tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post5473496546183311996..comments2023-05-17T05:51:40.714-04:00Comments on Coffee, Cookies and Chili Peppers: The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson Blog Tour: Week 3Looks-Mostly-Harmlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00918651503213054373noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-43326307465827289652012-07-22T14:37:15.403-04:002012-07-22T14:37:15.403-04:00 I too was disappointed with the Assembly. Elend w... I too was disappointed with the Assembly. Elend was the driving force for not only creating the Assembly but for not massacring the Nobles during the rebellion in Book 1. So, while I saw it coming, I was still saddened that there wasn't stronger support for Elend.S Vossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-55579424496614397502012-07-10T23:58:34.756-04:002012-07-10T23:58:34.756-04:00I am now reading Part 4 and I really want to get V...I am now reading Part 4 and I really want to get Vin and Elend and give them a piece of my mind: they are both so full of self-doubt that they will kill their relationship by not talking to one another. Arrrggghhh!!!!!!<br /><br />Vin would certainly take it very hard if OreSeur IS the spy because she has really started to trust him. Plus he seems to be trusting her with stuff that he isn't supposed to reveal, so I am totally confused. Although, as a kandra, I guess he could be the spy and still want to protect and help Vin: fulfilling two contracts at once could allow him to do that, perhaps?<br /><br />I think Sazed is still my favourite character, but I am a sucker for an intellectual man who values knowledge so highly (I'm married to a Professor!). I do hope that he and Tindwyl get to ride off into the sunset for their happily ever after . . .SueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-72411605403406718472012-07-10T23:50:24.419-04:002012-07-10T23:50:24.419-04:00I'm not sure if he would need to eat him, perh...I'm not sure if he would need to eat him, perhaps they dissolve into a pile of goo when they die? I really don't want it to be OreSeur, but I will be unhappy if it is some random kitchen wench that we've not met before.SueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-86377564331763950502012-07-10T23:48:27.459-04:002012-07-10T23:48:27.459-04:00He is very good at leading us around and distracti...He is very good at leading us around and distracting us with red herrings! Grrr!!! :DSueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-59494361528532924962012-07-10T22:50:58.396-04:002012-07-10T22:50:58.396-04:00I have little hope for Elend and Vin to work out u...I have little hope for Elend and Vin to work out unless they start doing some fast and serious communicating. Vin is far to unsure of herself with her relationship with Elend. And Elend is naive as far as what Vin needs. I think Zane is really playing Vin. I Hooe she does not get burned.<br /><br />As far as who the spy is...I have no clue. Not one, Sanderson is certainly keeping me in the dark. I do Hooe it is not OreSeur. I am liking him and it would be such a betrayal to Vin. Have doubts she could recover from that.<br /><br />I don't think Sazed is the hero, but I am also not convinced that Vin is but she seems to be the most likely one.<br /><br />I have to say, I am greatly impressed with Elend at this point. I am liking his change. I think Vin is not liking it so much...she needs to get some self-esteem help, I do think. With that said, she is becoming more likable for me. The beginning of the book was a bit slow regarding Vin, and I was starting to find her dull. She is giving off some spark now.<br /><br />I am greatly impressed with Sazed,as usual, and with Tindwyl. I Hooe she is not playing him or us. Look...I am becoming paranoid now. :) I just really like every scene those characters are in, they add a great deal of intelligence to the story,ibeeegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-28593765888959929792012-07-10T16:12:17.894-04:002012-07-10T16:12:17.894-04:00I agree - we've already read Elend's inter...I agree - we've already read Elend's internal thoughts so I can't see how it would be him. After all - if you were the murderer in a group of people you wouldn't be wondering who the real murderer was would you?<br />I'm going to be a bit dischuffed if it's OreSeur - it would just be so typical for me to start liking a character and it turn out he's the spy! I can't figure out how it could be OreSeur - can one Kandra eat another Kandra or am I (yet again) missing something rather fundamental here? Puzzled :/<br />Lynn :DLynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-76767354891814751812012-07-10T16:08:31.259-04:002012-07-10T16:08:31.259-04:00Perhaps it's Tindwyl? Actually I don't re...Perhaps it's Tindwyl? Actually I don't really have a clue and I'm being lead by the nose by Mr Sanderson as he jumps from one character to the next! Which is pretty standard for me I suppose. Lol.<br />Lynn :DLynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-86425230037939480642012-07-09T23:36:48.052-04:002012-07-09T23:36:48.052-04:00It would really mess us up if it could be a POV ch...It would really mess us up if it could be a POV character, so I have my fingers crossed! :DSueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-14457794122083924822012-07-09T17:26:49.666-04:002012-07-09T17:26:49.666-04:00I also assumed that the spy couldn't be a PoV ...I also assumed that the spy couldn't be a PoV character. Sanderson's narrators tend to be relatively straightforward.Gracehttp://bookswithoutanypictures.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-10754565049900186402012-07-09T14:18:15.272-04:002012-07-09T14:18:15.272-04:00I don't want OreSeur to be the spy either, I j...I don't want OreSeur to be the spy either, I just don't see who else it could be. :(<br /><br />I really want Vin and Elend to sort themselves out: they are being all emo and angst for no good reason at the moment! :DSueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-67371755739801663842012-07-09T14:03:40.865-04:002012-07-09T14:03:40.865-04:00I do have a very strong feeling that OreSeur might...I do have a very strong feeling that OreSeur might the spy; the way he has gained Vin's trust and understanding would place him in a perfect position. This would break my heart a little, because I have slowly grown to like wolfhound OreSeur; but, isn't that exactly what the author would do? Have both his characters and his readers trusting the real spy? This would also mean that anything OreSeur has said about the kandra might be a lie, as you pointed out. Unless he is too taken by his role and really starts trusting and respecting Vin to some degree, too... hmmm....<br />And Vin and Elend definitely need some communication lessons! I do hope they can understand each other in a better manner soon. I do believe Elend will still love Vin after seeing her in action, but they need to start talking about the "real stuff", and quick!kayhttp://www.infinitecurio.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-91597777640546039602012-07-07T22:16:00.710-04:002012-07-07T22:16:00.710-04:00It could, but I really, really hope it isn't. ...It could, but I really, really hope it isn't. :(SueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-44742225030082273442012-07-07T21:23:41.519-04:002012-07-07T21:23:41.519-04:00The kandra supposedly can't use Allomancy but ...The kandra supposedly can't use Allomancy but OreSeur didn't say they couldn't use Feruchemy, right? So it could be one of the Terrismen as far as we know right now.Kristen M.http://twitter.com/WeBeReadingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-55415764359607326482012-07-07T17:00:36.835-04:002012-07-07T17:00:36.835-04:00Grace is right : Vin and Elend could do with a goo...Grace is right : Vin and Elend could do with a good marriage counsellor to get them talking to each other. <br /><br />Sazed can't be the spy, because he was away when the spying started, I think, and I really hope that it isn't Tindwyl as it will break his heart! :(SueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-44658739934328715592012-07-07T16:58:23.854-04:002012-07-07T16:58:23.854-04:00I was working on the principle that Vin would noti...I was working on the principle that Vin would notice a difference in Elend if he were the kandra, plus we have sections from his POV, so I had discounted him . . . if he IS the spy I will want to slap Mr Sanderson! :DSueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-14185808259541918582012-07-07T16:28:15.311-04:002012-07-07T16:28:15.311-04:00I was so disappointed with the way the Assembly vo...I was so disappointed with the way the Assembly voted - I know it's stupid but I couldn't help but be disappointed. I also agree with Grace about Vin and Elend - they definitely need to start talking to each other. I felt so sorry for Vin at the end of this section when the last thing she saw was Elend's look of horror after witnessing her single handedly killing the assassins. I can't help thinking that she's going to think differently about Elend after that, perhaps they're both going to feel differently - it certainly has highlighted the differences between the two. <br /><br />I really hope that the spy isn't OreSeur. I've been trying to figure out if that could be possible or not but basically have just been going round in circles with no overall conclusion. I just can't think who it could be and it's going to be horrible no matter what.<br /><br />Yes, I think this would make a great film and I'd definitely go to see it. <br /><br />Sazed and Tindwyl seem almost made for each other - it's perfect really.I hope that one of them isn't the spy!<br /><br />Lynn :DLynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-87526130686563540522012-07-07T15:28:23.016-04:002012-07-07T15:28:23.016-04:00OreSeur is not the only one left who could be a ka...OreSeur is not the only one left who could be a kandra -- there's still Elend. Because he doesn't use allomancy, there hasn't been a way for Vin to check on him yet. Wouldn't that just be the worst twist though?<br />Anyway, I think the first book was setting Vin up as the Hero. At one point I even thought that maybe it was her journal from the future that we were reading at the beginning of each chapter. So, I feel that we're still heading in that direction though I don't put it past Sanderson to totally trick us!<br />I don't think the Lord Ruler created the koloss or the kandra because it sounds like, from the kandra religion and history that they have been around longer than people and certainly longer than the LR. I do wonder how he kept the koloss under control though and if it's the method that Jastes is using.<br />You have lots of great questions about this section! I can't wait to read forward and see how it all unfolds.Kristen M.http://twitter.com/WeBeReadingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-92229970050461771712012-07-07T14:21:39.102-04:002012-07-07T14:21:39.102-04:00Well, I know the answer to a lot of these question...Well, I know the answer to a lot of these questions so I can't really answer them, haha! I am impressed by the questions, however. :)Amandahttp://agignac2.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-24730130584512987722012-07-07T12:26:09.032-04:002012-07-07T12:26:09.032-04:00I can only hope that someone really good at direct...I can only hope that someone really good at directing action does the film: during that battle in the Assembly hall I kept seeing the Bride in Kill Bill! :)SueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-50969318496794895782012-07-07T12:21:31.049-04:002012-07-07T12:21:31.049-04:00I think Elend was somewhat shocked by the sight of...I think Elend was somewhat shocked by the sight of Vin actually killing even though intellectually he knew that she could. It seemed like the final head-butt death was a little too real for him! :D <br /><br />I like your idea about Sazed being the Hero: he would seem to be the most unlikely candidate, but we don't know what the prophecies say, so it is difficult to judge.SueCCCPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-28268426244030697392012-07-07T12:04:59.482-04:002012-07-07T12:04:59.482-04:00Any time you go through a period of unrest, a larg...Any time you go through a period of unrest, a large part of the population would want to go back to what is comfortable and what they know. Well, what everyone has known throughout their entire life was the way that the Lord Ruler ran things. I can understand why a lot of people would want to return to that, especially the nobility and the merchants.<br /><br />In a lot of wars, the underlying cause for one side winning has nothing to do with who wins the battles, it has more to do with things that are harder to control, such as food supply lines and disease. So I can easily believe that the deepness would cause more death due to starvation than by actually killing people.<br /><br />I really enjoyed the scenes with Sazed and Tindwyl. I think you outlined it very well when you said they're a perfect match for each other.<br /><br />Hmm, you asked a bunch of questions about things that are going to be answered later in the book, not fair. So the last question I'll talk about is the movie one. I would love to see these books made into movies, as long as they're done well. Allomancy is a great magic system and I would love to see a lot of these fights that way. There are a couple of cooler fight scenes later in this book that would also be wonderful to see in a movie. I know that the books have been optioned by someone to be made into a movie, but I have no idea how it's progressing. I do know that there's a Mistborn video game in the process of being made, and that Sanderson is writing the script for it. I can't wait for that to come out.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936635192759786622.post-49589873941704696442012-07-07T11:42:24.083-04:002012-07-07T11:42:24.083-04:00I was a wee bit naughty and finished the book (wel...I was a wee bit naughty and finished the book (well, I have about 30 pages left, but close enough). I couldn't force myself to stop after seeing Elend get deposed.<br /><br />I think that Elend and Vin both need to work on communication in their relationship. I don't think the horror on Elend's face was because of what Vin herself could do, but rather because he's never really seen battle or people losing their heads outside of the Lord Ruler's executions. In that moment it probably hit him that he's in way over his head and that ruling the kingdom isn't just a game or an academic exercise. Vin and Elend are both very similar, and their doubts seem to play into each other. Vin's afraid Elend won't like her because she's a Mistborn and can kill people, and Elend's afraid that Vin won't like her because he's not a Mistborn and doesn't understand the Mists. If either of them could just say that to each other, I think that their relationship would progress far more smoothly.<br /><br />I don't like Cett, Penrod, or Straff. They're all concerned with their own self-interest and are willing to backstab and oppress anyone that's a threat to their power/wealth/etc. Choosing any of them would create a brief monarchy that would eventually fall apart. I don't think that any of them has the capacity to build a kingdom that's lasting.<br /><br />I do think that Vin is the Hero, but there's an off-chance to me that it might be Sazed. It would be somewhat ironic if it was and if he was studying the prophecies and applying the descriptions to someone else without realizing it.<br /><br /> Gracehttp://bookswithoutanypictures.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com