Reviews

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson

officialmcnugget's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

brookieblue's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• 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

vikrmm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• 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

Honestly the only bad thing about this book is that it’s not as good as it’s predecessors. The continuation of the character development of each character here was done the best in this book in my opinion. Especially Dalinar and Shallan. Shallan’s chapters with Wit were easily the best chapters of I’ve read in the series so far. The book may feel draggy at times and go on for longer than it should but it’s a worthwhile journey in the end. Journey before destination, my friend. 

expensivedaisy's review against another edition

5.0

this is the longest book i have ever read which made it extremely daunting. each time i picked it up, i was filled with a sense of dread. nonetheless, i pushed through and i am veeerrryyyy glad i did.

sanderson has the ability to create a universe so completely and wholistic without trying too hard. everything connected together so seamlessly. each time i thought “we’ll that was pointless”, there ALWAYS turned out to be a specific reasoning that was helpful to the plot.

speaking of the plot, it was very well put together. throughout the lulls of the narrative, sanderson included flashbacks and interludes that added a bit of spice.

the character development was extremely satisfactory as well !! they functioned like real humans experiencing both the highs and lows of growth. and despite their being a bunch of point of views, sanderson took much care in ensuring each character was multidimensional.

well done !!!! five staaaarsss !!!

kiran14's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• 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

kirsteny's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• 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

joshuabushen's review against another edition

5.0

While Oathbringer does a good job of untangling the mess left over after the cataclysmic events of Words of Radiance, it was also the first time that the word slog peeped into my mind reading this series. To me it felt as if it took a while for this book to get going as the characters attempt to work out what they should do next. Oathbringer introduces so many new perspectives and characters that at points I was wondering when I'd get back to a character I had been following for over 3000 pages at this point. However, other than these minor gripes, I thoroughly enjoyed reading Oathbringer. Sanderson's excellent plotting is here as always, the characters are great (Adolin and Kaladin in particular), and Sanderson's prose is ever improving. Surprisingly, I actually laughed out loud a few times as well.

9/10

xkrow's review against another edition

4.0

8/10

Weakest Stormlight entry as of it yet, but even the series' weakest is pretty damn good. 

It picks up well from the end of the second book (one of my all time favorites), especially in Kaladin's storyline, but I feel as if it quickly confuddles it into a middle stretch that ultimately made my drop the book for nearly six months.

But, then it comes back strong near the 66% mark and strikes it down for the homerun. Big set-piece, crazy reveals, strong character moments - it has it all! It made me nearly drop all negative feelings about the book by the time the epilogue rolled. 

Character wise the book is starting to show some level of repetitiveness with its characters, having been through their mental troubles for 3 books now, but Sanderson does enough to keep it interesting (I liked the almost D.I.D element of Shallan, which fits perfectly). And there are new characters that get a good spotlight. But Dalinar really shot-up my favs list to probs be my second favorite at this point, with Shallan tracing a close third (no one touches my GOAT Kaladin though). 

Some really, really cool lore bits were revealed in this book, and the antagonistic forces finally seem to be making their move, so I'm really excited to get to the next one soon! (And hopefully make it a WOR paced read than a WOK or OB one.)

jaceoleson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• 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

lunazura's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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