Oathbringer

What can I say about Oathbringer? This might be my favourite of the series so far. It has just so many things: connections, compassion, love, sorrow, sadness, hope, happiness, forgiveness and so much action. The depth of the worldbuilding and character development is unreal.

It's no secret I think Sanderson is a genius and that I'm thoroughly impressed with his imagination and what he's aiming with Cosmere. However, and though the worlds he is developing are incredible, I think he really shines with the characters development.

The fact that his characters are dealing with severe mental health issues is already worth praising, but they are wonderfully well written and researched, and this is mesmerizing to read. Their story, their sorrows, their healing journey and ultimately acceptance of their flaws is just beautiful and fills me with hope.

I feel completely drained, but this was beautiful!

Now that is a really long book and to be very frank a tad disappointing for a Brandon Sanderson novel. Don't get me wrong. It still has all the makings of a good book with enough highs and lows, humour and despair etc. But too many characters can sometimes take away from a nice tale and that is what happened here I think. The magic system being fairly complicated adds another level of complexity I would rather not deal with. Hopefully we are now going to jump era's so lets hope for a more simplified future.

Just so god damn epic. It is still somehow that classic high fantasy but done in an entirely unique way.

I didn't know how you could top that Heavy-Metal-cover storm-surf ending of the previous book but somehow he took it to a whole other level.

The only upsetting thing is realising I have to add in the entire Mistborn series to my reading list, if it's anywhere near as good as these books and also ties in then I don't even have a choice.

...if a people are oppressed and they find themselves freed from that oppression, is it any surprise that they would want to strike back at their oppressors? That???s why colonial powers always feared native uprisings and rebellions: because they were afraid that the horrors they had perpetrated on the native populace would then be turned upon them.

But is it right? That is where it gets more complicated. The notion of retribution ??? an eye for an eye and so on ??? seems logical, if not outright justifiable, but again, is it right? Is it right to massacre one???s oppressors? Is it right to enslave them? It is justifiable, yes, but is it the right thing to do? There are no easy answers for that question, and the novel does not even attempt to offer such answers. What it does, however, is leave the question open for the reader, so that he or she may come to his or her own conclusions ??? if such is even possible.

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Una obra de arte, una obra maestra dentro de la saga del archivo de las tormentas.

El ritmo de la narrativa es un poco mas lento y difícil de seguir en comparación a los primeros dos libros, pero vale la pena cuando todo converge en las ultimas dos partes.
Sin duda Dalinar como personaje se construye de una forma notable, mejor de lo que esperaba, donde sanderson lo realiza tan bien, que todas las emociones que esta sintiendo dalinar las sientes como si fuesen tuyas.
Kaladin, como siempre, el personaje más “realista” en cuanto al sentir y sus decisiones, nada que decir.
Shallan es mi punto mas bajo del libro, podría haber tenido menos paginas.

Fuera de todo esto, tiene una de las escenas mas emocionantes de toda la saga, con Dalinar al frente de Odium.

En este libro hay personajes secundarios que también tienen momentos épicos , y eso se agradece bastante cof cof Teft cof cof

// “It is not perfection we seek, for perfection is impossible; instead, we seek consistency.” \

This book has such a sweeping narrative that it would be almost impossible for me to write out a review that A, does it justice, and B, covers every part that I enjoyed. So, I thought I would just do a quick, tidy, and efficient Alphabet review. It will probably be a little “ranty” and incoherent, but it will give me a clear beginning and end.

So, hold your sprens close and your honorblades even closer, because here we go!

A is for Adolin – The fact that we do not get any significant answers to what happened in the bombshell of an ending in WOR until page 850 is something that is baffling to me. But it's apropos to the tone of the entire book. Each and every revelation is met with a ho-hum response. You wait for answers to BIG questions; they come, but for the most part, they are written with a nonchalant and non-revelatory prose.
B is for Burden – Both Shal and Azure have some pretty heavy burdens to overcome in this book, and by the end, I would say they are stifled; they will probably carry on in future books.
C is for Comradery – The comradery is strong with this one, but not as inspiring or electrifying as WOR.
D is for Dalinar - If there was a character that you liked at times, disagreed with at times, teared up with at times, or cheered with at times, it would be this guy. I enjoyed his story arc in this one. Oh, and the interactions with the storm father are top-tier.
E is for Evi –

 “Yes, I began my journey alone, and I ended it alone. But that does not mean that I walked alone.”

There are many paths your journey can take but you must choose a path. I can safely say that this is my favorite entry in the Stormlight Archive so far. I was pulled into every page in Oathbringer and I felt compelled to give it my full attention. I was surprised by how much this book got to me emotionally but so many moments hit me.

“What is the most important step a man can take?” 

I loved Kaladin's character arc in the first book, but this installment features a storyline to rival it. It takes a secondary character and makes them one of my favorites and makes me want to go back and read the first two all over again. I can't recommend highly enough.

Age range: 14+
This rating has less to do with mature content and more with the length and depth of this book. Younger readers may have difficulty with reading the same book for so long and having to keep track of the developments with so many different characters.