{"id":4643,"date":"2014-06-12T20:01:05","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T00:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=4643"},"modified":"2021-06-05T20:37:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T00:37:14","slug":"legion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/4643","title":{"rendered":"Legion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legion<\/a><\/em> (2012) Brandon Sanderson<\/p>\n

\"legion\"<\/a>Important note: this is a novella. I love novellas and short stories, but some people don’t, so there’s your heads up.<\/p>\n

Stephen Leeds has multiple aspects–full fledged personalities that he sees as distinct individuals, yet knows are hallucinations. These hallucinations allow him to solve mysteries and conundrums and have made him very rich and very famous, but also very very tired of being studied and examined.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, true. They\u2019re my hallucinations. But Stan is something special. Only Tobias hears him. Tobias is a schizophrenic.\u201d
\nShe blinked in surprise. \u201cYour hallucination . . .\u201d
\n\u201cYes?\u201d
\n\u201cYour hallucination has hallucinations.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s a complicated idea, and it is very very well done. I adore the idea that someone might have hallucinations, know they are hallucinations, and be able to put them to use.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo offense intended, Monica, but you\u2019re a sneaky corporate type. Ivy and J.C. figured out ages ago that you\u2019re not an engineer. You\u2019re either a slimy executive tasked with handling undesirable elements, or you\u2019re a slimy security forces leader who does the same.\u201d
\n\u201cWhat part of that am I not supposed to take offense at?\u201d she asked coolly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Utterly marvelous.
\nRating: 8.5\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Dragonsteel Entertainment, LLC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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