Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson

15 reviews

chels_ro's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.25

coming off the back of words of radiance this book definitely falls into a mid series lull. Dalinar’s backstory does not disappoint but his main plot in the book becomes slightly repetitive. while Sanderson is usually very good at balancing character perspectives i found at some points the amount of perspective changes becomes overwhelming and makes other characters,

particularly Kaladin and Adolin,

have less to do this time around. however there are some major highs to level out the story and Sanderson’s mid series lull is still much better than what most people are writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and War

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Genocide, and Colonisation

takarakei's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• 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

5.0

I swear to follow the will of Dalinar Kholin. This is my oath.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Genocide, Mental illness, Slavery, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Medical content

bearystarry's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Fatphobia, Genocide, and Homophobia

errie's review against another edition

adventurous dark

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

alliekc1010's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

a cautionary tale about the dangers of committing war crimes. 

the quality of this series is so consistent. i love learning more about the characters and watching them grow. i’m excited to read rhythm of war!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Genocide, Violence, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

dani_reis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This book is far better on a reread after Rhythm of War. I struggled the first time through because Dalinar's flashbacks felt more frustrating. After completing the current stack of Cosmere books, it occurred to me just how important this book is for details. I went into it this time looking for those pieces and I'm looking forward to book 5 even more (didn't realize that was possible!) now that I caught the details. It does feel stuffy that first time, and I'm not a fan of Kramer and Reading. Their accents for people seemed to change midbook which felt jarring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Slavery, and War

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Fire/Fire injury

mads_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Genocide, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

tarrnation's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This was insane. With Oathbringer, Sanderson explained more concepts about the world of Roshar. I did enjoy reading, although it took me the longest out of the three so far . . .  it grew tedious, and I trudged along for the majority of the book. My interest in the characters and storyline seems to evaporate with the reading of each book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide

sammyy_3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Murder, and War

Moderate: Mental illness

shalladin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse