I really enjoyed your review. Thank goodness for Kaladin defeating depression, Dalinar being an unambiguously good dude, and Shallan being witty without too much emotional baggage. It's all gravy from here on my friend. Good reads ahead.
Unfortunately, kaladin doesn't defeat depression. He merely acknowledges it and works through. There's thousands and thousands of words before he is "healed"
Awesome! So glad you've discovered the gloriousness that is The Stormlight Archive! You should take your lady friend out to a very nice dinner as a way to say "thank you!" The more you read these books -- and discover the inter-connectivity to the rest of the Cosmere -- the more you will yearn to re-read the stories at deeper levels. In addition to the Cosmere, I really love how each of the main characters are so complex, and each experiences their own internal conflictions. For example, in The Way of Kings, Kaladin is a soldier that is very adept at killing, but he was raised as a doctor's son and training to be a doctor himself, so he is also very good at healing people. In other words, he wants to heal people, but find that he often times must kill, which is very conflicting for him. Speaking of the main characters, here are the main characters in each book. I won't spoil it for your, but you'll soon discover that each book also has a main Order of the Knights Radiant... 1- The Way of Kings -- Kaladin 2- Words of Radiance -- Shallan 3- Oathbringer -- Dalinar 4- Rhythm of War -- Venli 5- Wind and Truth -- Szeth Happy reading, future Worldhopper!!
Just based on your reaction, I expect you to enjoy Words of Radiance (for the most part), Oathbringer will be the challenging one, and Rhythm of War will be another you will enjoy. I just started Wind and Truth today so here into the Journey before destination.
FWIW, I just re-read Oathbringer and it might be my favorite in the series now. It used to be Words of Radiance, but Oathbringer has some really deep connections to the Cosmere that, once you realize them, make you appreciate Oathbringer that much more. Note: I have not read Wind and Truth...yet. Happy reading, Worldhoppers!
@@michaelarnold1150 100%! Sadly, I did not really care for Oathbringer after my first read though. However, I now understand this was because I didn't allow myself to truly "dive in" to the complexity of it all. This time, as I came across characters or events that seemed like they might have some significance, I would ask Grok for a quick explanation. That's when the nerd boners started really happening! I feel like the wool has been Lift-ed (see what I did there!) off my eyes and now I can see things with clarity!
Just finished Wind and Truth so now I’m hyperfixated on this series once again, I love to see someone starting this book for the first time and see how far we’ve come! Thanks for sharing your review, looking forward to the rest of your journey
@@mushroompower1120 haha I took Friday off of work and already read all the preview chapters as they came out. But probably something like that, I’ll happily sit and binge a long book it’s just real life that stops me
Glad you enjoy the fanbase! Just, one recommendation, do not ask for a reading order. Or, if you do, prepare for many vastly different opinions that will be hotly debated!
I definitely appreciated different characters than you did but I respect your feelings. I really enjoy the large world building that Brandon does. Different strokes for different folks. This is the first series and author that I have really been able to cling to. I dont know much about the fandom per-se but as a serial reader I cant fathom how it took so long to finish WoK.
That is another great novel I must read, I love A Song of Ice and Fire so much, I genuinely adore it to the core. However, when I saw the news about GRRM's recent interview, it brutally broke my heart. This video helps me find a new way out as someone who loves long novels!!! THANK YOU !!!!!!
The nice part about getting into Sanderson series is that he thoroughly outlines everything and almost always hits or beats deadlines, unlike GRRM. Also, this means we'll be getting some form of release from him yearly to bi-yearly from here on out
Stormlight is one of my all time favorites, and I'm a massive fantasy nerd. I'm about 25% of the way through Wind and Truth and loving it so far. Way of Kings is still my favorite of them though, in fact my first and only tattoo is on my forearm and is simply "For the bridgemen". I wont spoil it for people that haven't read it yet, but that scene gives me chills every time I read it.
I'm on the latest book already - picked up the series after I finished Mistborn and Warbreaker, it just so happened my copy of the latest book arrived a day before I was finished RoW. I only recently got back to reading, I used to read a ton a decade or two ago. Sanderson is super engaging and easy to read for me, so far Stormlight gets better and better with every new chapter. I don't feel the bulk of the books at all.
I got my copy of Way Of Kings yesterday strictly from your reading of it. Your books on your shelves looks eerily similar to mine which means our interests seem to align fairly well, so I’m fully trusting your recommendation and getting in the Stormlight hype train 🚂
Dude that’s so cool to hear. I hope you like it. I think part of the fun of reading it is that his fan base is so active right now and there’s a lot of people to yap with about it. I don’t think I’ll ever be a full cult member but the ambition of tying such a huge universe together is hard to deny. I have my qualms with it which I might talk about at some point, but they’re more to do with the marketing and selling of the books.
Just so you’re aware, the interlude with the three guys at the restaurant, all of them are Worldhoppers! The only one you’ll know at this point is Demoux from Mistborn! The giveaway was the scar on the head. The other two are from other standalone novels.
Words of Radiance is if anything even better than WoK, Shallan is the flashback character in that one, and the Sanderlanche is INSANE so I think you'll love it. At this point you don't really need to read any of the rest of the Cosmere, though I'd probably try Warbreaker (its a fairly short standalone) before you read Oathbringer - it's not 100% necessary by any means, but there are cool easter eggs. I started off myself with Way of Kings and it was only after Oathbringer that I circled back and read all the rest!
That’s Robin Hobb, right? Definitely on my long list of things to get to. Thanks for the comment. I really do feel people should explore genres and fantasy isn’t deplete of any of the meaning or quality that any non-genre literature (sometimes) has
Nice overview and reaction. Sanderson has become one of my favorite authors partly because of the good vibes from and around him. The anime sword battles are cool too.
TWoK is often people’s least favorite. If you enjoyed this book, especially the non Kaladin stuff, I suspect books 2, 3, and 5 will be your clear favorites. Especially book 5 (my favorite now), seems right up your alley.
That’s odd. I’m on Rhythm of War right now and so far Way of Kings is my favorite. I love all the books but nothing beats the ending of Way of Kings for me. It’s also the most tightly paced out of all of them. The whole Die Hard thing (to avoid spoilers for those who haven’t read RoW yet) goes on faaaaar too long and starts far too late. Oathbringer gets extra points because even though the first half is a bit draining everything after the Kholinar battle is incredible
@@ciaranirvineI’d honestly argue that while books 1,2 and 5 are pure setup, and 3,4,6,7, and 8 are continuations based on that setup, it’s not until the final 2 books, and really the second half of book 10 that we get any serious payoff to the overall story. Malazan is a spaghetti mess of themes and loosely intersecting plots for over 90% of the series, with a clear standout emerging in book 6 but still not fully taking center stage until books 9 and 10. So I think those 2 books are the actual main storyline, and everything up to that point is just Erickson putting a metric ton of things in place and thoroughly showing us why the are where they are
This was a lovely review! I am rereading the series in prep to read Wind and Truth and just finished Words of Radiance today, so the perfect time to watch a review. I think, based on your review, Words of Radiance is really going to be a hit for you! It is great to see someone whose favourite character is Shallan, I find most people have Kaladin as their favourite at this point. I myself am a Dalinar girl through and through - I am a sucker for the wisened fighter turned leader/diplomat archetype - though I love Kaladin and Shallan a lot. The Sanderlanch is real and it is truly one of my favourite reading experiences, thus why Sanderson is one of my favourite authors. So interested to hear your thoughts of the character developments next book, but especially in Oathbringer! Would also love to maybe hear some theories in your review of Words of Radiance as it gives you a bit more to think about for the overarching plot.
Man, if you don't enjoy discussions of mental health and flashbacks, this series might get tedious at times. The entire premise of the series is that broken, traumatized people CAN work through their trauma and mental health to overcome. WoK is considered Kaladin's book because most of the flashbacks and discussion of mental health revolve around him. That will shift to Shallan in the next book, followed by Dalinar in the 3rd, and so on. I guess my point is, brace yourself lol. There's more depression simulations coming😅
I really enjoyed your review. Thank goodness for Kaladin defeating depression, Dalinar being an unambiguously good dude, and Shallan being witty without too much emotional baggage. It's all gravy from here on my friend. Good reads ahead.
Lmaoooooo
Hahahhahahahaha
Unfortunately, kaladin doesn't defeat depression. He merely acknowledges it and works through. There's thousands and thousands of words before he is "healed"
Stop dude, the irony is dripping through my screen and messing it up.
These words are accepted
Oh boy, i have some bad news for you if you don't like flashbacks...
lol
also no flashback and not a fan of kaladan depression. " you know nothing of kaladen depression" lol
Or discussions she mental health...
Those are essentially the backbone of the story.
Awesome! So glad you've discovered the gloriousness that is The Stormlight Archive! You should take your lady friend out to a very nice dinner as a way to say "thank you!" The more you read these books -- and discover the inter-connectivity to the rest of the Cosmere -- the more you will yearn to re-read the stories at deeper levels. In addition to the Cosmere, I really love how each of the main characters are so complex, and each experiences their own internal conflictions. For example, in The Way of Kings, Kaladin is a soldier that is very adept at killing, but he was raised as a doctor's son and training to be a doctor himself, so he is also very good at healing people. In other words, he wants to heal people, but find that he often times must kill, which is very conflicting for him. Speaking of the main characters, here are the main characters in each book. I won't spoil it for your, but you'll soon discover that each book also has a main Order of the Knights Radiant...
1- The Way of Kings -- Kaladin
2- Words of Radiance -- Shallan
3- Oathbringer -- Dalinar
4- Rhythm of War -- Venli
5- Wind and Truth -- Szeth
Happy reading, future Worldhopper!!
Just based on your reaction, I expect you to enjoy Words of Radiance (for the most part), Oathbringer will be the challenging one, and Rhythm of War will be another you will enjoy.
I just started Wind and Truth today so here into the Journey before destination.
FWIW, I just re-read Oathbringer and it might be my favorite in the series now. It used to be Words of Radiance, but Oathbringer has some really deep connections to the Cosmere that, once you realize them, make you appreciate Oathbringer that much more. Note: I have not read Wind and Truth...yet. Happy reading, Worldhoppers!
That is a good point. My thought was just based on gut feeling, but there are things that could peak those interests.
@@michaelarnold1150 100%! Sadly, I did not really care for Oathbringer after my first read though. However, I now understand this was because I didn't allow myself to truly "dive in" to the complexity of it all. This time, as I came across characters or events that seemed like they might have some significance, I would ask Grok for a quick explanation. That's when the nerd boners started really happening! I feel like the wool has been Lift-ed (see what I did there!) off my eyes and now I can see things with clarity!
I am halfway through book 3, I absolutely love this series! Glad to see you diving into the world of Stormlight ^~^
Just finished Wind and Truth so now I’m hyperfixated on this series once again, I love to see someone starting this book for the first time and see how far we’ve come! Thanks for sharing your review, looking forward to the rest of your journey
The book came out a few days ago, did you read 400 pages a day? impressive!
@@mushroompower1120 haha I took Friday off of work and already read all the preview chapters as they came out. But probably something like that, I’ll happily sit and binge a long book it’s just real life that stops me
Thanks for watching! Everyone (mostly) has been super nice.
Glad you enjoy the fanbase! Just, one recommendation, do not ask for a reading order. Or, if you do, prepare for many vastly different opinions that will be hotly debated!
I’ve been given a variety of opinions!
I definitely appreciated different characters than you did but I respect your feelings. I really enjoy the large world building that Brandon does. Different strokes for different folks. This is the first series and author that I have really been able to cling to. I dont know much about the fandom per-se but as a serial reader I cant fathom how it took so long to finish WoK.
That is another great novel I must read, I love A Song of Ice and Fire so much, I genuinely adore it to the core. However, when I saw the news about GRRM's recent interview, it brutally broke my heart. This video helps me find a new way out as someone who loves long novels!!! THANK YOU !!!!!!
The nice part about getting into Sanderson series is that he thoroughly outlines everything and almost always hits or beats deadlines, unlike GRRM. Also, this means we'll be getting some form of release from him yearly to bi-yearly from here on out
Stormlight is one of my all time favorites, and I'm a massive fantasy nerd. I'm about 25% of the way through Wind and Truth and loving it so far. Way of Kings is still my favorite of them though, in fact my first and only tattoo is on my forearm and is simply "For the bridgemen". I wont spoil it for people that haven't read it yet, but that scene gives me chills every time I read it.
I'm on the latest book already - picked up the series after I finished Mistborn and Warbreaker, it just so happened my copy of the latest book arrived a day before I was finished RoW. I only recently got back to reading, I used to read a ton a decade or two ago. Sanderson is super engaging and easy to read for me, so far Stormlight gets better and better with every new chapter. I don't feel the bulk of the books at all.
I got my copy of Way Of Kings yesterday strictly from your reading of it. Your books on your shelves looks eerily similar to mine which means our interests seem to align fairly well, so I’m fully trusting your recommendation and getting in the Stormlight hype train 🚂
Dude that’s so cool to hear. I hope you like it. I think part of the fun of reading it is that his fan base is so active right now and there’s a lot of people to yap with about it. I don’t think I’ll ever be a full cult member but the ambition of tying such a huge universe together is hard to deny. I have my qualms with it which I might talk about at some point, but they’re more to do with the marketing and selling of the books.
Welcome to the Cosmere!!😊 Enjoy the ride!
Just so you’re aware, the interlude with the three guys at the restaurant, all of them are Worldhoppers! The only one you’ll know at this point is Demoux from Mistborn! The giveaway was the scar on the head. The other two are from other standalone novels.
Words of Radiance is if anything even better than WoK, Shallan is the flashback character in that one, and the Sanderlanche is INSANE so I think you'll love it. At this point you don't really need to read any of the rest of the Cosmere, though I'd probably try Warbreaker (its a fairly short standalone) before you read Oathbringer - it's not 100% necessary by any means, but there are cool easter eggs. I started off myself with Way of Kings and it was only after Oathbringer that I circled back and read all the rest!
I just started the second one and wow.... LOVING IT so far
You don't have to read Warbreaker if you don't want to. Or you can read it after Words of Radiance and still recognize the connections
Great message to non-fantasy readers. I highly recommend The Farseer Trilogy if you ever feel like diving back into the genre.
That’s Robin Hobb, right? Definitely on my long list of things to get to. Thanks for the comment. I really do feel people should explore genres and fantasy isn’t deplete of any of the meaning or quality that any non-genre literature (sometimes) has
Yeah… pretty short… only a few books. She didn’t say anything about new 4 books into the Realm of the Elderlings… 😁
Nice overview and reaction. Sanderson has become one of my favorite authors partly because of the good vibes from and around him. The anime sword battles are cool too.
Id recommend the wax and wayne series as a bit of a fun read when you need a break from the stuff in stormlight
Wow you are extremely handsome
Indeed he is
@@Majesticon 🥰
how u feel about kaladin is how i feel about shallan's character lol!
We got 18 mins into this video and no mention of Szeth 😳
He’s barely in it! Loved his chapters though.
Also, if you like fantasy and weird literary stuff, check out THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS by Vajra Chandrasekera
Sanderson thought his fandom that journey before destination
TWoK is often people’s least favorite. If you enjoyed this book, especially the non Kaladin stuff, I suspect books 2, 3, and 5 will be your clear favorites. Especially book 5 (my favorite now), seems right up your alley.
That’s odd. I’m on Rhythm of War right now and so far Way of Kings is my favorite. I love all the books but nothing beats the ending of Way of Kings for me. It’s also the most tightly paced out of all of them. The whole Die Hard thing (to avoid spoilers for those who haven’t read RoW yet) goes on faaaaar too long and starts far too late. Oathbringer gets extra points because even though the first half is a bit draining everything after the Kholinar battle is incredible
I would be curious if you could get through th Malazar boooks : ) the first 2.5 books are the setup for the story!
I’m reading the Dandelion Dynasty right now which has a similar longwindedness
I love Malazan but you could argue the entire first FIVE books are all just set-up lol
@@ciaranirvineI’d honestly argue that while books 1,2 and 5 are pure setup, and 3,4,6,7, and 8 are continuations based on that setup, it’s not until the final 2 books, and really the second half of book 10 that we get any serious payoff to the overall story. Malazan is a spaghetti mess of themes and loosely intersecting plots for over 90% of the series, with a clear standout emerging in book 6 but still not fully taking center stage until books 9 and 10. So I think those 2 books are the actual main storyline, and everything up to that point is just Erickson putting a metric ton of things in place and thoroughly showing us why the are where they are
hey i recommend you bad kids by zijin chen
for a non sanderson reader you really look a lot like him xD
@@gonzalohuerta1660 you know, about once a week I get a comment about how I look like another fat guy with a beard. Just kind of unreal behavior.
it may not be a rip off of lord of the rings, but it is of many games and mangas, nothing special about this world
We found the hater with a vague, unsupported critique 🥱
Name literally any modern story to me and I’ll point you to another that it’s “ripping off”
This was a lovely review! I am rereading the series in prep to read Wind and Truth and just finished Words of Radiance today, so the perfect time to watch a review. I think, based on your review, Words of Radiance is really going to be a hit for you! It is great to see someone whose favourite character is Shallan, I find most people have Kaladin as their favourite at this point. I myself am a Dalinar girl through and through - I am a sucker for the wisened fighter turned leader/diplomat archetype - though I love Kaladin and Shallan a lot. The Sanderlanch is real and it is truly one of my favourite reading experiences, thus why Sanderson is one of my favourite authors. So interested to hear your thoughts of the character developments next book, but especially in Oathbringer! Would also love to maybe hear some theories in your review of Words of Radiance as it gives you a bit more to think about for the overarching plot.
Thanks for watching! I’m excited for WoR. Might be a bit though. Finishing The Veiled Throne and then reading an ARC for the new Sayaka Murata book.
Man, if you don't enjoy discussions of mental health and flashbacks, this series might get tedious at times. The entire premise of the series is that broken, traumatized people CAN work through their trauma and mental health to overcome. WoK is considered Kaladin's book because most of the flashbacks and discussion of mental health revolve around him. That will shift to Shallan in the next book, followed by Dalinar in the 3rd, and so on. I guess my point is, brace yourself lol. There's more depression simulations coming😅
25 years lmao, Brandon is not even 20 years in lol.