HydrogenAlpha he/him Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) Want to give us a spoiler free review? Well, here you go. Don't be afraid there won't be spoilers .. just me being a fanboy. If you thought that The Way of Kings was incredible, one of the best books you've ever read I can assure you: You will absolutley love Words of Radiance. My german teacher always said 'If you underline the whole text, you underline nothing at all !'. Mr. Sanderson made this little mistake when he wrote WoR - he just made it too awesome. He made it a pain to write a review, because if you wanted to point everything out that you loved, you would need a book of endless pages ( see what i did there ? ) But i will try anyway. The book starts strong grows even stronger and ends with an absolute explosion. The pace of the plot is such a delight - it never felt like over 1000 pages. Everytime i took my eyes from the letters i got sad, because the part left to read had shrunk by a big margin. But don't get me wrong it's not like this because there is too much action, it's because even the wordbuilding parts are just so intense. Everything is plot relevant. And i can tell you the plot is pure genius. The Sanderson Avalanche is probably going to hit you guys as hard as it hit me. The tower-part in TWoK was one of the best scenes i've ever read and it really hit a chord in me, if you feel the same - be happy ! We will get something similar. Talking about heart-wrenching .. there may will be some tears, guys. Brandon's books are the only ones that really get me emotionally attached to the characters, because he writes them so amazingly good. In WoR he has outdone himself, i can't even put into words .. he made them feel so real it's unbelievable. He always was good with character building, progress and letting them react like real people in hard situations but this timehe created real art. Apropos art - the book looks just fantastic it's almost like a painting. I'm sad that i have to put it in my booksheld, because it's feels like such a waste. Like hanging a painting with the painted side facing the wall. I'm not flattering here ! If you are familiar with G.R.R.M i will tell you that i had a pokerface while reading the red wedding. Not this time .. not this time. I could write so much more and I'm sorry for not outlining and structuring this thing well but I'm exhausted, I have to process this book. Tomorrow i will begin rereading it and this time i will savor it ! I hope we can discuss everything soon, HydrogenAlpha Edit: It amazing how many theories you guys had were actually right ! Edited February 27, 2014 by Shivertongue Naughty naughty 4
Kersplattle Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) How do you like that, won't even HINT at which of the many theories are correct ! Just hanging out waiting, I've ordered a Kindle edition (for iPad) so I don't have to wait for an overseas delivery; which I've also ordered so I have the hardcover edition to re-read (and re-read and....) And worse, I'll have to wait until later Tuesday to get the download, the curse of being at +12hrs to GMT ! (but at least it's 3:00 pm Thursday here already...) Edited February 27, 2014 by Kersplattle
Swimmingly he/him Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) Gggggagaaaahahahjagghahhahahahahahdbrjrndbibeibdihievuebuvd joeisvidbbdibsibwnsonsobob was a way of you are the way too many people who are has to a few great weekend and so we will can you have any attachments other day to the the way to do not ubswij. Edit: ^ ! This is how I felt upon reading that review. I mashed the auto fill function on my phone furiously indeed. Edited February 27, 2014 by Swimmingly
Tarontos he/him Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) yes, you all are very good guessers,i will join in the books glory for it was awsome. to be honsest i framed the book into 4 parts awesome, less so, more so and This post has been reported for attempting to skirt the rules in gods beard level of amazing Edited February 27, 2014 by Tarontos 2
Argent he/him Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 A scene more... emotional than the Red Wedding? Oh, dear. Do me a favor. Or a curse. PM me the ketek the 5 books make. I need my SA fix and Tor is an evil dealer.
Azul he/him Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 gah ! so many people with the book already... so who wants to read me a bedtime story
Botanica she/her Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Oh no… amazon.cn tells me that the book will arrive on March 7. Three more days of torture!!! Really envy those who have already got book!
Argent he/him Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I wasn't this hyped up about AMoL, and that was the last one in the series, not the second one... 1
Bremen Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I wasn't this hyped up about AMoL, and that was the last one in the series, not the second one... I wasn't hyped for AMoL at all. I was just glad it was over (and brandon would get back to writing the BoEP ) 1
kraefzke Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) I had a hard time yesterday on reading thad amazon.de ships the book early. I prefer reading on the iphone, small screen and all, because it fits so easily in pocket. I had planbed on buying the hardcover for my bookshelf eventually, when it got a little cheaper. Now I had three options: a ) Stick to the original plan and wait for Tuesday. Storm that! b ) Cancel the Kindle preorder, order the hatdcover and carry it around for the next week (slow reader and only real opportunity to read is on the train to work). Better from a financial perspective but really a pain always to have to carry two to three pounds of book in your rucksack, not to mention that I like my paper books to look as unread as possible which just isn't possible if you carry it around all day. So storm that too! c ) Buy the book twice RIGHT NOW, just so I can start reading on the weekend and continue on phone from Tuesday on. Storms yeah! I even considered overnight shipping to start reading today, but spending almost as much on shipping as on the book itself went too far. Still, amazon tells me it'll arrive tomorrow, so I'm going to have a really busy weekend of reading! Big thanks to the people telling me about the amazon.de-thing! Edited February 27, 2014 by kraefzke
Dru Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Same here I ordered from Amazon.de yesterday after seeing this topic. I choose teh express deliviery and i hope i get the book today. I'm sitting and mashing the "refress page" key to track the pacage on DHL. It has arrived in my country i just hope they fly it to my city insted of puting it n a truck, then with luck i will be reading it today
kraefzke Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Same here I ordered from Amazon.de yesterday after seeing this topic. I choose teh express deliviery and i hope i get the book today. I'm sitting and mashing the "refress page" key to track the pacage on DHL. It has arrived in my country i just hope they fly it to my city insted of puting it n a truck, then with luck i will be reading it today Me too is hitting refresh! Though I know it won't be delivered before tomorrow! I just hope my country's post doesn't screw up.....if I don't get it tomorrow I'll be mightily disappointed!
Crisapx he/him Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) Me too is hitting refresh! Though I know it won't be delivered before tomorrow! I just hope my country's post doesn't screw up.....if I don't get it tomorrow I'll be mightily disappointed! I you don't get it tomorrow, then you wont get it till the weekend is over! Good luck! How much did you pay for the delivery? The book is cheaper on am.de than on bookdepository, but on the latter you get free shipping. Edited February 27, 2014 by Crisapx
kraefzke Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 (edited) I got free shipping from am.de. I could have paid for overnight delivery (and receive it today), but it would have cost almost again as much as the book itself, so I took the risk. I really hope it's here tomorrow though. If not, I just might be angry enough to send it right back and wait till it's cheaper after all! Edit: Looking good! Book just arrived in my country! Only 300 more kilometers to my door! Now, they just have to get it on the storming truck so it's ready for delivery tomorrow. Edit 2: O my shard! I misread! The book is actually already in the hub station for my city! No 300 km! Basically, around the corner! That means it WILL be delivered tomorrow, barring really weird stuff! Yeah! First time ever I got an early copy of anything! So hyped for this book right now! Edited February 27, 2014 by kraefzke
HydrogenAlpha he/him Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 A scene more... emotional than the Red Wedding? Oh, dear. Maybe not that, but I am way more attached to Brandon's characters than to the ones in ASoIaF. I never quite liked Catelyn and Robb anyway.
Luke.spence Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 gah ! so many people with the book already... so who wants to read me a bedtime story I suggest we do a group skype call, and those of us who already have the book can take turns reading chapters to us lol. 3
Azul he/him Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I suggest we do a group skype call, and those of us who already have the book can take turns reading chapters to us lol. my god this would be so much fun! though I wonder how much we could actually get through as we would stop and discuss every little detail ;p
Luke.spence Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 my god this would be so much fun! though I wonder how much we could actually get through as we would stop and discuss every little detail ;p We would have to silence all non-readers because the gasps and OMFG!s would be deafening, I'm sure. 1
Satsuoni he/him Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Mine should arrive tomorrow... If it does, I'll give spoilers for those who ask How could I act otherwise? (Ask in PM, naturally, and not too many ) 4
christophalies Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Mine should arrive tomorrow... If it does, I'll give spoilers for those who ask How could I act otherwise? (Ask in PM, naturally, and not too many ) Lol I've already sent a few PM's to different people asking for mild spoilers. Trying not to ruin too much though. 1
Satsuoni he/him Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Lol I've already sent a few PM's to different people asking for mild spoilers. Trying not to ruin too much though. Perfect At least I am not alone 1
Sylveris he/him Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I suggest we do a group skype call, and those of us who already have the book can take turns reading chapters to us lol. Lol, I'm all in for that, can't wait for this book!
Azul he/him Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I'd love to be apart of a storytime on skype. I need my WoR fix!
Crisapx he/him Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Is anyone ordering from Amazon.es? Id like too, but I'm afraid of getting the Gollancz version instead of the Tor one...
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