Elantris

Key Takeaways

Kyle, in 2022 in Books: There’s one other aspect about Brandon Sanderson’s writing I’ve come to appreciate. He really understands the psychology of a leader. All year, I kept coming back to this quote from Confucius:

“To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.”

The characters in Sanderson’s stories have to first “set [their] hearts right.” Then, as leaders, they’re setting about changing the story of who people believe themselves to be.

Connections

Author: Brandon Sanderson — Kyle’s most-read author in the library; see his other Sanderson reads (the Mistborn and Stormlight books).