Loved it

Read and listened thanks to whispersinc. Really enjoyed it. Knew Sanderson from the Mistborn and Stormlight Archive series which I can also highly recommend.

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Fantastisch -- im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes

Nachdem ich den Rithmatist gehört hatte, wollte ich unbedingt ein anders Buch von Brian Sanderson hören. Ich entschied mich für Elantris, weil es nicht Teil einer Serie ist. Was soll ich sagen: ich wünschte, die Geschichte würde fortgeführt. Die beschriebenen Welten, die Charaktere, die Handlung -- alles hat mich be- und verzaubert, und der Erzähler war auch großartig!

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Recommended Read

I am normally not a huge fan of science fiction reads but this book was recommended to me by an acquaintance who usually has similar taste in books, so I decided to give it a try. First thing I noticed was that this was a pretty long audio book which made me fear that it would be too detailed and boring but I have to say that was not the case at all! A little magic, a little love and a little politics, all mixed together in this curious city called Elantris make for an interesting and enjoyable read. So if you want to escape reality and use your imagination, read about Elantris and it’s magical people.

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Amazing Fantasy Debut Novel

I have read this book for the first time at the age of thirteen, and it was a great entry to Sanderson's Cosmere books in general.

It is not the most action-packed book, so while reading it I experienced some lengths and had to fight through those. An audiobook version handles this obviously better, so it didn't bother me too much this time.

The characters are relatable and well-described, and the story is consistent and novel in it's magic system (as we are used to now from Sanderson).

If you love mysterious magic where nobody knows where it comes from, this book isn't for you. I have heard people complain that Sanderson "shoves his magic systems in your face", but I personally love the detailed explanation and almost scientific problem-solving approaches for his magic systems.

Taking into account that this is a debut novel, it is a fantastic story with only minor faults, and I would recommend everyone to read it.

Jack Garett reads it nicely, and well understandable also for Non-Native Speakers like me. Sometimes he doesn't pause between direct speech sentences making it a little bit difficult to deduce which person talks at the moment. It didn't lessen the experience though - since I started listening to audiobooks, this was the most enjoyable week at work I have had so far.

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Organized, flawless, and captivating

The book is clearly written, thoroughly organized, and captivatingly narrated. As all books of Brandon Sanderson, it is a marvellous book.

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27 Stunden sind nicht genug

Brandon Sandersons Elantris nimmt zwar nur langsam Fahrt auf, doch reißt früher oder später jeden mit.

Die spannenden Charaktere und ihre einzigartige Welt wachsen dem Hörer ans Herz, während sie sich durch unendlich viele spannende Handelsstränge bis zum Happy End hangeln.

Ein Wehrmutstropfen: Der Abschied Reoden, Sarene und Ihren Mitstreitern. Ich warte jedenfalls sehnsüchtig auf die geplante Fortsetzung.

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Very Slow Burn, interesting concepts

The story starts out with an immediately intriguing concept with the city of elantris, but then spends about 10h with a slow intrigue that continues to build until the last three hours. It is still worth - just be aware that you might nee some patience for the first chapters

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recommended

Good, gripping story, which is rather lengthy at times. Listened it for the second time, and I'm not sorry for it.

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einfach toll! Sonderedition!

Unbedingt bis zum Ende höhren. Die entfallene Szenen am Ende der Lesung sind sehr interessant.

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A magical read

Elantris is far from perfect. Raoden is through his perfectness a Gary Stu and Sarene is a bit too much the stereotypical empowered princess that suddenly is all love. Both should be highly relatable but are it more as symbols than characters. But both symbols so close to our hearts that it compensates. Who hasn't struggled against the roles other or society force upon you and who doesn't no the struggle for humanity and what's write. Both aren't abstract here, but on a scale we all experience every day. One bummed toe, a paper cut tiny pains we barely register beyond the initial second, but doing this read you ask yourself what would you become if the pain never ends. Brandon Sanderson created a novel that it unique in fantasy and despite what he says really isn't a zombie novel at all. I liked it, but the best recommendation I can probably give, is that he made me like Hrathen. A character type a usually get bored with easily and alienates me almost everytime and whose chapters I was close to skipping for the first half of the novel. One could say he came a bit around to my side. But that shouldn't be enough, should it, for me to admit he is the best characters. I should love Raoden and feel with Sarene both share quite a lot with me. This is why I recommend Elantris, I think that giving us a different perspective is one of the best things books can do.

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