Nick P
I really jumped into “High Fantasy” feet first with this book. I saw so many people on TikTok talking about it so I figured what the heck why not. I need new types of stories n my life.
I picked up the Graphic Audio version of the audio book, and I cannot begin to explain how much better this is than somebody just reading the book. Distinct character voices, music, sound effects, 256kbit audio, just a dream to listen to vs the trash quality of the average audio book. It does make it a bit harder to read following the book but its close enough.
I am a slow reader so I had to go Audio Book just to get this done in less than a year.
About the book: Like eveyrbody says it is very long and there could be a few hundred pages shorter, but the payoff was worth it. The character growth of Kaladin alone makes this book worth it. I also love the Kholin story lines as well.
I look forward to another 120+ hours of the rest of the series!
While this was a long listen - (Audiobook Graphic Audio) it was such a good story. I needed to take several breaks to come down to earth after some of the major climaxes happened. I'm not sure I could push though without the help of audiobook but I cannot recommend this book and series (so far) enough!
Dramatized audiobook and some following with ebook is how I read this.
I have mixed feelings on this book. I loved the first 20% or so until he found out the shocking news about the reds, and a little bit into his transformation. I lost most of my interest from 45% to about 90% for the test of the houses we'll call it.
The end payoff was worth it, I may give the second book a shot someday but I'm not sure.
The 3 stars is more like a 2.75 to me. It was okay, some will love some won't hard to say. The plus side is it's faster book. I'll probably continue the series as many say it gets better but I'm not jumping to it right away either.
Audiobook - I listened at work thanks to Libby. It was a quick listen. about 4 hours at 1.4x.
The core concept was really interesting idea, and I think I may need to just read it again to flush out my views. After watching some review videos on it, I think I grasped most of it. The existential question about what is a soul was super interesting.
My review skills are poor at best. I will have to think more on this subject and revise.