• Alaknár@piefed.social
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    3 days ago

    No, I wasn’t familiar with that term.

    That being said, if you look past the “gamified” world rules, his writing is really good. I enjoy the worlds he crafts, they’re pretty unique in design, the magic systems are interesting and fresh. And his narration style is also up my alley.

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      3 days ago

      I actually think his writing in the sense of his prose is mediocre. It’s like someone invented a world and then wrote a wiki on it.

      It’s a conscious choice though; he has talked about “transparent” prose. (That is, in my opinion, dull prose).

      But: he writes very good plots and if you like world building for its own sake, I’m sure it’s great.

      • DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz
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        3 days ago

        I agree 100%. I finished the dark tower series then jumped straight into mistborn. His worldbuilding and plots are superb but his prose is that of a highschooler. Not awful, but very mundane and uninspired. Also, I came up with a drinking game for the mistborn series. Take a shot everytime a character snorts or rolls their eyes. You’ll never read it sober.