The Stormlight Archive Boxed Set Part One

Review of the book quality, not the author's work.I've never experienced this with books before. If you rest you fingers or hands on the pages where text is, with any force, the ink will smudge. Doesn't affect readability, but it looks unsightly, and well, that's not how books are supposed to work. To make things worse, the margins around the page edges are so small that the book has to be prized open with some force so you can see the text near the inside. So it's a struggle not to touch or place your fingers or hands where the text is, and to avoid defacing the pages you have to handle the pages with deliberate care while reading. Doable, but annoying. The pages themselves have a look and smell somewhat reminiscent of newspaper paper. On the plus side the spines are those that are almost impossible to crease, and the covers seem fine and normal.Note that I'm referring to the main single-volume books, not the novella which has a different (more normal) paper quality.

- Smooth and floppy paper- Sturdy bindings- Excellent printing- Beautiful covers and book designLooking forward to the second boxed set :-)