on What are you reading/listening to this week? (October 18th, 2023) · c/chat · 2 pts · 2yThe African Samurai by Craig Shreve. It's a brisk read and is (disappointingly) more of an insight into 16th-century Japan than East Africa, but it's good.
on Any characters in books you've read that just annoyed the hell out of you for seemingly no reason? · c/fiction · 3 pts · 2yShallan is one of the worst characters I've encountered in fiction. I just don't think Sanderson has the chops to make that type of character work, because "Wit" is an eyeroll-factory, too.
The African Samurai by Craig Shreve.
It's a brisk read and is (disappointingly) more of an insight into 16th-century Japan than East Africa, but it's good.
Shallan is one of the worst characters I've encountered in fiction. I just don't think Sanderson has the chops to make that type of character work, because "Wit" is an eyeroll-factory, too.