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The Way of Kings Pt. 2: The Action-Packed Prologue
As I've said before, The Way of Kings is a book not for the faint of heart. With four different beginnings, it can be confusing. Yet, I believe Sanderson had a purpose behind those four beginnings, and each provides something new to the story. Readers understand something particular from each chapter that they wouldn't otherwise have had Sanderson cut three of them. Let's continue with our exploration of the beginning of The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson with the prologu

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The Way of Kings Pt. 1: What's with that beginning?
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson is a book not for the faint of heart with the total page count sitting at 1,280 pages. Categorized...

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How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu - Part Three: Sci-Fi Elements
How High We Go in the Dark is most often categorized as a sci-fi novel because of the many sci-fi elements explored within it. However,...

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How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu - Part Two: Point of View
Because Sequioa Nagamatsu's pandemic novel is written in the form of many short stories, readers have the opportunity to see the world...

Eliza Hill
Mar 26, 20242 min read


How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu- Part One: Structure
In Sequoia Nagamatsu's novel in stories, How High We Go in the Dark, he explores how to cope with grief in a world where everyone is...

Eliza Hill
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Lovely War by Julie Berry - Part Two: Point of View
Point of view with a book, as we well know, is an important writing element that should not be taken lightly. Julie Berry's YA historical...

Eliza Hill
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Lovely War By Julie Berry - Part One: Structure
In her World War I romance, Lovely War, Julie Berry tells the love stories of two couples as they learn to love each other despite the...

Eliza Hill
Mar 26, 20243 min read
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