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Thank you for indirectly leading me to discover the book title "The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England". Even if I never work my way to finding out anything further about this corner of literature, that title certainly tickled me.
It's a really fun read. Sanderson gets some hate from literary snobs for his simple writing style but sometimes that's the style of story you need.
(Raises an eyebrow) Who has a problem with Brandon's writing style?
Edit: FYI this comment was meant to rag on him for his writer's tic of having his characters raise a single eyebrow on every other page. Personally while I like many of his stories, his prose has been distractingly awkward at times.
"Serious" literature and fantasy fans often don't like him.