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Fry's writing style is, as expected, quite entertaining. I really like the first half of the book. The second half was still enjoyable and far from boring, but I'm not sure I remember any of the stories after reading them.

"Things only have the value we give to them. And likewise, actions can be worth whatever we decide them to be worth."

After a slow start this turned out to be an amazing story. Told by the best storytelling furniture a noodle shop owned by a piece of god could have, it is still a very different Sanderson book that should work even without knowing the rest of the books. Very sweet and emotional :)

Also maybe a critique generative AI?

As a fantasy story it is kind of average. It deals with the main characters "school" time which allows for decently paced worldbuilding. I think the weakest part, and what makes it a bit meh, are the characters. They aren't really bad or boring but just not written in a way that made me care about any of them. But what made the book enjoyable for me was the allusions to scifi elements in the worlds past. So I kind of want to read the rest of the trilogy just so I can feel smart about getting the authors hints on orbital mechanics.

Definitely deserves its status as a (maybe the) sci-fi classic. Although I'm not sure how the story will continue for four more books.

It has a peculier writing style which became charming after I got used to it. The subplots and settings are fantastical and very creative, without becoming absurd. Only major flaw I felt was the weak resolution of the overarching plot, which made the character development hard to believe. Overall I really enjoyed the book and it was quite refreshingly different to the fantasy I've read recently.

I probably could have forced myself through it but it's just the same things that annoyed me in the first books. I guess the series is just not for me

I've like all of his books so far, but this is definitely one of my favorites. He describes the book perfectly in the postscript:

"So, I knew this book would have one foot in a whimsical space. I didn’t want a fairy tale, but I wanted something adjacent. However, I also didn’t want it to be too childlike. I wanted something my fans would enjoy: a grown-up fairy tale, so to speak."

And enjoy it I did. Aside from the story it has cute illustrations, very lovable characters and clever spins on fantasy tropes. It contains many references to the cosmere so it might not be good starting point for his books, unless you're good at ignoring those hints!

I didn't realize how much I've missed the Mistborn books :')

"Sozial ist etwas, auf das man Anspruch hat. Almosen sind, auch bei aller Freundlichkeit und Nettigkeit, gerade nicht sozial." fasst meine Haupterkenntnis ganz gut zusammen. Etwas schade fand ich das es eben primär um Tafelkritik ging und andere Aspekte von Armut in Deutschland nicht tiefgründiger angesprochen wurden. Auch wurde die Einführung von Hartz IV als negativer Wendepunkt aufgezeigt aber nicht soweit begründet dass mir jetzt klar wäre, ob mit dem Bürgergeld alles wieder in Ordnung ist oder es nur ein neuer Anstrich für den neoliberalen Staat ist.