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itmakessenseincontext's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War
debhawkins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and War
jodean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Sexism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Incest
palmkd's review against another edition
5.0
I've read this one twice now and there's so much going on that it's hard to write a proper review.
You definitely need to start with book 1 in the series, and each book is more like 5 books in one and so wonderfully put together. If you've ever read a Sanderson book, you probably know that it comes with a "Sanderlanche," aka that moment where you really can't put it down anymore and your feelings are all on high alert. That was probably the last 2-2.5 hours of this book for me. SO GOOD.
Book 4 of the Stormlight archive was AMAZING. The stakes are higher, the feelings rawer, and the journeys even more rewarding than previous books. This time the current story is taking place in 3 different locations for the most part. There's some flashbacks explaining other points of view from the timeframe of book 1 which reveal some interesting information. There's more Radiant awesomness and another trip to Shadesmar. There's more spren and awesome world building.
And if that all wasn't enough, the Cosmere connections are becoming more and more blatant as the series progress and I CANNOT wait for book 5 in December!
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Colonisation, and War
saucy_bookdragon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
The Stormlight Archive continues to be such a well written series with an epic heroes' journey that dares to ask questions like "isn't it fucked up to put some guy in a situation? Is God available for a fight in a Denny's parking lot at 3 a.m.? Crabs?" Though I wish this specific book had more Shallan and Adolin (weird considering Shallan is on the cover) and I found the pacing off.
This book fed us Kaladin stans though, he's my poor little meow meow and this book was HEAVILY focused on his arc, especially his trauma and depression. Because of the focus on Kal, Syl gets a significant focus in proximity. This book also worked on expanding on a lot of the world building, fleshing out the magic systems and the politics of this world. And like the other Stormlight books, this was compulsively readable despite its length.
And with that, I'm finally caught up with the Stormlight Archive. This series was a commitment that paid off. The books are large because they are jammed pack with fantasy of truly epic proportions.
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Colonisation
Minor: Slavery
iono's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War
Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Dementia, Grief, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
kashby's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and War
Minor: Blood and Medical content
boba_nbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and War
Moderate: Addiction and Dementia
diana_barv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Volveré mañana cuando pueda resumir mis sentimientos pero de algo estoy segura. Este libro me dio una catarsis tremenda, no puedo esperar al final y Brandon más te vale dejar que Kaladin sobreviva.
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Alcoholism, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Alcohol
baponthecob's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I think I found it slow because there was a lot of "behind the scenes" activity. Like sneaking around, collusion, strategy, uncovering secrets, etc. Very much thinky thoughts. There were fight scenes ofc, but I think there was more character growth happening, which I really liked !! (Ngl there were some Kaladin lines that were like very obviously ✨inspiring✨ on purpose and they were very cheesy. But I ate that shit up bc I love Kaladin.)
I did cry in part one when
Moash fucking tried to convince Kaladin to kill himself
But of course by the end it wasnt TOO devastating; there were hopeful tones despite the impending suffering that I am bracing myself for.....
To end on a good note, some random things that made me happy:
-Kaladin and Adolin. Yeah.
-That scene at the tavern or something where Veil says she likes stupid women. Canon bi character hello???
-Aspec Jasnah !!!!!!!! I called it since WoK !!!!
-Kaladin finally getting some goddamn therapy
-Last but not least, can we all agree that GAGADIN was the cutest thing to ever happen??????
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Torture, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Dementia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis