Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson

5 reviews

emabled's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.75

this is perhaps the best ending sanderson has yet written of the first three books in this series. it brought up so many morally striking questions and didn't resolve them easily. it let them be complicated, because they are. kaladin hasn't spoken the fourth ideal because he isn't ready; he didn't get a forced redemption. a lot of the plot twists towards the end of the previous two books felt very sudden to me, so this was a wonderful change in pace.

and, thank fucking god, the love triangle (i think) is dissolved. words cannot express how much i dislike that trope, and i am so relieved it was shallan and adolon together. kaladin deserves a happy ending, of course, but it was not with shallsn.

once again, the world building in this book is INSANE. sometimes, the words and writing are averagely impressive, if not just plain average, though i am not denying sometimes sanderson's syntax and metaphor are occasionally very striking. however, the world building is consistently beautiful and intricate, leaving expectation fulfilled in every succeeding book. the added humor in the writing also is a nice refresher, considering some of the heavy arcs the characters go through.

the spren bonds with the radiants remind me of soul eater weapons and meisters. i love that. they're my favorite part of this series.

so many questions. some answers. so much anticipation.

incredible book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

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

oldladysadie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

This book is a masterpiece, and everything I have been wanting and hoping for from The Stormlight Archive. Five stars aren’t enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Racism, Slavery, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

cognitivedisaster's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

Read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Racism, Slavery, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse

untoworthy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, and Death of parent