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Title: Very very long with little forward momentum
Review: I like the concept of Elantris and I bought it because I really liked Mistborn (another novel) and Orson Scott Card raves about it on the cover...This is a good idea that overstays its welcome. There is no forward momentum to the story. The merchant-king angle does not remain logically consistent. You have these brilliant businessmen who have no common sense. Tons of exposition in the dialogue. Then the ending is rushed through with several 'revelations' that seemed a bit convenient.Read Mistborn, which is a very worthy novel by the same author.
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