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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Recommend a book
« on: August 09, 2011, 10:09:05 PM »
Really, Peter?
Because Lawhead's characters remind me a lot of Brandon's, in that they're well-rounded, and that there is considerable character development over the series arc.
It probably also helped that I was not at all familiar with Celtic mythology, so if there were "tropes," they meant nothing to me.
The triology is really about leadership: What does it take to be a leader? How is a leader's character formed? How does a person learn to believe in themself in a way that inspires others to do the same? Brandon's books also remind me of that aspect.
And then there were the gnomic passages (as in rhetoric - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome_%28rhetoric%29) - those reminded me of LoR.
But to each their own - glad we have such a wealth of choices. I want to look up some of the others suggested here.
Because Lawhead's characters remind me a lot of Brandon's, in that they're well-rounded, and that there is considerable character development over the series arc.
It probably also helped that I was not at all familiar with Celtic mythology, so if there were "tropes," they meant nothing to me.
The triology is really about leadership: What does it take to be a leader? How is a leader's character formed? How does a person learn to believe in themself in a way that inspires others to do the same? Brandon's books also remind me of that aspect.
And then there were the gnomic passages (as in rhetoric - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome_%28rhetoric%29) - those reminded me of LoR.
But to each their own - glad we have such a wealth of choices. I want to look up some of the others suggested here.