Honorless Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) Yes, I know everybody loves Shai and no, I'm not adding Dilaf to the list! Edited November 24, 2019 by Honorless 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yezrien Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 #TeamHrathen #GyornToBeWild 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NameIess Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 #TeamElantris 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Invocation Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 Hrathen's arc made me like him most. Raoden and Sarene are the way they are, but Hrathen's massive change was the highlight of the book, not to mention his final scenes. I enjoy a large amount of drama and a heroic sacrifice both, and those are two tick boxes on the Hrathen chart. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorless Posted November 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) Some found Raoden's quest for the truth about Elantris more interesting, some found Sarene navigating the politics of Arelon more interesting, some found Hrathen's character conflict interesting. Some found Raoden too perfect or found Sarene annoying and at one point petty, others found Hrathen's religious extremism discomforting (still better than Ais!) I'm really curious about the results Edited November 30, 2019 by Honorless 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aon Tia Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 I am team Elantris.. I liked his whole let us improve conditions on actual hell and make it habitable place.. second come Hrathen for me especially near the end.. but serene I found some bits interesting and some boring like the long chapter on fencing and long descriptions of balls she attended 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Awakened Salad Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 Hrathen does have the better arc, but I just like Raoden more. His optimism was a nice change of pace. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7Weenie Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 Write in vote for Dilaf. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorless Posted November 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2019 On 11/26/2019 at 10:20 PM, L7Weenie said: Write in vote for Dilaf. Welcome to the Shard, @L7Weenie! No Dilaf votes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calderis Posted December 7, 2019 Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) Raoden is probably one of my least favorite Cosmere characters. His story is a series of events that happen too him, but he doesn't have to actually change at all because of those events. The man he is at the beginning and end of the book are the same. His powers change, his looks, and his social situation. But as a person, he doesn't. Sarene is very similar. Not quite to the same extent, she has a bit more of a journey of self acceptance with her whole "no one will ever want me" thing, but... Frankly I think that is a bit of a cliche internal struggle anyway. Still better than none. Hrathen on the other hand has to struggle with both the reality of if he even has faith in the first place, and then face what the people running his religion have done, and decides that while he still believes in his God, he no longer believes in the people running things. He has a real and difficult internal struggle. He's one of my favorite characters in the entirety of the Cosmere, and beyond the magics, he's the only character worth reading the book for. Edited December 7, 2019 by Calderis 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarrFall Posted December 9, 2019 Report Share Posted December 9, 2019 On 11/24/2019 at 9:48 AM, Belzedar said: #GyornToBeWild +1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wander89 Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 Totally thought this was a snog, marry, avoid situation and don't know if I'm disappointed or not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorless Posted December 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Wander89 said: Totally thought this was a snog, marry, avoid situation and don't know if I'm disappointed or not. One does not simply say that and leave! Now we need answers! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wander89 Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 26 minutes ago, Honorless said: One does not simply say that and leave! Now we need answers! That's actually one I'd need to think about.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorless Posted December 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 57 minutes ago, Wander89 said: That's actually one I'd need to think about.... What's there to think about? It's easy, snog Hrathen, marry Raoden, avoid Sarene 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wander89 Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 11 minutes ago, Honorless said: What's there to think about? It's easy, snog Hrathen, marry Raoden, avoid Sarene Not a fan of Raoden, couldn't live with that! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorless Posted December 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 25 minutes ago, Wander89 said: Not a fan of Raoden, couldn't live with that! Well then, marry Hrathen & snog Raoden 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 7 hours ago, Honorless said: Well then, marry Hrathen & snog Raoden Blargh. Get. That. Image. Out of. My. Head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorless Posted December 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 2 hours ago, WannabeWorldhopper said: Blargh. Get. That. Image. Out of. My. Head. What image? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Invocation Posted December 13, 2019 Report Share Posted December 13, 2019 10 hours ago, Honorless said: What's there to think about? It's easy, snog Hrathen, marry Raoden, avoid Sarene Snog Hrathen, we agree on that, but marry Sarene and avoid Raoden. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destruction Posted December 14, 2019 Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 How about just hold the wedding near that pool of water and then "accidentally" trip all 3 of them into the pool and if it doesn't work for all of them AKA raoden then figure something else out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of Iron Posted December 20, 2019 Report Share Posted December 20, 2019 Just finished Elantris recently, I don't care much if Raoden was still mostly the same, I like him a lot the way he is. Next I have to say is of course Hrathen though I did find his evilness and ignorance mildly annoying. Stuff like calling Raoden "obviously an imposter, etc." But I like him. And then I don't like Sarene much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sishal Posted December 27, 2019 Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 Raoden is just a good guy who fights of the despair he finds himself in and does something about it. I find that hugely admirable. On the other hand I didn't really care for Hrathen most of the book... but that ending... oh wow 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorless Posted December 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 Saw what you did there, @erude1, so no clear favourites? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erude1 Posted December 29, 2019 Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 Just now, Honorless said: Saw what you did there, @erude1, so no clear favourites? It's quite difficult for me to choose because I have a pretty fond spot for Elantris being my first Sanderson novel. I think that although they may not be his most nuanced characters, there's something in each of the three that I could either find relateable, interesting, or inspiring. Paired with the interactions between the three, I think I can't really pick just one! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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