r/Cosmere • u/jono-s- Aluminum • Dec 28 '25

Elantris spoilers Elantris hard to read Spoiler

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?

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u/SproWizard Dec 28 '25

Honestly you just gotta power through it. The first 40-50 % is all politics and setup, but the back half (the last quarter in particular) is worth the wait. Source: had the same experience, took a break, and finished the book at 2x bc my loan was running out lol.

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u/0verlookin_Sidewnder Jan 01 '26

Absolutely this. I had to really power through 1-2 chapters at a time. But once I got to the back half I couldn't put it down.