2024.05.23 更新

This is the last book of the trilogy, and it does a great job of tying up loose ends. The author, Brandon Sanderson, does a great job at making plot twists and keeping readers interested until the very end. There are a lot of battle scenes that are vividly described as well, which suits me just fine as I like action in the novels that I read.
One of the best plot twists interests me because it is tied to an analogy. So, the evil god who wants to destroy the world is named Ruin, and what is interesting is that he takes advantage of people’s blind faith in a political leader who died in order to manipulate them. This is interesting for me because, though it is not the first time I’ve seen something similar done, it reminds me that blindly following someone — even an honorable man — could very easily do more harm than good. When one wants to become great, no checklist of what someone else thought or did is going to be enough. One needs to find one’s own way.
Another plot twist that I liked was something that I don’t recall ever seeing before. When a person reads a novel with one main hero, they’re probably braced for the ending: that person is going to save the world somehow, and if there’s a final award of power or what not, that person is going to get it. That doesn’t happen here. True, the author does develop characters who were more minor in the first two books in this novel, but the true plot twist comes when the hero’s friend is who ends up ultimately saving the world and becoming “god”. This part of the novel is especially interesting for me because it is a bit like real life: the person who has always drawn the spotlight isn’t always the one who finishes the job, or who gets the final reward. In addition, this also acknowledges the sacrifices of others on the team; it is especially fitting because it fits the theme of that character, who was especially interesting in religion throughout the novel.