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The Legendarium Podcast - 2016 Brandon Sanderson Challenge
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Badseedgirl
Posted 2016-05-13 10:35 PM (#13567 - in reply to #12273)
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Location: Middle TN, USA		Well of Ascension update: Just over 50% done. Audiobook is slow going, reading it would have been faster. If anything I am enjoying this book better than the first. We the reader are getting to see the feet of clay on our heroes. This makes them less heroic, but more realistic. I love that! Vin is making mistakes and wrong assumptions, which I find myself shaking my head at, until I remember that she is 16 years old. I have one of those at home right now and can honestly say she makes one colossal mistake each week and if our freedom depended on her making wise decisions, we would all be dead a thousand times over. I am enjoying the details on the Kondra, they are to me, the most interesting character in the book right now. I have already put my name on reserve for The Hero of Ages at the library. People will say I'm in love
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TheLegendarium
Posted 2016-05-13 10:59 PM (#13569 - in reply to #13567)
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Glubbdrubb
Posted 2016-05-15 5:36 PM (#13583 - in reply to #13567)
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Badseedgirl - 2016-05-14 6:35 AM

Audiobook is slow going, reading it would have been faster.

The Audible app has playback speed control, right?
I use a specialised app for audiobooks on my phone (Smart Audiobook Player), so I listen to books at 2x speed. Highly recommended.
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Badseedgirl
Posted 2016-05-20 6:00 PM (#13596 - in reply to #13583)
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Location: Middle TN, USA		@Glubbdrubb - I listen to my books on my Nook (don't judge me) so I don't have any speed control.

Well of Ascension: I just finished the book and I need a couple days. I am an emotional ball of goo at the moment. Somehow I feel like I have been emotionally abused by Mr. Sanderson and I'm not sure why. I found this book eminately satisfying, and yet still there is something.
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TheLegendarium
Posted 2016-05-20 7:28 PM (#13597 - in reply to #13596)
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT		I can't quite tell how to feel about the "something" you're talking about, but I'm at least glad that you're enjoying the books, and that they're affecting you in some way. =) CAN'T WAIT for you to get to the end of Hero of Ages. I'll need to alert the authorities to come scrape your brains off the wall when Sanderson blows your mind.
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Posted 2016-05-31 3:56 PM (#13672 - in reply to #13597)
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Finished!  Both Elantris and my Elantrian level reading challenge.  I typically don't finish these challenges, though I sometimes get close, so I'm quite pleased with myself at the moment.

I read the audio books on my daily commute which knocked out a big portion of these rather long books.  I got through them much faster than I thought I would but I really got hooked right up front when I least expected it and they've been a lot of fun to read.  It's time to move on, however.  There are other books and authors to read.

With 2014 days left I'm not ruling out a return to the Sanderson challenge later in the year but I've GOT to take a break and read some other stuff for my other challenges.   A jump to the Mistborn level (3 more books) seems a likely occurrence now that I think about it but I'm going to stay strong and move on to... oh, The Reckoners looks interesting and it's 3 books... now where was I?  Oh yea, staying strong.  When I get done with my other reading challenges, perhaps then... what's this Way of Kings book about?  It's got a 4.57 star average rating from 74 WWEnders.  Maybe I can just dip back in for one more to help finish off my Audiobook Reading Challenge... ahem.... sooooo.... other authors.  I've got a stack of books by other authors on my desk to choose from and... oh, wait, Firstborn is a novella available for free from Tor.com?  i could read that for my Tor.com Free Short Fiction Reading Challenge!  A Sanderson novella must be 400 pages AND it's a sci-fi book!  I didn't know he wrote sci-fi....

Staying strong is obviously going to be harder than I thought. Damn you Gragdet Sanderson and your Dakhor monks at the Legendarium!

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TheLegendarium
Posted 2016-05-31 4:04 PM (#13673 - in reply to #13672)
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Badseedgirl
Posted 2016-06-06 12:56 AM (#13741 - in reply to #13673)
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Location: Middle TN, USA		I am taking a brief Sanderson break. It is time to start my summer reading list or as I like to call it my "Lite and Fluffy list" Mistborn is many things but it is neither "lite" or "fluffy." I still plan to monitor this forum and my throw in my 2 cents but I will be back with "The Hero of Ages" in September (or sooner if I tear through my lite and fluffy.)

Dave congrats of completing the challenge.

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TheLegendarium
Posted 2016-06-27 7:37 PM (#13855 - in reply to #12273)
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT		Halfway through the year! We just finished our Elantris episode! Three more books to go in the podcast series, but it will probably end up being about 7 episodes, since we'll take the Stormlight Archives nice and slow.

Congrats to Badseedgirl for being able to put down Mistborn without finishing the trilogy immediately. Willpower, ladies and gentlemen. =)

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ZenDragon
Posted 2016-07-04 7:43 AM (#13914 - in reply to #12273)
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Huge Sanderson fan as well as Tolkien, so when I came across the Legendarium, I knew that I had found the right (and best) Fantasy PodCast.

In regards to the Sanderson Challenge, I have already read many of the books, so for this challenge, do I need ot re-read them to qualify, or mark them as read from the previous date?

Keep up the great and inspirational work guys, and you have converted (or added) another Legendaire. (Is that a thing? It should be.)
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TheLegendarium
Posted 2016-07-04 9:40 AM (#13916 - in reply to #13914)
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT		Awesome, we're glad to have you! As for nicknames, I don't think we've settled on one yet, so I'll throw yours in the mix! Thanks so much for listening. The two best compliments we get are "I've listened to more than one episode of the show" and "I shared it with my friends."

Since it's a "2016 Challenge" you would technically need to read each book on your list this year for it to count. The good news is that 1) there's lots of year left; 2) You can add some of the novellas to save time; and 3) there are 4 levels of challenge, so there's no need to go straight for Knight Radiant level (13 books, 4 reviews). Whichever level you choose, don't forget to write up some reviews on the book page!

It doesn't look like you've added any books yet, but I know the process can be confusing (it certainly was for me). Or maybe you just haven't gotten to it yet. =) But if you're having trouble adding them, follow these steps:

--Log into your account.
--At the top of any page on the site, you'll find a search bar. Search the author or title.
--On the search results screen, click on the cover of the book you're looking for. (You can also do this by clicking on the covers other people have added on the challenge page).
--On the book page, in the middle, look for the BookTrackr section, where you can mark the book as "read", "reading", etc.
--At the bottom of the BookTrackr, if you've subscribed to the challenge, check the box marked "The Legendarium Podcast - The Year of Sanderson Reading Challenge".

Voila, the book is added! If the book is unread, it will show up as lighter/translucent on the challenge page. Once you've completed it (and marked it on the BookTrackr), it will be fully colored in. Also, note that the BookTrackr is where you can leave the reviews required in the challenge. Once you've reviewed the book, a small icon will show up under the book on the challenge page.
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ZenDragon
Posted 2016-07-04 4:08 PM (#13921 - in reply to #12273)
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Okay - I have them added and I am beginning my re-read of all non-2016 books to get caught up -

Thank you again Legendarium for your podcast, your reviews, and your Mythica work as well. I look forward to getting caught up with you guys and listening to your thoughts on the Sanderson works.
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Zrew3
Posted 2016-07-21 6:56 PM (#14052 - in reply to #12273)
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I Discovered Sanderson last year during my summer break and read most of his cosmere books in the span 2 months after that. I'm finally done with the Brandon Sanderson Challenge rereading everything. I've been taking it slower this time and reading some other books in that time like The Gentleman Bastards series (Scott Lynch), Kingkiller Chronicles (Patrick Rothfuss) and First Law Trilogy(Joe Abercrombie). Really enjoyed rereading them and finding all the little clues and tidbits Brandon left for people who are rereading. I've since read The Final Empire 5 Times(3 times audiobook, 1 time paperback and 1 time Graphic audio). Really enjoy your podcasts, keep up the good work.
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TheLegendarium
Posted 2016-07-23 12:44 PM (#14063 - in reply to #14052)
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT		So glad you read along with the challenge! I'm especially glad to see all your reviews of the books! We'll see about mining those for some things to talk about in future episodes. Glad to have you as a listener.
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sylverfyre
Posted 2016-08-23 2:39 PM (#14221 - in reply to #12273)
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Well... I already re-read mistborn this year, before reading shadows, bands, and secret history. I'm up for giving some more sanderson books (re-)reads for the sake of a challenge! Count me in.
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TheLegendarium
Posted 2016-08-25 4:28 PM (#14226 - in reply to #14221)
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT		Awesome! Glad to have you here, and let us know if you have any insights on your re-reads!
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Badseedgirl
Posted 2016-08-26 9:41 PM (#14229 - in reply to #12273)
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TheLegendarium
Posted 2016-08-27 1:30 AM (#14230 - in reply to #14229)
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I'm so happy for you. And for us! I'll be waiting excitedly to hear what you think.
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sylverfyre
Posted 2016-09-15 4:13 PM (#14309 - in reply to #12273)
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I am slowing myself down while reading TWoK right now after listening to your podcast thanks to the suggestion on the podcast where someone had done that to another book (Fellowship? I forget) to color-code highlight dialog by each character. And holy cow, I'm noticing some things so early on, that refers to stuff much much later on. Wow.

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TheLegendarium
Posted 2016-09-15 4:23 PM (#14311 - in reply to #14309)
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It really was a great way to read LotR, and I'm considering doing it again for Stormlight. Glad you're digging it, and I hope you'll send us some pics! Maybe with some notes on what you're noticing. craig [at] thelegendariumpodcast [dot] com
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TheLegendarium
Posted 2016-09-15 4:24 PM (#14312 - in reply to #12273)
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Posted 2016-10-27 7:19 PM (#14503 - in reply to #14312)
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I'll just leave this here so everyone can freak out about it.
 

Brandon Sanderson's COSMERE universe optioned for film

http://thewertzone.blogspot.com/2016/10/brandon-sandersons-cosmere-universe.html

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TheLegendarium
Posted 2016-10-27 7:25 PM (#14504 - in reply to #14503)
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT		Oh my word, yes. Saw this earlier today. We've already been having a good mini discussion about it over on the facebook page.

It's fun to see which side people come down on right away: super excited about having any adaptation at all; or really apprehensive about who's doing it, how it will be done, etc.
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sylverfyre
Posted 2016-10-27 8:29 PM (#14505 - in reply to #12273)
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Progress:

Mistborn: The Final Empire
Well of Ascension
Hero of Ages
Shadows of Self
Bands of Mourning
Mistborn: Secret History
The Way of Kings
Words of Radiance
The Rithmatist

Out of 10 books promised.

Wow, didnt realize I had gotten so far.

Edited by sylverfyre 2016-10-27 8:30 PM
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TheLegendarium
Posted 2016-10-27 11:38 PM (#14506 - in reply to #14505)
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT		Very nice! Did you skip Alloy of Law? Or just forget to add that one to your list?

Also, have you had a favorite so far? I haven't read the Rithmatist, would love to hear your thoughts.
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