"Why? Why do you care?"
Added 2024-12-21 06:27:55 +0000 UTC"Because I do," she said, cocking her head. "I watched you, you know. Back in that army. You'd always find the young, untrained men and protect them, even though it put you into danger. I can remember. Just barely, but I do."
Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings
Even though I'm barely a third into the first book, this is what makes this book (and this character) so special. Even though the world is a rotten place, you can always try to lift up yourself, and lift up the people around you.
... and no matter how bad your situation is, Kaladin's was worse.
Brandon Sanderson has also managed a feat that George R. R. Martin never did. When I finished a Jon chapter in ASoIaF, I'd go, aaaawww, Jon's over. Who's up next? Oh sh**, Sansa.*
With Sanderson, it's, aaawww, Kaladin's over. Who's next? OK, Dalinar... Oh sh**, I'd forgotten how much I love Dalinar. And boy, can Sanderson write dialogue.
*GRRM never made me care for ANY of the female characters in the books. The series did that single-handedly. And the female main character in Stormlight Archive has the most witty sense of humour, and she DRAWS. What's not to love? Be prepared for Shallan art! =D
I've now downloaded the Kindle version of the book too, so I can bloody read up the scenes I want to draw, and don't miss half of the details. That Syl should have just one leaf, that the leaves were described differently, that there should be rain and storm. And I can look up quotes. I miss so much when I don't see words. O_o Hope the next ones will get easier.
