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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Dragonsteel
« on: December 08, 2008, 03:35:12 PM »
Yeah, I loved Dragonsteel.  At that point, it was one of my favorite books ever.  (I don't know anymore, since I hadn't read any of Brandon's other books at that point.)  Dragonsteel is the whole reason I even know about Brandon--I remembered his name because I loved the book and from time to time looked to see if he had any books published.  When Elantris came out I was very excited.  I read it, made my roommates read it, and then they took Brandon's class, got to edit Mistborn 3 and are in his acknowledgments.  Oh life ain't always fair is it? ;)  (I had no time to take another "fun" class.)

For some reason, Topaz reminds me a lot of Lightsong--kind of like a mix of Kelsier's boldness with Lightsong's humor?  I loved Topaz.  The girl who could bend light (it's been a while--like 7 years or so), reminds me of Vin a little.

The magic system was really cool--I liked how he could break apart things--and the whole fighting for dragonsteel thing was an interesting conflict. 

Yeah, the ending was quite...crazy!  I loved all the characters (even the princess) and really wanted to see where it was going.  The fact that he's not going to write more, probably, is one of the great tragedies of the world... ;) ok, I shouldn't go THAT far, but it makes me sad.  I really wish I could read Dragonsteel again *hint hint is there a way?*, but I'm nowhere near BYU anymore.

I'm glad someone else read it and liked it. :)  The only thing I disliked about it was the fact he kept saying "en masse." haha


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Brandon Sanderson / Re: best magic system
« on: November 21, 2008, 09:06:13 PM »
One thing I really like about Awakening is that ANYONE can become an awakener.  It's not just an accident of birth.  Of course, you have to steal from other people...

I picked Feruchemy because it feels like something I can control more.  I put more effort in, I get the rewards later--never having to worry about running out of a metal supplier or something.  I also would like to be able to store so much knowledge.  If I actually had to choose between becoming a Feruchamist and an Allomancer--*yeesh* I don't know what I'd do.  They'd both be fabulous. 

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: What MB character are you and why?
« on: November 18, 2008, 10:15:37 PM »
Well I for one totally relate to Vin.  I didn't have a terrible life like her--but I understand her trust issues.  She's a totally realistic girl--and I'd like to think I am a totally realistic girl too.  She's pretty much the coolest--and her powers would be freakin awesome.  Finesse and stealth are the way to go.

So--I picked Vin.  Some people might think it disturbing that I relate to her and see a lot of characteristics in her that are in myself...but I think it's perfectly normal... :)

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Mistborn Trilogy. *Spoilers*
« on: November 10, 2008, 07:08:52 AM »
*Major spoilers*

K, just wanted to make sure in case people didn't take the thread name seriously...

So, I think my favorite might be FE -- but I'm not sure.  I'll have to read them again.  I loved it--with the crazy plan and the wonderfully romantic Elend/Vin scenes.  *sigh* 

WOA--I actually really liked.  For me, it had the most surprising revelations (I saw a lot of them coming in HOA, for which I felt proud of myself).  I for one LOVED Zane, and it surprises me that everyone hated him so much!  He added such intrigue to the story.  Of course I love Elend, but a large part of me was pulling for Zane.  Maybe that means something is wrong with me.  Luckily, I married an Elend kind of guy, so I'm ok ;). 

HOA--This was fantastic and very fast paced, which I loved, but Vin and Elend die.  It's so anti-climactic for me.  They were supposed to rebuild the world and start a government and have a family (in my mind).  It's so depressing to see them die -- even if they are in a Heaven-like place.  The fact that we know their spirits live on made it MUCH better, but, still, this made the book/series much more depressing for me.  I need to get over it because I loved the series.  Any ideas on how to get over it? lol

Each book was great in its own way -- but HOA let me down at the end.  So, I'd have to say it's a close one between FE & WOA, with FE maybe barely edging it out...

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Metal Poster
« on: November 10, 2008, 03:42:27 AM »
Ok thanks! :)  Yay--something else to wait for since the books are finished haha

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Best Mistborn Fight Scene *SPOILERS*
« on: November 07, 2008, 07:53:25 PM »
Vin vs Shan all the way.  That scene is one of my favorite scenes in any book--it was so real/dynamic and overall awesome. :) 

Elend's atium last stand is 2nd, just for the pure coolness of the idea/situation.

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Brandon Sanderson / Metal Poster
« on: November 07, 2008, 07:51:34 PM »
Ok, so I'm sorry if this has already been talked about, but I can't readily find the information.  Do we know when we'll be able to buy the Mistborn poster of metals? 

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Buy report
« on: October 19, 2008, 04:08:58 AM »
I just moved to Rochester, NY, and sadly, there are no Borders near my apt or work--so during my lunch break I drove all the way to Borders (took the whole hour to get there and back) and they didn't have them yet!  (It's my fault -- I should have been smart and called them -- I was just overly excited to buy it).  The guy apologized and said that I was the 3rd or 4th person who had asked that day (and it was noon the day it came out).  So you must have some fans in Rochester, Brandon!  Yay!

I ordered mine online and had it shipped to the store.  It started off in NJ on Thursday, then went on a detour to West Virginia and now is stuck in Pennsylvania.  I'm very sad.  It's ok, though, I'll survive :). 

I searched B&N too and they were out.  They had a whole table full of Stephenie Meyer books though *rolls eyes.*  Everyone seems to have PLENTY of those.  haha  Do I sound bitter?

I wish there hadn't been all of these distribution problems and I hope it doesn't stop the book from making the NY Times list. 

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Availability of Mistborn 3
« on: September 16, 2008, 11:22:14 PM »
That's a great idea--thanks :).

Yes, I saw that--a numbered copy would be super cool...but again I'd like to buy it locally...we'll see.


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Brandon Sanderson / Availability of Mistborn 3
« on: September 14, 2008, 07:42:54 AM »
Hey--so I just moved to Rochester, NY from Orem/Provo, Utah -- and am spoiled in the fact that I could just drive to Borders and have a few (usually signed) copies of Brandon's books waiting for me.  I know I could just order it online, but I really like going to bookstores to buy books and want to support local stores etc.  Am I going to be able to walk into a store and find it easily or is there a possibility that even Borders and B&N will run out?  (I remember some B&N shortage crisis that was posted on a previous book.)

I would HOPE that stores everywhere will get tons/enough copies...is this true?  Am I going to have to go first thing in the morning to get it?   (This may be a moot point, though, because I might go first thing to read it anyways...depends on the sleepiness vs obsessed with Mistborn ratio.) 

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Lightsong (Blog Post Reference)
« on: June 13, 2008, 09:23:18 PM »
Lightsong is perfect and his humor always made me laugh/smile.  He was one of my favorites and added SO much to the story/world.  As I said in another thread, the only times I was bored in the book was reading about Vivenna--and I really LIKE her character and I want to like her story more... *Sigh*  But it's to be expected that I won't like all parts of a book--I like her character so that's more than you can expect in some books.

I don't think Lightsong needs to be more rebellious--to me he strikes me as rebellious but in the "I don't want to be a God (but I like all the perks and don't want to go TOO far out of line)" kind of way.  It's been a while since I've read it, though, and that's how I remember him...so I might be a little off.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Favorite Sanderson Book/Series
« on: June 12, 2008, 10:10:44 PM »
I loved Dragonsteel as I constantly mention, but it's been-- 7 years since I've read it, so I don't really know if it's my favorite.  It might be, but I didn't want to vote for "other" (seems boring to me), so I voted for Warbreaker.  I love all of his books, but that one really had a cool world/magic system.  The character of Lightsong was brilliant. 

Vivenna was a bit boring for me, but I wanted to like her (I liked Siri better even though I'm probably more like Vivenna.)  Maybe she'll have a more interesting part in the book for me in the final version. :)

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Sad day.
« on: April 07, 2008, 07:04:37 PM »
Yeah, no pre order for me because I don't even know my address in Rochester yet.  I'll survive though (and order it as soon as I know where I'll be living).

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Sad day.
« on: April 01, 2008, 07:35:50 PM »
I agree -- it's SO far away.  I'm going to be in Rochester, NY then and who knows if they'll even have enough copies in their bookstores?  I'm used to being in Provo where they have 10 million signed copies.  I've been spoiled :(.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Mistborn movie
« on: April 01, 2008, 07:32:27 PM »
Thank heavens that this (I HOPE) isn't real.  Lindsey Lohan is horrible and she would completely ruin everything good about Mistborn--although I would be happy for Brandon because a movie would mean big bucks.  ICK LINDSEY LOHAN?!?!?  

I'd probably see it anyways, though if it was real hahaha--sadly...

**EDIT**

Ok so I actually read the article through (before I just saw Lindsey Lohan's name and didn't bother to continue), and it's hilarious.  Props to whoever wrote that.  I love the Lohan quote--sounds just like her. :D

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