Book Review: White Sand
I always thought doing a graphic novel for one of Sanderson’s books would be amazing. I’m not sure whether it’s the story itself I found lacking but White Sand was more underwhelming than I thought it would be.
I don’t usually expect much from first volumes, mainly because they focus on world building and introducing readers to the characters. As first volumes go, White Sand was okay. We have the characters, we have the world, and we have a mini introduction to the magic system. I didn’t find any of the characters interesting or likable. The world was average and the magic system wasn’t anything special.
The art style also bothered me. I appreciate the amount of work and detail the artist put into it but I found it very distracting. The lines were messy, making the art look like a coloured draft.
Overall there are things that happen, but it really just scratches the surface. There was nothing new about White Sand and I found that so disappointing. I’m curious enough to see where the story goes but I won’t be going in with high expectations.
[star rating=”2″]
I felt the SAME. So disappointed. Really hoping the next volumes will be better, but I’m not in a hurry to read it.
I’m curious to read it in its novel format though!
Right? It just seemed so basic. But I guess it was his first so I shouldn’t have expected too much. I hope the art looks cleaner next time. 😬
Huh. You know, Brandon Sanderson might work better with graphic novels since he writes action very well, but then he does tend to get quite wordy…so I don’t know now, really. Hehe.
Who are the artists for this one? Do they have other graphic novel works previous to this?
That’s what I thought too! Maybe it’s just this one that was very info-dumpy since it’s the first. Hopefully the next instalments will be better. As for the artist, I’m not sure. 😬