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A review by aquamarinecadet
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
my very first brandon sanderson :D
spellbinding (ooh i sound like someone from the guardian now) storytelling and characters and the silliest narrator + tasteful philosophical interludes. very nice read!!
just missed the mark for 5 stars because the ending didn't hit as hard as the build up had let on :')
but this is definitely going to be one of my new favorite scifi fairytales.
example of very nice excerpt:
spellbinding (ooh i sound like someone from the guardian now) storytelling and characters and the silliest narrator + tasteful philosophical interludes. very nice read!!
just missed the mark for 5 stars because the ending didn't hit as hard as the build up had let on :')
but this is definitely going to be one of my new favorite scifi fairytales.
example of very nice excerpt:
What was wrong with her?
Nothing.
Nothing was wrong with Tress. Her mind was functioning properly. She hadn't lost her creativity. She hadn't run out of ideas. She was simply tired.
We want to imagine that people are consistent, steady, stable. We define who they are, create descriptions to lock them on a page, divide them up by their likes, talents, beliefs. Then we pretend some-perhaps most—are better than we are, because they stick to their definitions, while we never quite fit ours.
Truth is, people are as fluid as time is.
--> nothing that hasn't been said before, but i found this very aptly said.