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The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

79 reviews

tilo's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I am unsure if I have ever experienced a book like this one, where with every new chapter a new information is dropped that almost always completely twists one of the many exciting narratives. From the first page on, I was surprised and as it kept going I could not fathom all the plottwists coming. And none of them seemed over the top nor misplaced, as the world, its history and its characters, whom I am attached to deeply now, are so well construed that it read so fluently.
Not to mention, the amazing and captivating writing style!
Due to the ending, I am both extremely curious and mortified to find out what is waiting in Book Three.
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emmacartlidge's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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knerys's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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mganallirt's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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madscientistcat's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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blythemind's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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aoifer01's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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mkaiww's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The middle of the book drags and I was planning on taking a break from the series after this book but after the ending I was permanently hooked on the cosmere
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stephaniemcuervo's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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rhogosch's review against another edition

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adventurous dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Ich glaub was mich an Sanderson noch mehr fasziniert als die Tatsache das jedes Buch das er schreibt so gut wird das der Begriff Meisterwerk abgedroschen klingt, ist die Kreativität und Unberechenbarkeit die er dabei an den Tag legt. Sanderson verändert nichts in diesem Buch, die Figuren bleiben sich treu, die Geschichte wird konsequent weiter geführt und auch das Magiesystem wird an keiner Sekunde absurd. Und doch schafft er es die Tonalität komplett zu wechseln und eine völlig neue Geschichte zu erzählen die sich genau so natürlich anfühlt wie im ersten Buch. Es wurde nie wirklich langweilig weil nicht ein einziger Teilkonflikt erwartbar aufgelöst wurde. An dieser Stelle bitte einfach meine Bewertung von Kinder des Nebels einfügen. Und gerade als ich dachte die Geschichte beginnt vorhersehbar zu werden beendet Sanderson das Buch mit einem Plottwist der sich gewaschen hat.
Um es zusammen zu fassen. Die Geschichte bleibt sich treu und jeder Fan des ersten Teils kommt auf seine Kosten und doch erleben wir hier eine völlig andere Fortführung der Geschichte als gedacht, die nicht einmal generisch wird, oder von Wiederholung geprägt ist.
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