/lit/ - Literature

>>16217419
There are none. Shallan is bae.

>>14068320
I PAID FOR THIS CALL I'M GONNA FINISH THE ADVENTURE AND MARRY THAT FUCKEN SWORD EVEN IF I HAVE TO KILL THIS GENERAL FOR GOOD

>>12923821
/sffg/ has a hate boner for him since he's incredibly popular but all things considered he might not be the author for you but he isn't too bad. His books are a decent entry point into the genre if you haven't read a lot before and they are easily accessible for all age groups.

In a nutshell, his books are all about autistically detailed world building, anime plotlines and hard magic systems. If any of those things interest you, you will find he executes them at a consistently high level in his books.

He also has an incredible work ethic which means he's writing all the time and you can always count on him to hit his deadlines and put books out at a consistent pace which is a rarity among the top fantasy authors.

As for what he doesn't do well; he does not believe in the writers virtue of 'show don't tell'. He's all about TELL and his books are chock full of information dumps.
His religious background compels him to keep all his books squeaky clean so they're all sanitized to the extreme.
There's no depth to his characters whatsoever, his dialogue is bland and the chemistry between characters is non existent. His prose is serviceable but nothing to write home about.

tl;dr Read his books if you're new to the genre as they're easy to consume but I suggest you move on quickly.

>>12700439
Because nerds love that shit? Sanderson is a mega autist who builds incredible worlds and crafts intelligent magic systems, his books are bad in spite of them not because of them. Unfortunately he has no idea how to write an actual story, he doesn't know how to write characters or how they interact with each other, his plot structure is straight out an anime and he often uses his world building as a crutch to fill pages instead of focussing on the plot.

>>12106027
bitch you ded

>>12053778
Ask me one more stupid fucking question you dumb muthafacka, do it I dare you.

>>12031465
>>12031478
fak you, say that again bitch.

>>11989477
Your books are awful Mark Lawrence, stop writing them.

>>11981184
YOU'LL READ 1000 PAGES PER BOOK FOR 10 BOOKS AND YOU'LL LIKE IT
ALSO READ MY 300 PAGE """"""""""SHORT STORIES"""""""""" INBETWEEN THE BOOKS

>>11955410
Go on anon, let's hear it.

So, anon... tell us about Shallan.

>>11924200
You're looking at the pixels all wrong my dude, it's not shopped.
https://variety.com/2016/film/news/brandon-sanderson-cosmere-movie-adaptation-dmg-1201902500/

What is the most important step a man can take?

>>11912895
Read Stormlight.

You have 10 seconds to say something nice about Shallan.

Buy Stormlight 4

It's over, /sffg/. I have you cornered.
Preorder Stormlight 4 and you'll be alright.
Insult Shallan one more time and I'm allomancing this lead through your skull.