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A review by mrjack
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds by Brandon Sanderson
3.0
A story told in three combined novellas, Brandon Sanderson's Legion introduces readers to the memorable Stephen Leeds and his many aspects. Leeds is so incredibly knowledgeable that he can't contain all of it himself; his brain compartmentalizes information and places it into separate personalities that he hallucinates around called aspects. These hallucinatory characters encounter him as he is hired to solve cases and mysteries, filling the pages with vibrant and energetic characterization and comic relief. Leeds can only take a few of them with him at a time. They all have their own imaginary lives.
The three cases that Leeds solves in this volume are all very unique. Legion is just waiting to be made into a TV show, and three episodes are sitting here ready: a pilot, a middle episode, and a season 1 finale. These aren't your run of the mill procedurals of murderers and kidnappers. Leeds chases after cameras that can take pictures of the past, computer data in corpse's fingers, and (most importantly) the woman who taught him to be how he is.
While Leeds and his hallucinated aspects are plenty fun, the characters around them are incredibly uninteresting even when they shouldn't be. Butlers, CEOs, and hitmen are all sometimes painfully generic.
Still, if you're looking for more unique mysteries or are already a fan of Brandon Sanderon's work, this one will be sure to please.
The three cases that Leeds solves in this volume are all very unique. Legion is just waiting to be made into a TV show, and three episodes are sitting here ready: a pilot, a middle episode, and a season 1 finale. These aren't your run of the mill procedurals of murderers and kidnappers. Leeds chases after cameras that can take pictures of the past, computer data in corpse's fingers, and (most importantly) the woman who taught him to be how he is.
While Leeds and his hallucinated aspects are plenty fun, the characters around them are incredibly uninteresting even when they shouldn't be. Butlers, CEOs, and hitmen are all sometimes painfully generic.
Still, if you're looking for more unique mysteries or are already a fan of Brandon Sanderon's work, this one will be sure to please.