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Local Authors => Brandon Sanderson => Topic started by: Qarlin on October 16, 2008, 08:30:28 PM
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So, what's everyone's favorite and least favorite plot twist?
I think my favorite twist was finding out that the 1st generation Kandra were Rashek's fellow packmen. With the other Feruchemists being the original Mistwraiths. Didn't see that one. I had figured they turned on him or something but couldn't figure out why or what happened. So yeah. Favorite twist.
Least favorite is a toss up between finding out about the Resolution, because I didn't want them all to "commit suicide" (though the way it happened was coo), and when Vin became a demigod, since that's when I figured they were going to die. Or at least be separated. Again, when it happened, it was in a cool way (Vin saying You shouldn't have killed Elend. You see, he was the only reason I had left to live. – shivers; she's deadly and you give her no reason to live? Foolish Ruin).
And I say demigod because Ruin and Preservation were limited. They couldn't create without working together, so they weren't all powerful.
This is besides finding out that I was right about Sazed and Snapping. I was doing a happy dance the whole book because of that. :P
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So, what's everyone's favorite and least favorite plot twist?
I think my favorite twist was finding out that the 1st generation Kandra were Rashek's fellow packmen. With the other Feruchemists being the original Mistwraiths. Didn't see that one. I had figured they turned on him or something but couldn't figure out why or what happened. So yeah. Favorite twist.
Least favorite is a toss up between finding out about the Resolution, because I didn't want them all to "commit suicide" (though the way it happened was coo), and when Vin became a demigod, since that's when I figured they were going to die. Or at least be separated. Again, when it happened, it was in a cool way (Vin saying You shouldn't have killed Elend. You see, he was the only reason I had left to live. – shivers; she's deadly and you give her no reason to live? Foolish Ruin).
And I say demigod because Ruin and Preservation were limited. They couldn't create without working together, so they weren't all powerful.
This is besides finding out that I was right about Sazed and Snapping. I was doing a happy dance the whole book because of that. :P
In most ancient religions, the gods were typically not all-powerful. EUOL's usage is perfectly standard.
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My favorite twist was learning how Koloss were made. If anyone saw that one coming, my hat's off to them.
I can't think of a least favorite twist right now.
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The Seer, totally ballin'
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Favorite: 16. The fact that Preservation had been using it as a sign to humanity through everything so intricately, then made it so EXACTLY 16% of the population bred true as mistings (I think the ones who died were Mistborn). That, along with Elend's last gambit against Ruin made for an epic interconnected twist.
Least: The Terris Religion. Had that one figured a few months back when everyone started gravitating around Ruin and Preservation on the boards. As far as twists go: awesome; as far as BS twists go: kinda weak.
The book was bloody amazing, but the whole overall tone felt a bit too rushed (and at 83 chapters, that's crazy)... that and the way it left the last two metals undiscovered... blegh...