Wednesday, October 9, 2013

The Hero of the Ages (Mistborn #3) by Brian Sanderson

** spoiler alert ** Love all the thoughts about religion and the realization that religion requires faith -- there's no way to absolutely rationalize your way into it.

Thought the fight between Ruin and Preservation was cool, but a little abstract at times.

Vin and Elend still win as a couple for their absolute trust in each other and the ways that they live up to that trust. 

Sazed's grief rings true in so many ways, even to his guilt when he gets interested in something else.

Spook's rise and fall was interesting. Like he himself, I'd forgotten about the metal piercing although I'd noticed it at the time it occurred. And Beldre was a pleasant surprise, although she didn't get enough facetime. 

More thoughts about politics and leadership and how academic knowledge of theory isn't enough and how situations change the ideal resolution. The scene where Yomen went to check on needed supplies while Elend went to visit wounded soldiers kind of epitomized it. 

The revelation of what the koloss and kandra truly were was interesting. Hemalurgy is a bit more than messy. Pretty gross thought (not that inquisitors weren't gross already with spikes through their eyes). The location of the kandra homeland was a surprise to me.

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