Oathbringer

I have so many feelings about this book it is hard to sort them all out in my head. It was an amazing read with so many layers and moving pieces to it. And I know I will definitely need to reread it because there are going to be things I missed in my first read through. I need to let everything settle first, though. And I am okay with that.

4.00/5.00

“I am Unity”

Oathbringer is a beautiful rendition of Dalinar Kholin's character development. The book packs an explosive plot with with some big reveals. The exploration of severe mental health issues is done masterfully. As promised, the book delivers on the famous Sanderlanche of a conclusion. The worldbuilding takes a big step in this book, bringing the Stromlight Archive to the grand scale epic that it is. However, Oathbringer suffers from a lack of a solid structure. The book tried to do too many things, develop too many characters, opened too many unexplored boxes, making it seem like a half a story that is way too long. Pacing also takes a major in the middle of the book, but I enjoyed slower pacing as much as the rest of the book.

SPOILERS!!

“The most important step a man can take, is the next one”, “The most important words a man can say is “I will do better””.

Plot-> Dalinar's history is my favorite part of the book. It had some jaw dropping moments ending with the great conclusion of Dalinar meeting Cultivation. Taravangian-Dalinar-Fen plot was also very interesting. I thought Shallan plotline was very good, but seemed boring at times. Kaladin seemed to take a back seat in this book, with really no significant plot line around him, which is fine, but dissapointing. I don't know what was going on with Odium.. his plot line is interesting. The ending was good but the shifting PoVs irritated me.

Worldbuilding -> Very impressive here, with the exploration of the Cognitive Realm and the history of the recreance. Lightweaving develops in the book, Dalinar's powers are developed and we an explosive ending, but it seems poorly executed compared to Windrunning. I am giving the worldbuilding a perfect score, even if I didn't enjoy the book as much as WoR. The history of Roshar, the political intricacy of the Diagram, the Cognitive relam and the perpendicularity! The cosmere easter eggs sprout more in this book more than other books... lots of connections to Warbreaker...

Character Development -> Dalinar's character development is done with perfection. The man faces so many challenges! Very satisfying. Kaladin takes a back seat, and Shallan's character turns into a stunning representation of multiple-personality disorder... just wow.

Prose -> Nothing new to say here, good as usual, not great. I though the stromfather's voice was done really well. The last three chapters were jumping from POV to POV so much! why! why! it was so irritating.

Emotional Impact -> I loved Dalinar's character development. I really liked the overall plot. I LOVED the beginning with Kaladin's homecoming and his friendship with the singers. I think the pacing and the book trying to do too many things spoiled Dalinar's glory moment at the end. The worldbuilding takes a better role in the book, but the book is too long! Several characters and plot lines could have been cut to make the book more enjoyable.. seriously! Still a really good book. I never thought I would tire of a long book, but I was tired here! There was just too many POV shifting.. which is the problem.

After the amazingness of books 1-2 it was going to be hard to match up. I thoroughly enjoyed this one, and did gasp at many times at what was going on. At first I wanted more of certain characters, then I started to realize Sanderson was concentrating on the characters with the most areas of growth - which made for a more interesting story.

Amazing book and addition to The Stormlight Archive! I loved this book for giving us a lot of backstory and history of the world. There is also some really amazing character moments for the main protagonists.

I think the ending wasn't as climactic as the previous two books but it leaves the story in a good place for the final two books of the first 5-book arc of the series.

I really loved Words of Radiance. Moving from it to Oathbringer was not fun. It took me a while to read this whole book because I kept stopping/starting.

The issues:
1. Parts 1-4 are extremely slow. Looking back there are a lot of needed character building moments, but maybe it could have been done in less than 1,000 pages. I would say the first 4 parts of this book are 2 stars.
2. I'm guessing the Ghostbloods are important later on, but every part involving them in this book I think is just a waste of time. I just don't care. I'm probably wrong for that, but it is what it is.

But, then you get to Part 5... Wow! Incredible! 5 stars! Part 5 is my favorite section of the Stormlight Archive so far. This book ends with a bang and Sanderson's writing style paints a perfect depiction. Your heart will be racing at the climax of the story when Dalinar says the thing.

In summary, Part 5 makes this book worth reading. But be warned, most of this book is very slow.

Livro muito bom. Até agora stormlight archive tá sendo um acerto de 100%.
Nesse livro a gente explora o passado do Dalinar, agora que já vimos o passado do kaladin e Shallan nos primeiros outros 2.

Os personagens principais tão excelentes. Porém por alguma razão a Shallan nesse livro mais do que os outros 2 está muito mais focada nas suas múltiplas personalidade que de vez em quando chega até ser confuso mas eu acho que é esse o intuito mas sei lá.
Kaladin continua crescendo como personagem mas ainda é o kaladin então fazer o quê. Mas nesse livro eles deram uma ótima explorada no grupo dele, como o teft, rock e outros. Porém eu ainda tô me perguntando o que o Brandon, pretende fazer com o Moash que depois do livro 2 está sendo tacado como uma bola de ping pong por aí, tipo ele matou o Elhokar do nada.
Ver o passado do Dalinar, e como ele ficou conhecido como blackthorn, também ver sobre sua esposa e como a morte do Gavilar afetou ele foi um bom adendo. O casamento com a Navani também foi muito bom.
A Venli teve um bom desenvolvimento na história mas eu ainda prefiria a visão da sua irmã Eshonai.
Também não posso deixar de mencionar o Szeth que teve um ótimo desenvolvimento, sem contar nas referências as outros livros como o Vasher, nightblood e sem contar na Vivenna que agora de chama Azure. Jasnah agora também virou a rainha.

Por último, mostrar mais do Shadesmar foi incrível saber mais daquele mundo e dos outros spren e da espada do Adolin foi incrível.

Brilliant latest chapter in The Stormlight Archive. This series continues to be my favorite fantasy series.[b:Oathbringer 34002132 Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3) Brandon Sanderson https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1507307833s/34002132.jpg 23840254] builds on this massive world to make it even bigger. These characters are so deep and alive on the page. Their struggles have great purpose and consequence that follows them throughout the series.I can't wait for [b:Stormlight Book 4 17250966 Untitled (The Stormlight Archive, #4) Brandon Sanderson https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png 23840265].

A bit messier than the first two with more fanservice-y scenes. The first book out of the three that I genuinely thought “Oh this is for sure a boy-book” lmao. I still enjoyed it as I do like a good boy-book. Glad that that love-triangle was short-lived, always hated that trope. Looking forward to reading the next book next month ✌

I read this book for the first time in 2020 and it took me nearly 3 months to complete it. While I enjoyed it back then, I felt that it was the weakest in the series.

Now, 3 years later, I give it full 5 stars and leave it full of emotion and satisfaction.

The change in rating comes partially from a change in me, but also as a consequence of the better understanding that comes with re-reading a good book.

This time around, I view both the plot and the characters slightly differently, while the world building still impresses me beyond measure.

Another great entry in the Stormlight Archive!

Overall, this wasn't my favorite in the series. The slog through Shadesmar just felt like it got a little old for me. But what I did like, I enjoyed immensely. I loved the exploration of Dalinar, and his path from tyrant to redemption. Also, I think the climactic main battle in this book has to be one of the best climaxes in all of epic fantasy novels. All the various elements going on in the book finally come together seamlessly. Look forward to the next one.

This book started out great. I was excited to see where everything went next... and then the pacing fell off a cliff. I don't know what happened, the first two books were fantastic. I lost the motivation to continue reading at some point. I made it over halfway through, but it was just missing something to keep me engaged. I will restart this series at some point, but for now, 2 stars for the DNF. This is probably my most critical review of a Sanderson book.

Every fight, death and power up was meaningful. The final battle was very well executed, shifting from different perspectives. There was an arc from one main character that was built up slightly then left aside(the focus not being on them this book)and I hope to see it continued in the next book. As has been the trend we spent alot of time with a particular character's history and it was both heartbreaking and enlightening. More than usual, moral conundrums are presented that are worth considering and they are not shied away from. The world building continues to be phenomenal and while many questions were answered, many new ones were raised. There's a particular love triangle that seemed unnecessary. Overall, good read