/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.21233861]

Thoughts on him and his work?

[Anonymous No.21233868]

>>21233861
He changed my life

[Anonymous No.21234070]

>>21233861
He changed my life

[Anonymous No.21234076]

>>21233861
He fucked my wife

[Anonymous No.21234096]

>>21233861
Yes, he changed my life.

[Anonymous No.21234109]

Good thread, boys.

[Anonymous No.21234112]

>>21233861
Stephen King tier.

[Anonymous No.21234166]

>>21233861
I’ve never read him but I love his Reddit pandering schtick. It’s made him very wealthy. Also his lair is based.

[Anonymous No.21234165]

>>21234112
So, he's /lit/ approved?

[Anonymous No.21234287]

>>21234165
50/50 I Think hes very hit or miss for most people. Some hate his magic system focus others enjoy it, his prose can be pretty meh at many times aswell (I swear even I could write some of his scenes better)

[Anonymous No.21234319]

>>21234287
>his prose can be pretty meh
Who cares about prose?

[Anonymous No.21234335]

His books are too long

Half of Way of Kings could be cut out

[Anonymous No.21234604]

>>21234112
That’s good

[Anonymous No.21235572]

I've enjoyed everything so far but the preview chapters for Mistborn 7 are shockingly bad. The cringe "banter" with Wayne sounds like something a 14 year old would write

[Anonymous No.21235695]

>>21235572
What’s wrong with it?

[Anonymous No.21235700]

>>21233861
I like his writing advice

[Anonymous No.21235778]

>>21233861
his writing is mostly okay but frequently marred by some completely retarded annoying shit. his lectures on youtube are better than his books

[Anonymous No.21236274]

>>21234319
Hey I care about prose

>>21233861
My opinion is that, even in light of the flaws in his writing, he's one of the greatest minds in the fantasy genre, and too many will not admit it.

[Anonymous No.21236310]

>>21235700
Same. Haven't read anything by him but his course on youtube is gold. I went through it when planning and outlining for nanowrimo and found myself full of ideas at the end of each lecture (and I'm not even writing scifi or fantasy!).

[Anonymous No.21236311]

>>21233861
He's not that bad. Just a little too bland and formulaic.

[Anonymous No.21236319]

>>21233861
He did nothing wrong and everything correct

[Anonymous No.21236322]

>>21233861
not my style but good on him

[Anonymous No.21237230]

>>21233861
Elantris did okay, but Mistborn was doing worse and his career was heading into midlister-at-best until Robert Jordan's widow happened to read Mistborn and liked it and his style enough to offer him the job to finish Wheel of Time.
One of the luckiest career breaks ever, and it's what lead to him getting Way of Kings published because his WoT trilogy brought in so much cash that Tor were willing to give him anything.

[Anonymous No.21237241]

>>21233861
Worthless genreslop.

[Anonymous No.21237251]

>>21233861
too much filler if he cuts his books by half they should be much better

[Anonymous No.21237905]

>>21233861
I'd rather read Rupi Kaur's poems, no cap

[Anonymous No.21238512]

>>21233861
Who?

[Anonymous No.21238530]

>>21233861
I can understand not liking his work but I can't understand not liking him. Dude doesn't act like pseud, nor does he sell himself out along with his IP's for shitty adaptations. He's just an autistic Mormon who cranks out fantasy books. I applaud him for having a shared universe before it became popular, and actually letting each one stand on it's own with just hints of it being connected (until stormlight came out, which was full of connections but still played it well). He's a guy who loves to write and I wished I loved to write half as much as he does

[Anonymous No.21238583]

he changed my wife

[Anonymous No.21238592]

he fucked my life

[Anonymous No.21238615]

>>21238530
>I applaud him for having a shared universe before it became popular
why are zoomers so fucking retarded

[Anonymous No.21238684]

>>21238583
You don't have a wife

[Anonymous No.21238758]

>>21233861
Faggot

[Anonymous No.21238840]

>>21233861
A nerd for midwits

[Anonymous No.21238916]

>>21234076
That could be life changing

[Anonymous No.21239118]

it leaked

[Anonymous No.21239144]

>>21239118
This looks like a fake cover made as a joke

[Anonymous No.21239149]

>>21233861
He was the better half of the barenaked ladies

[Anonymous No.21239164]

>>21235778
>>21235700
>>21236310
Looks like the most basic entry level advice:
https://faq.brandonsanderson.com/knowledge-base/general-advice-for-new-writers/

[Anonymous No.21239304]

>>21238530
He's fat

[Anonymous No.21239438]

>>21239164
That's not it, he's got a full university course on YouTube. It's on the /wg/ pastebin.

[Anonymous No.21240361]

>>21234319
>The finale empire chapter 32 rooftop scene

Its a fucking joke how poorly he wrote that scene when you think about how minor the changes needed are for it to be pure kino.

[Anonymous No.21240577]

>>21238530
>I applaud him for having a shared universe before it became popular
Anon?

[Anonymous No.21240711]

>>21233861
>magic system, magic system

I'm kidding. Never read his work, but he seems like a nice dude who understands his way isn't the only way. I'll be honest, i have no desire to read his work, but i like his lectures and the magic system laws.

My personal approach to magic and sci fi is to dance around it. I think it loses it's mystique or outright is wrong in the case of sci fi tech. You could describe some properties, what it looks like, and what they use it for. You shouldn't really know how it works though. I think it can take away from the story.

I think magic like in Harry Potter is kinda retarded. It should be more ritualistic or shamanic or show up in beings, as in we don't know how this thing is magically or scientifically, but it is what it is. It should border on the edge of stuff we know and the unknown.


Think about a document you have to sign. This is kind of like a form of magic. You give it power, recognize that it represents something (many times something physical), and when you sign it it's like casting a spell in a sense. Obviously it has to go through a bureaucratic process too, but it behaves like it has magical properties.

That's just my personal opinion though.

[Anonymous No.21240921]

>>21234335
Hey man. I didn’t read Wheel of Time because i like well paced books, and I didn’t read way kings fit that either.

[Anonymous No.21240974]

>>21238530
He definitely didn’t do the shared universe thing before it became popular. Nerd circles already had comics and books like that.

Otherwise I agree. He’s very clear about what he likes and doesn’t try to pretend it’s some grand philosophical shit. He just likes writing stories and he’s happy that people like reading them.
Plus I respect anyone that follows the hard parts of their religion well.

WARNING IM ABOUT MENTION REDDIT: In the r/bookscirclejerk subreddit he actually made a post addressing them. Says he stumbled into the community and wrote about why he thought ironic hating was a dangerous path and stuff.

TLDR: he’s just a guy who likes telling stories

[Anonymous No.21240994]

>>21240921
Brandon's books tend to have logarithmic pacing, The Way of Kings being a great example.

[Anonymous No.21241090]

>>21233861
He missed the point about magic systems. The whole point of them is consistency for the author. The reader should never be totally clued in on how the underpinnings of magic works.

[Anonymous No.21241110]

>>21241090
No, you missed the point. He likes to use magic as chekov's magic. So he shows you exactly how it works, then uses it in a clever way later without breaking any of the established rules, to solve mega-important plot threads without it seeming like hand waving. Not saying that's how magic should be done, but that's how he likes to do it, and changing it would lessen the impact of several important moments in his fiction. It's like the fantasy equivalent of hard sci-fi.

[Anonymous No.21241179]

He's a gem and his work is radiant

[Anonymous No.21241204]

>>21241179
>radiant

[Anonymous No.21241263]

I've listened to some of his lectures and I respect him but also don't really like the way he likes to have fantasy always follow hyper-defined and specific magic systems. Fantasy should have an element of weirdness and spontaneity to it.

[Anonymous No.21241803]

>>21240974
Autist.

Shared universes are for fucking nerds they were not popular in the mainstream at all before the MCU.

[Anonymous No.21241820]

>>21238530
His books may be godawful but he seems like a pretty standup guy. I can respect an author who doesn't have any delusions about what he's writing and enjoys it anyway. Most other writers in his position would turn into raging egomaniacs.

[Anonymous No.21241880]

>>21239438
Okay, found this article claiming to summarize the gist of his writing advice:
https://medium.com/the-brave-writer/brandon-sandersons-best-advice-for-writers-9ab50d8e5d84

[Anonymous No.21241990]

>>21233861
Pretty unremarkable by fantasy standards imo, not great, not terrible. But looking at his glasses/expression/leather jacket in this pic is making me realize how much he looks like if Curtis Yarvin was a fat guy.

[Anonymous No.21242111]

>>21241880
Not bad, I think this could be useful to people, but there isn't really anything new here. Pretty standard stuff and kinda superficial, but maybe his lectures are better than this summary.

[Anonymous No.21242116]

>>21233861
I've only read Mistborn 1-3, but I really liked them, and want to read more of his universe.

[Anonymous No.21243568]

>>21241803
We’re in a book sub. The weren’t uncommon for the the capeshit in books and comics.
I said popular not mainstream. Why the fuck would I be talking about marvel
Movies

[Anonymous No.21244339]

>>21241803
>Shared universes were not popular in the mainstream at all before the MCU.

[Anonymous No.21244820]

>>21244339
lovecraft's not mainstream though

[Anonymous No.21244954]

>>21240974
Just looked up Sanderson's comment on that subbreddit. I have to say I respect him a lot for writing an actual mature response to a bunch of people that hate him for pretty much no reason. Still don't respect the slop he churns out, but at least he seems like a decent and sane guy unlike other meme authors like Wildbow.

[Anonymous No.21245019]

>>21244339
Who?

[Anonymous No.21245222]

>>21239118
well, post the link then

[Anonymous No.21246284]

Is he actually bad or is it a case of contrarians hating something because it's popular?

[Anonymous No.21246819]

Do you know if The Lost Metal has leaked online? 2 years ago it happened with the Rhythm of War...

[Anonymous No.21246823]

>>21244954
what's wrong with wildbow? don't know much about the guy and haven't kept up with him since reading worm in middle/high school years ago desu

[Anonymous No.21247007]

>>21233861
Mormon Writing Machine. I have a tor paperback copy of his "Hero Of Ages", might read it.

[Anonymous No.21247038]

>>21239118

link pls?

[Anonymous No.21247188]

>>21246823
His sequel to Worm was a complete dumpster fire, and he threw multiple tantrums over the poor reception. Also the guy is a huge control freak, he always has to be the head mod/admin of whatever discussion space exists for his writing. Just mention Worm's sequel in negative way in any place he mods and he'll either tell everyone to stop talking about it or just outright delete/lock your shit. And then theres the drama over him stealth editing other people's comments on Worm years later, which all his fans completely forgot about when he said it was a frickin glitch.

[Anonymous No.21247232]

>>21246284
It's mass market videogame inspired fantasy so yeah it's pretty bad.

[Anonymous No.21247237]

>>21239118

Can’t find it anywhere, link?

[Anonymous No.21247685]

This dude changed my life

[Anonymous No.21247913]

What would be a good place to look for the ebook they say has been leaked?

[Anonymous No.21248087]

>>21247232
>videogame inspired
He's a tabletop gamer. Stormlight was originally a campaign setting.

[Anonymous No.21249799]

>>21247913
The Lost Metal?
Who said it was leaked?

[Anonymous No.21250160]

>>21249799

>>21239118

[Anonymous No.21250164]

>>21247232
I've only read Elantris but it didn't feel like a video game. The characters were bland and it was full of ass pulls and conveniences though.

[Anonymous No.21250879]

Oh GOD, please leak The Lost Metal!

[Anonymous No.21250911]

>>21250164
He himself has admitted Elantris is his most flawed book, written far before it ever got published and before he was a published author at all.

[Anonymous No.21251248]

>>21250160
buahaha.
i only posted that because i was hoping to draw the leakers out. people have been getting the physical books in thoe mail since thursday. i'm very annoyed it hasn't leaked, yet.

[Anonymous No.21251255]

>>21251248

I have to say I'm a little sad about that.... I hope it leaks tomorrow, because it's been hard to hold on.

[Anonymous No.21251334]

>>21234335
I stopped like a third in The Way of Kings. Characters were kinda shitty, the bridge thing was boring, and it just dragged on and on with pretty much nothing happening.
And... Women being the masters of logic? Like holy fuck really?

[Anonymous No.21251821]

Lots of people have the book in physical but still no words of the digital version

[Anonymous No.21252279]

>>21233861
Finished listening to his lecture series yesterday. Not read any of his books and frankly don't care to, but the man's so hyped about writing it's infectious and hard not to feel a little inspired when he's done speaking. Like, fuck yeah, I wanna go write some bullshit and buy a parrot. It'll be the coolest beans.
So I like the guy. Not sure I'd like his stories, I'd have to read one to find out, but he's a fun guy. Wears his autism on his sleeve.

[Anonymous No.21252540]

I like him and his work

[Anonymous No.21252581]

his books are good/great overall, but sell it for is the guy. he's an arrogant asshole he does what i likes without being a dickhead. i respect that.
fuck king and paolini

[Anonymous No.21252587]

>>21252581
>he's not
unlike the guy i'm retarded

[Anonymous No.21252654]

>>21251821
there hasn't even been someone who got it early that has posted any spoilers.
the restraint of these guys is astounding.

[Anonymous No.21253224]

>>21251334
A bunch of cool shit happens in the final quarter of the way of kings, there's a lot of payoff, but before then it's pretty boring like you said. I stopped a third into the second book (Words of Radiance) since I didn't have the energy to go through that dance a second time.

[Anonymous No.21253782]

>>21233861
The Marvel of Fantasy novels

[Anonymous No.21254291]

>>21238530
Agreed on all of this. He's not Rothfuss or GRRM, pretending that his work is Tolkien-esque high art, while never actually working on anything and being a diva when pressed for a progress report. He's a very likable, authentic guy, with a crazy work ethic, who's going to be remembered closer to Edgar Rice Burroughs or Robert E Howard than Tolkien. He knows it, too; Mistborn Series 2 is pretty obviously based on 1920-1930's western/ adventure/ detective pulp serials written by guys like Howard.
Also, his entire reason for writing Stormlight was because he wanted to write a world where big anime swords were viable, which is such a dorky reason that I can't help but like the guy.

[Anonymous No.21254419]

So... we are just one day before the release and no leaks?

[Anonymous No.21254744]

30 minutes until new zeland gets the book... hope for a leak

[Anonymous No.21254814]

the book is on the wild... now it's time to find it

[Anonymous No.21254830]

>>21233861
I kneel

[Anonymous No.21256358]

Marasi recruited by the Ghostbloods, Iri in Bliming, Sleepless are tabloid fodder in Bliming, Aethers, Purified Dor, Trell is Autonomy, Telsin becoming an avatar of Autonomy, flakes of atium in the explosion of harmonium and bavadinium.
I'm only about halfway through.

[Anonymous No.21257129]

It seems that the book is already available. Does anyone know of a place to download it?

[Anonymous No.21258674]

>>21234112
More like steepened DramaQueen

[Anonymous No.21258709]

>>21233861
Too many Latinate derived terms in his prose.

[Anonymous No.21258754]

>>21244954
He comes off pretty genuine in his lectures to. More than can be said for most these day. And say what you will, the man decided to write goyslop and become the king goyslopper for books.

[Anonymous No.21259204]

>>21234109
Fuckin kek

[Anonymous No.21259210]

>>21234319
>reads for plot

[Anonymous No.21259291]

>>21259210
Story is plot, retard. There's no purpose to reading a story without a good plot.
>b-but story is character!!!
Character and plot are the same thing btw. Same with theme. If you don't know what I'm talking about you're a pseud.

[Anonymous No.21259453]

>>21239118
All I see is Dean and Sam Winchester

[Anonymous No.21259467]

>>21244339
>Lovecraft
>Popular

You are a retard

[Anonymous No.21259872]

>>21259467
H. P. Lovecraft has been mainstream for longer than you have been a sperm in your father's scrotum.

[Anonymous No.21259947]

He is to bland and too safe. I don't mind having a lot of interludes. But the characters are just too fucking boring and hollow for me to carem The plot itself and the magic system was alright, I guess

[Anonymous No.21259984]

>>21233861
He's alright, a 5.5/10. He copy-taste all the character personalities on every single book and he is too permissive with the woman protags. Book 1 Kaladin and Dalinar are his top work, he won't do better.