatest tragedies is a powerful tool, I just felt ...

Vengeance Road

I devoured this book! Why? Because it is paced extremely well and I actually cared about what happened in the end. From the first word this book pulls you in as it describes the tragic scene of the murder of the main character’s father. The lead, Kate, is a hard character to get close to, but I guess that remains true to her tough gun-slinging cowgirl exterior. We meet her in a time of great distress and her thoughts tend towards narrow and feverish in her quest to avenge her father, hence the title. The few supporting characters were likable and fit in with the landscape of the book. Jesse and Will were immediate favorites of mine as Kate fell into their unlikely hands. They felt like brothers and that is sometimes a hard relationship to portray (or maybe I am just picky because I have four of them!). Even the memories shared of characters such as her mother and father seem sincere. My one complaint is more a matter of personal preference than true dislike and that ...

"Rebel Belle"

I am not the kind of person who will reads the books synopsis before starting it. In order my priorities in choosing books are: 1. Author Style 2. Friend Recommendation 3. Popularity 4. Teacher Recommendation 5. Author 6. Cover 7. The Synopsis (always my last resort) Given my dislike for spoilers, I downloaded Rebel Belle on my phone and finished listening to it in 2 days. I had no idea what to expect, but it certainly was words like "paladin" or "oracle" being calmly discussed in a classy southern drawl. I did not expect heels to become weapons or for me to be furious when an opportunity to break the enemy's neck is lost. I am not a violent person, and I do not like violent books. And while there was fighting, I was never disturbed by it. It is kind of like how the main character refuses to use the "F" word (which I much appreciated). There is an air of class thrown over the whole thing and you come out wondering if you want to move to the...

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