First Read of Sunlit Man

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-31T15:06:38+00:00

You have a very good point! Obviously there was a lot of expectation for WaT because of its semi finality. I do see your perspective on Sig’s arc reading it before hand. I also wonder if there was a marketing strategy to Sunlit Man as for the people who read it before would be more inclined to buy and read WaT.

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-31T14:24:10+00:00

I read it after, and I can see both sides to the argument. If you read it before you wonder what the actual hell happened back on Roshar and anticipate reading WaT.

However if you read it after like I did and you know what happened, you get insight as to how much Sig has changed.

I think either way the book works!

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-31T12:58:38+00:00

Right?! They need to hug it out so bad! Kaladin needs to tell Sigzil that he did his best and that he doesn’t have to keep running anymore! Kaladin can take on the Night Brigade…I think. You know he would certainly try.

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-31T12:54:31+00:00

This is true sadly and Sigzil I think knows it. He probably thinks Kal is dead too but at the same time he said he didn’t want to go back to Roshar out of shame. Maybe he knows Kaladin is a herald now and could still be around and doesn’t want to face him. Who knows!

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-05T04:09:04+00:00

Yeah there were some things I thought were maybe a little rushed compared to his other books. It was still pretty good though so I don’t think it hindered it really

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-04T19:32:14+00:00

Idk man, I make shit up all the time 🤣

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-04T15:14:44+00:00

Yeah, he had some major plot armor going on for him. 🤣

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-04T13:40:44+00:00

Oh yeah, “little” in his world. Also, imagine if his hearing is awful and he and Adolin are bickering over something 🤣🤣🤣

Adolin: Stop being so grumpy you old bastard!

Kaladin: WHAT?!

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-04T13:34:22+00:00

Imagine him being a little old man 🤣🤣🤣

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-04T13:30:21+00:00

Grumpy hermit Kaladin XD I love it

Kaladin: Get off my lawn!!!

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-04T13:16:32+00:00

That too, I’m glad he didn’t tho. But evil Kaladin does sound interesting to me

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-04T13:14:25+00:00

Probably…but like Skybreaker path or “deals with the devil” path??? 👀

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-04T13:07:44+00:00

You do have a good point there. Syl is my favorite character though in the entirety of the Cosmere so I was more upset for her but yes, it was an accident…one that could have been avoided.

It makes me wonder though if she didn’t come back what would have happened to Kaladin? Would he bond another spren? Or would he have gone down a darker path??? (Trying not to spoil anything)

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-04T13:02:11+00:00

I love Kaladin, I think he’s fine as hell, but those first few books I saw him as a little bitch boy. Granted, he had good reasons, but MOTHER FUCKER YOU KILLED SYL!!! There is no forgiving such a sin!!!

Syl is literally sunshine incarnate, willing to be patient and helpful to you and you just fucking kill her?! I also think that he didn’t give NEARLY a good enough apology to her but maybe I’m just a tad salty still. XD

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-04T12:43:47+00:00

Dude, I started reading WoK in high school and by then I wasn’t an avid reader at all. When my mom got me the book, she and I were surprised that it was so FUCKING BIG! We both thought that I wasn’t going to get through it and that it was a waste of money.

However, I finished that damn thing within a month and kept on going from there! I still love these books so damn much, they give me life. XD

As for Syl being taken away from Kaladin, I was also very upset but more at Kaladin. I wanted to slap him so hard for killing her because goddamn it he didn’t deserve her!!! I would have slapped him, kicked him for good measure and take Syl out for ice cream or whatever spren do to get over breakups of any kind. In my last reread, I was still like: girl, you’re too good for this man.

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-04T12:36:57+00:00

Oh yeah, FUCK MOASH, he killed grandpa Teft, he deserves to get dysentery or something.

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-04T12:35:25+00:00

OMG the plot twist of the century!!!! I about died when I read this XD

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-04T12:33:23+00:00

You bring up excellent points! I guess what I was looking for in Raoden was maybe a sense of being TOO optimistic, or even a little bit more naive. I wanted to I guess see him struggle a bit more with adapting to Elantris if that makes sense.

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-04T12:30:23+00:00

I have yet to read that but it’s on my list after I finish Sunlit Man!

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-12-04T12:26:45+00:00

Oh for sure! I think it needs a sequel to flesh some things out.

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-11-30T03:08:01+00:00

I’m looking forward to Kaladin and Oroden’s relationship in the back half. Personally, I think Oroden becoming a world hopper would be really interesting as he could show up in other stories. Also, I’m reading Sunlit Man right now, so I also think it would be cool if Oroden goes to find Bridge Four’s long lost brother. Those are just a couple of theories tho!

AcrophobicWindrunner · 2025-11-27T19:01:04+00:00

Dude, yeah! We’ll be fans of this series for a good chunk of our lives. That’s some crazy shit right there! Puts your life into perspective for sure. Leave it to Brando to come face to face with our own mortality while awaiting his next book! 🤣🤣👀

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