I'm on the final stretch of Well of Ascension in the Mistborn trilogy.
It has it's weaknesses here and there but all in all it's been pulling me deeper into the world.

[–] Risk@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, Well of Ascension is the weakest of the three - as is a little typical for Sanderson it acts as a joiner/primer for the final act in HoA.

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Looking forward to the grand finale thats building up rn and what comes next in HoA then!

My pet peeves are the interchangeable/inconsequential nature of soothing and rioting, elend whining to himself for pages on end ("why oh why can't i protect literally everyone in the entire world at the same time, personally?!") and honestly sometimes the somewhat clumsy writing. Might just be me in the last point.

[–] cdipierr 3 points 1 year ago

While Mistborn is a great entry point into Sanderson for many people, to me, it really feels like a freshman effort. I can't ever bring myself to do a full reread of those books, as they don't feel as polished or as well put together as his later work. Well of Ascension especially feels like it's there because a trilogy needs a middle book.