Stormlight Archive: Oathbringer (spoiler free review)

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[austinvaughn]

You mentioned not having the stand up and cheer, or teary eyed moment in this book. But Dalinar’s ending of “You cannot have my pain” is the peak form of emotional cheering to me. That is THE Heroic moment of the series so far for me.

[dylanbeazer]

I did the opposite, I upgraded my rating on a reread. I enjoyed getting those other perspectives and the world and Cosmere stuff that I didn’t know about since I didn’t know about the wider world.

[cryptorcd]

I found this one okay on the reread. My biggest problem is how the ending was just too long of a sanderlanche, it reminded me of when I watched star wars 8 and wondering when will this end already (oathbringer is much better obv).

I can't wait for book 5 though and I just hope Shallan will finally get conclusion to her backstory. I like her character a lot, but it just feels like we are going in circle with her story because Brandon is saving big reveal with this upcoming book.

[Marcus-idur]

2, 1, 3, 4 is my order. Rhythym of war was a serious chore and i probably glossed over a ton because it was such a slog.

[ID]

To your point about writing styles with Sanderson as an architect/planner and Stephen King as a gardener/"see where the story takes me" - King wrote a book called "misery" where the main character is an author, and in that book the main character said that writing a book with a specific end in mind is as impossible as launching an ICBM across the world and sinking it through a basketball hoop. Whereas you have Sanderson who already knows how each of the 10 books in the SLA will end. Both writing styles work for different people but i definitely prefer the endings to be better planned for.

[ZachJones]

I’m up and down on this series. Books 1 and 2 I loved but by 3 I felt like serious editing was needed because it simply didn’t justify the page length and, at least to me, felt like the middle part was a slog to get through. Still haven’t read Rhythm of War but definitely will soon

[iSamwise]

I love the Tom Clancy book on the shelf in the background!!!

[ZachKuhlBooks]

I fully agree. I liked Oathbringer, but after my rereads, I realized that I preferred Rythm of War over Oathbringer. My biggest issue was how long parts of it felt, especially the Shadesmar arc. That just dragged on for me.

[ozkantheflip]

What you have to say about Shallan in this book is exactly how I felt in the next book, imo Oathbringer set it up really nice to be resolved but then in Rhythm of War it's exactly what you said but multiplied.

[ajpruitt]

Hi, I’m one of those people who have this one as their favorite. Still love your reviews and videos cause you keep it real but to me this book is #1 (followed by 4, 2, 1)

[akellerhouse]

I liked Oathbringer so much better on re-read. I think because I'm reading this series as it's released, so i have to wait a couple years between books. It just disappointed me on first read. I really grew to appreciate it after reading it again.

[MrStevenvanL]

Reading this book currently and it is slow-going. I do like the world and will no doubt be finishing the saga ultimately, but even the first book gave me the feeling that it should have been edited down. To be fair, I get this feeling with a lot of scifi and fantasy series. Especially when an author is Famous, it seems like editors are scared to push for quality instead of quantity.

[VoyagesIntoImagination]

I finished this a couple of months ago and it's my favorite in the series so far (I won't be starting Rhythm of War for a few weeks yet). I do feel like pacing issues stood out in this one more than in the previous volumes, particularly in a particular segment around the middle that seemed to overstay its welcome. (I suspect that everyone who has read this will know the thread I'm referring to.) But I found the ending so powerful that it overcame that bout sluggishness - and in a series known for its top-tier endings, I felt Oathbringer topped them all.

[error_]

Gotta disagree this is my favorite book from Stormlight

[chillguy]

Oathbringer is my current favorite HOWEVER as with each storm light book, I tend to read them over the course of several months. With oathbringer, for sure was where I had the longest gaps between reading bursts. I'm also reading gardens of the moon at the same time so maybe there's a correlation 😂

[gauravshahi]

Quite the opposite for me ngl. Its the best Stormlight book easily for me followed closely by Words of Radiance

[Marc.]

I liked this one more than Rhythm of War

[Selitos]

The ending of this book and certain other revelations throughout made me love this book, but I definitely felt its length. Nothing will ever be as bad as the Venli chapters in Rhythm of war though haha. My personal ranking is 1, 3, 2, 4.

[shadowoflugia]

This one had way more side characters that I didn’t feel like remembering but that turned out to be important later and I’m just like, I don’t wanna go back and see who they were again and I don’t wanna look em up for fear of spoilers.

[FairyTalePhilipp]

4 1 3 2 is my Stormlight order. Don't even get started on Red Rising rankings or people will have aneurysms.