Name: Tress of the Emerald Sea
ISBN: 9781399613392

Brandon Sanderson

A Cosmere Novel

Tress of the Emerald Sea

Abby Brake

Yet I've found that the people who are the happiest are the ones who learn best how to feel. It takes practice, you know. Effort. And those who (late in life) have been feeling for two, three, or a thousand different people... well, turns out they've had a leg up on everyone

Liv Gliese Johnsen

"Civilized?" Tress screamed as another shot sounded outside. This one appeared to miss, fortunately.

 "Takes a civilization to build a cannon. What? You think there are forest out there growing them spontaneously?”

Yet I've found that the people who are the happiest are the ones who learn best how to feel. It takes practice, you know. Efort. And those who (late in life) have been feeling for two, three, or a thou- sand different people ... well, turns out they've had a leg up on everyone else all along.

That is one of the great mistakes people make: assuming that someone who does menial work does not like thinking. Physical labor is great for the mind, as it leaves all kinds of time to consider the world. Other work, like accounting or scribing, demands little of the body-but siphons energy from the mind. 

If you wish to become a storyteller, here is a hint: sell your labor, but not your mind. Give me ten hours a day scrubbing a deck, and oh the stories I could imagine. Give me ten hours adding sums, and all you'll have me imagining at the end is a warm bed and a thought-free evening 

Dani

It is beautifully written, with a wholly unique setting and clever humor. Maybe I was not in the right mood for the book, but it was really difficult for me to keep reading. I can’t pinpoint anything specific and I can see why people love it. Tress is a very realistic protagonist who doesn’t always make really dumb decisions because she’s a girl, which is refreshing. 

Kristen Savage

this was a fun one. the narration style is definitely different and I could see it not hitting for everybody, but I enjoyed it. overall, I liked the story and the characters. I was a bit disappointed with the ending, though.

Tress of the Emerald Sea A Cosmere Novel

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