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The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive)

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Pros

The characters are noteworthy and layered in ways that are believable and satisfying. Everything really fits together and there are alot of aha moments as the pieces start to click. The characters and world building stand tall in the fantasy pantheon.... Read More

If you stick with this book through the beginning where sanderson just kinda throws you into the mix without explaining everything right away this series is very satisfying. Sanderson’s writing is extremely accessible and flows so smoothly.

Cons

The way of kings is a decent 180 page story with 825 pages of padding in the form of endless stale and stodgy blithering. Macmillan audio is a very good audio company, but the discs in this 30 or more audiobook of sanderson's the storm light archive w... Read More

It really is mostly just bla bla bla with very little draw (at least till the end when it starts to pick up tempo a bit). The blurbs at the beginning of the chapters are completely random. The other million characters are either insufferable or boring... Read More

Many readers are more keen to give great reviews simply because of an almost recency bias the book can give you. I'm more glen cook black company and steven erikson malazan book of the fallen. Overall i’m sure this would be a great “young adult’ book ... Read More

This is not. It's simple, contrived and just bad. If you're bored and like to listen to people drone on, this is yours.

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Quality

The detail and worldbuilding that is crafted with care, and the pace that answers are revealed, is a master class in how a fant... Read More

Impeccable character development, unique plotline, and thorough worldbuilding make this an engaging read.

They tried to jam this huge book into a cheap tiny binding, which makes the pages fall out as you read.

The world the reader is thrown into is completely alien, and the unfamiliar phenomena are glossed over with little focus.

Price

The pay off in part 4 and 5 were truly enjoyable.

A bit of price difference just doesn't worth the disappointment.

Shipping

It came the day before christmas and in perfect condition!

On time and well taken care for

As such, the book was allowed to move around with the natural jostling during shipping.

Packaging/appearance

Book arrived with some pages folded, other than that just fine.

The book was carelessly shipped in a box larger than itself, which wouldn't have been a problem if not for the lack of packing.

Competitiveness

Kal and syl's relationship is a highlight, as well as the entire cast of bridge 4 while shallans is.

Another highlight of the story is the world itself which is so ridiculously well thought out it makes most other series look la... Read More

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Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.

This product had a total of 71,020 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 3 2024.