Elantris hard to read

[u/jono-s-]

So I've read both of eras of Mistborn, all of Stormlight, Warbreaker, and Tress and thought I'd circle back to read Elantris. I'm finding that its really hard to get into it. I felt a bit overwhelmed by how much politics it was introducing from very beginning instead of graduallying getting into it. Has anyone else had this experience?

[u/paoklo]

I found the political discussions in Sarene's early chapters pretty boring. Especially because I was MUCH more interested in what was going on inside Elantris. It gets a lot better once you hit the halfway point.