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RxBrad

RxBrad@bookwyrm.social

Joined 1 year, 10 months ago

Mostly a Fantasy & Science Fiction nerd. Also a pharmacist. Also, "hi".

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RxBrad's books

reviewed Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive, #3)

Brandon Sanderson: Oathbringer (Hardcover, 2017, Dragonsteel Entertainment, LLC) 4 stars

The eagerly awaited sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Words of Radiance, …

Review of 'Oathbringer' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

On my second read (listen, actually -- the Graphic Audio version is good), this book is kind of a slog. Most of the first three-quarters of the book tends to draaaag on forever with lots of lame politicky stuff and people wandering aimlessly. Stuff happens, but it's not nearly as fun to read the second time as the previous books. At least the ending is good, which is always the case with Sanderson's books.

Now I can finally start the "new" book (from 9 months ago).

Stephen King: It (1987, Trafalgar Square) 4 stars

A promise made twenty-eight years ago calls seven adults to reunite in Derry, Maine, where …

Review of 'It' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

An okay book, which definitely shows King's leanings on politics & society -- which is funny when you consider some of the casual sexism throughout the plot. Most importantly, did we really need a prepubescent sewer orgy scene?