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May 28, 2015
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benny1982
Elantris was a great idea, but IMO his weakest from a pure writing standpoint.
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Is Brandon Sanderson a great writer? I'm just finishing Elantris right now
zonacougar
5/28/15 4:11pm
He's not Shakespeare, but he's fun. He's above par for fantasy authors.
dixdog
5/28/15 4:13pm
I'm not a sophisticated reader, I mostly read on vacation only but I've enjoyed
Gente_Boa
5/28/15 4:13pm
He's no Harry Potter, but he's pretty good.
BE-WHY-YOU
5/28/15 4:15pm
Potter is a great writer...if he can get past his first name
hxmCougar2000
5/28/15 4:26pm
His writing has gotten better over the years. Elantris was OK, Mistborn was
LaserCoug
5/28/15 4:17pm
Way of Kings is really good, almost on par with Patrick Rothfuss.
dixdog
5/28/15 4:19pm
oh, rothfuss is fantastic.
bald man
5/28/15 4:34pm
I've read a number of his books a really enjoy them. If you liked Elantris
AZCougar151
5/28/15 4:18pm
I think you're right that he's a better "storyteller" than "writer"
JadoX
5/28/15 4:18pm
Elantris was a great idea, but IMO his weakest from a pure writing standpoint.
benny1982
5/28/15 4:19pm
His world building and plots are second to none, imo, but his prose isn't as
sethj250
5/28/15 4:21pm
I lived with him for a week in high school out in Lincoln, NE
HuskerCoug
5/28/15 4:22pm
Sounds like a life-changing experience. I would bet he built one of his
zonacougar
5/28/15 4:23pm
Did he get you to play Magic: The Gathering with him?
SoCalCoug
5/28/15 4:37pm
How have I never heard that story?
friscokid
5/28/15 7:21pm
Yes.
SoCalCoug
5/28/15 4:23pm
I really like the Steelheart series.
redlemmons
5/28/15 5:09pm
I read the Alcatraz series to my kids recently. They laughed and laughed.
Fightgar
5/28/15 5:19pm
I enjoyed Elantris, but it was easily my least favorite book of Sanderson's
Cougarclaw
5/28/15 6:07pm
Realize that was one of his first written and published. I like it least
runnincoug
5/28/15 7:09pm
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