Clarity-Art she/her Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 Thank you to everyone who encouraged me to read Edgedancer on my previous thread! I finished it a few days ago, and now that I've had time to gather my thoughts, I have so much to say. I didn't like Lift very much, but after reading this, I have a newfound appreciation for her character. Brandon captured her voice, mannerisms, and behavior so well, and her character development was fascinating to follow throughout the novella. He gave us glimpses of her more Edgedancer-esque side in her interactions with the orphans, Szeth, and Arclo the Sleepless, so getting to see the depth of the person who she's becoming and who she'll be was truly moving. The scene where she hugged Nale on the rooftop of the Tashi's Light Orphanage legitimately gave me chills. Although Brandon specified in the Arcanum Unbounded postscript that Tashikki won't have much of a role in the series going forwards, I liked the way he explored the culture and society there. The non-Vorin countries on Roshar have drastically divergent views on the Heralds than the Vorin countries do, and learning about Tashi and the Nine, along with the ten varieties of pancake, was fascinating. I'm especially intrigued by Arclo's presence and abilities, so now I'll have to keep a paranoid eye on any random cremlings that show up in unprecedented locations in the future. Overall, this made me hyped for the next Stormlight novella that's supposed to be included in the TWoK kickstarter rewards. I have faith that it'll be on par with Edgedancer, perhaps even better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karger he/him Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Clarity-Art said: I'm especially intrigued by Arclo's presence and abilities, so now I'll have to keep a paranoid eye on any random cremlings that show up in unprecedented locations in the future. We IDed them and put them on the coppermind if you don't want to hunt them all down yourself. I really liked Edgedancer. It shows the real power of someone who has enough empathy to sympathize with a murderous madman. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorless he/him Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Told you so! At least she's stopped calling Wyndle Voidbringer now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frustration he/him Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 1 hour ago, R J said: Told you so! At least she's stopped calling Wyndle Voidbringer now Ah man. At least she still has food. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 at first I felt like Brandon tried way too hard with Lift, but Edgedancer changed my mind. now I like the character. still not the most believable one but somehow thats fine for me now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarity-Art she/her Posted July 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 On 7/9/2020 at 5:42 PM, Karger said: We IDed them and put them on the coppermind if you don't want to hunt them all down yourself. I really liked Edgedancer. It shows the real power of someone who has enough empathy to sympathize with a murderous madman. Stormfather bless, that was powerful. Being able to see how strongly Lift empathizes with those around her, even if it's not obvious at first, was one of the major aspects of Edgedancer that changed my opinion on her. Although the quiz says that I'm a Truthwatcher, I also ranked pretty high as an Edgedancer, so sharing a Radiant order with Lift makes me happy. On 7/9/2020 at 9:04 PM, Frustration said: Ah man. At least she still has food. Ahahaha, always. Life is fleeting (no pun intended), but pancakes are forever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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