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All the religions weren’t true, but they all had truth in them.

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

May 4, 2020 by ingres77 5 Comments

As is the case with many children, I was a picky eater growing up. There were a lot of things I simply wouldn’t eat. Meatloaf, for instance. I don’t recall eating it until I was in college, at which point I discovered a delicious dinner option that has been something I can throw out when I don’t feel like making something more complex. When I was young, I remember shunning it because “I didn’t like it.” That’s kind of what these books are, for me. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: brandon sanderson, cosmere, Heroes of Ages, Mistborn

ingres77's CBR12 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: brandon sanderson, cosmere, Heroes of Ages, Mistborn ·
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Never doubt Brandon Sanderson

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

March 7, 2020 by ingres77 1 Comment

(This is a review for the second part of a series. There will be spoilers for prior installments.) I enjoyed the first book in Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn series, but I walked away from it feeling that I had missed the boat on fully enjoying the series. If I had read it during my peak epic fantasy years (late teens), I think I would’ve gotten more out of it. narfna didn’t think that age, generally, was an impediment to the enjoyment of this series. After reading […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: brandon sanderson, cosmere, The Well of Ascension

ingres77's CBR12 Review No:20 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: brandon sanderson, cosmere, The Well of Ascension ·
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If only I had read this when it came out.

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

February 21, 2020 by ingres77 5 Comments

I have probably tried reading this book three times over the years, and I was never able to make it far. For my first attempt, I tried the audiobook but didn’t like the narrator. The second time, I forgot that I tried reading it before, and still didn’t like the narrator. The third time, I tried reading the actual book – but had to slog through the part I had previously read, because it had been long enough that I didn’t remember the story well […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: brandon sanderson, cosmere, Mistborn, The Final Empire

ingres77's CBR12 Review No:19 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: brandon sanderson, cosmere, Mistborn, The Final Empire ·
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Happiness is a warm gun

July 5, 2018 by Shibuyama 4 Comments

The last time I reviewed a Brandon Sanderson book, I complained of Sanderson fatigue, the review got featured, and several more people complained about it with me. So it is a bit sheepishly that I confess I not only went back to him but that I read the entire second Mistborn series minus the one book that hasn’t been published yet. And I enjoyed them immensely. In fact, for someone like me who still had fond memories of earlier Cosmere experiences, The Alloy of Law, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Western, Young Adult Tagged With: brandon sanderson, cosmere, Mistborn, mistborn era 2, shadows of self, The Alloy of Law, the bands of mourning, the cosmere, wax and wayne

Shibuyama's CBR10 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Western, Young Adult · Tags: brandon sanderson, cosmere, Mistborn, mistborn era 2, shadows of self, The Alloy of Law, the bands of mourning, the cosmere, wax and wayne ·
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Episode 1-19: Going Insane, Got No Brain

May 14, 2018 by prisco Leave a Comment

https://killingmykindle.com/2018/05/14/episode-1-19-going-insane-got-no-brain/ Wherein I review: 67. The Burning Maze (The Trials of Apollo #3) by Rick Riordan 68. Deranged: The Shocking True Store of America’s Most Fiendish Killer by Harold Schechter 69. Lies, Damned Lies, and History (St. Mary’s Chronicles #7) by Jodi Taylor 70. Oathbringer (Stormlight Archive #3) by Brandon Sanderson 71. Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh Lots of crazies up in this piece.  Apollo finds his third Emperor.  Harold Schechter scribbles about Albert Fish.  Jodi Taylor soldiers on through the time travel.  […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories Tagged With: brandon sanderson, Chronicles of St. Mary's, cosmere, deranged, Harold Schechter, homesick for another world, Jodi Taylor, killing my kindle, lies damned lies and history, oathbringer, Ottessa Moshfegh, podcast, Rick Riordan, stormlight archive, the burning maze, the trials of apollo

prisco's CBR10 Review No:71 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories · Tags: brandon sanderson, Chronicles of St. Mary's, cosmere, deranged, Harold Schechter, homesick for another world, Jodi Taylor, killing my kindle, lies damned lies and history, oathbringer, Ottessa Moshfegh, podcast, Rick Riordan, stormlight archive, the burning maze, the trials of apollo ·
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Episode 1-17: See You At The Crossroads, Bone Bone Bone

April 30, 2018 by prisco Leave a Comment

https://killingmykindle.com/2018/04/30/episode-1-17-see-you-at-the-crossroads-bone-bone-bone/ Wherein I review: 59. Day Shift (Midnight, Texas #2) by Charlaine Harris 60. The Cutting Edge (Lincoln Rhyme #14) by Jeffery Deaver 61. No Time Like The Past (St. Mary’s Chronicles #5) by Jodi Taylor 62. Night Shift (Midnight, Texas #3) by Charlaine Harris 63. Arcanum Unbounded by Brandon Sanderson A residual Sookie Stackhouse trilogy comes to a real f–ker of an end: great characters, AWFUL names. Deaver goes a little off the rails in the latest Lincoln Rhyme mystery.  I keep chugging through […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction Tagged With: arcanum unbounded, brandon sanderson, Charlaine Harris, Chronicles of St. Mary's, cosmere, day shift, Jeffery Deaver, Jodi Taylor, killing my kindle, Lincoln Rhyme, midnight texas, night shift, no time like the past, podcast, the cutting edge

prisco's CBR10 Review No:63 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction · Tags: arcanum unbounded, brandon sanderson, Charlaine Harris, Chronicles of St. Mary's, cosmere, day shift, Jeffery Deaver, Jodi Taylor, killing my kindle, Lincoln Rhyme, midnight texas, night shift, no time like the past, podcast, the cutting edge ·
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