I enjoyed Elantris, but it was easily my least favorite book of Sanderson's

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May 28, 2015
6:07:41pm

Cougarclaw

Misborn, Steelheart, Way of Kings were far superior in my mind.

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Cougarclaw

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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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