Re the torture.. **SPOILERS** The heralds never agreed to be tortured. The fused just found out that they were freed every time a herald broke. So they torture them to be freed. Taln is the one that was alone for thousands of years
@noname36096 ай бұрын
Amazing book.I plan to re-read last 300 pages b4 Dawnshard and I will also re-read Rhythm of War b4 Stormlight 5 this year. Sanderson is without a doubt my favourite Fantasy author! 😊
@hannahjones50416 ай бұрын
I finished Oathbringer 3 days ago. It was an enjoyable read overall but yes very long and a bit of a slog sometimes. The Sanderlanche was great but didn’t have quite the same effect on me as WOR did. I’ll be taking a few months break before starting ROW.
@ladansemakabre6 ай бұрын
i love subjectivity cause i still think Oathbringer has the best sanderlanche in the series 😳😳
@studiosrp88606 ай бұрын
I loved Shallan during WoR, and I like her again after RoW. Obviously I won't spoil anything from RoW. But my issue with Shallan is that she keeps secrets from the other POV characters for absolutely no reason. It honestly just drove me crazy me how better off everyone would've been if she stopped keeping so many secrets in Oathbringer.
@robertogerendas6 ай бұрын
It feels like you really didn't like the book, but since its Sanderson and SA you have to say its good and worth your time.
@black-aliss2 ай бұрын
Sunk cost fallacy. But I can't fault him after 2000+ pages sunk.
@stone78586 ай бұрын
The parts 1-4 are slow, all in different ways. I love part 4, but a lot of people struggle with that one. Part 2 has all the Bridge 4 POVs, and that is great, but also somewhat at the side of it all. I agree that the quality of Sanderlanche in OB is a bit lower than the two first books For the three first books, my order would be WOK, WOR, and then OB. But WOK and WOR are really close, and also a little jump above OB
@xiiir838Ай бұрын
16:33 *SPOILER* Really funny this bit. My reaction to that was to ask why it happened? Why the Honour abandoned the singers (is it singers? In Spanish is "cantores") ? Why did the spren abandoned the singers? Yes, humanity conquered them, but why? It was really weird that nobody in-universe asked why did humans conquered Roshar, but just rolled with it thinking they were the bad guys.
@sowercookie5 ай бұрын
"The flashbacks are so good" is honestly my problem with the series, nothing in the main timeline is as compelling or dramatic as the past stuff. I have similar feelings to you about Oathbringer, it's still the bottom of the pile for me even below the novellas.
@safinan80086 ай бұрын
Liked this book!! Thank you for the review!! Happy reading to you!! 😊
@mattamant9156 ай бұрын
I do agree with your Stormlight rankings. I wonder how the ranking will look once you finish book 4.
@matyasgorjanacz32936 ай бұрын
Please make a Review for *The Bound and the Broken*🙏 Would love to see more on this series
@Danhibbert736 ай бұрын
I gave it the same - 4 stars. It's not my top SA book either for sure, but I still enjoyed it!
@esmayrosalyne6 ай бұрын
Completely agree with all the critiques you gave... and yet somehow this is probably my favourite SA book currently lol. Curious to see how the reread is gonna hold up. Also, I have forgotten when you learn about who the leader of the Ghostbloods is, but there are definitely answers in one of the SA books. Don't want to spoil it, but if you read RoW and you are still in the dark then you have missed something hahah. Great review! And yes, Shallan supremacy!!!
@libraryofaviking6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the comment! I am excited for RoW!
@jonvalett67086 ай бұрын
Great review - keep with it.
@ericF-176 ай бұрын
Great review even if I don't agree exactly with every single thing you say. I don't really understand why people hate Shallan either, and I'm happy that you "kind of understand" where Moash is coming from. I always find it strange when people pretend like he's completely evil and his actions are totally unjustified. Yes, they're wrong, but they're also understandable. That's the point. Somebody else here already did a good job explaining why the heralds get tortured, so I won't repeat that.
@rebeccaroy37516 ай бұрын
I think Rhythm of War is much better paced than Oathbringer. I agree that Oathbringer is so slow, though I did still enjoy it. Shallan is my favorite character too.
@trekull-2 ай бұрын
Rhythm of War has an even slower pace imo, brace yourself
@virginiajb6 ай бұрын
I mostly agree with you, but Kaladin remains my fav character, and I think it won't change. For me Oathbringer is a book where caracteres grow a lot in general, and I think although it is the slowest book for me so far in SA, it is necessary. Being so slow it allows the reader to get to know the characters more and love them even more. But that's just my opinion. I won't write any spoiler, but you need to read RoW. Enjoy it!!
@Kapoochii6 ай бұрын
I quit this series after book 2. Sanderson needs an editor.
@mikesbookreviews6 ай бұрын
Rhythm of War made me appreciate Oathbringer more in hindsight. So there's that.
@libraryofaviking6 ай бұрын
Mate, that's NOT what I want to hear 😂
@mikesbookreviews6 ай бұрын
@@libraryofaviking If you love science class & the Parshendi/Fused, it'll be the book for you.
@saijyotirmayee30506 ай бұрын
RoW is definitely slower. But IMO, it has the BEST sanderlanche.
@MaxFidler6 ай бұрын
Don’t look him up, but have you met a character named Thaidakar?
@reidchikezie11616 ай бұрын
Finished Rythm of War last year...my hatred for Shallan knows no bounds 😂
@wudao886 ай бұрын
So glad we got less of Kaladin in this book. I like his character but we really needed a break from him, and from him flying in to save the day like superman every time feels really cheap.
@LEOrgill6 ай бұрын
It took me over a year to read Oathbringer. Just because I was bored in certain sections. I kind of regretted reading that slowly because by the time I reached the end I forgot a lot of the things that happened in the beginning of the book. On the other hand I loved Rhythm of War.
@cjdflkj6 ай бұрын
I realized why Brandon Sanderson’s works and especially Oath Bringer really I just can’t jive with…I’m an aphant. I have aphantasia, and I personally do not like reading descriptions of clothes and scenery over and over again. My kids and husband are hyperphants are love Sanderson because they can see the battle imagery in their minds. I stopped reading the series because I felt like the characters never got anywhere and I really want to revisit the characters but there are just pages and pages I zone out. Plus, too many character stories leaves too long of periods between character stories.
@caewing856 ай бұрын
I didn’t like Oathbringer as much as everyone else seems to either. I really didn’t enjoy Rhythm of War either, mostly because of the flashbacks. I dreaded the flashbacks in RoW. I love Kaladin the most of all the characters-mostly because I feel like he needs a hug.
@gstokker6 ай бұрын
Sorry but no… Shallan has never become my favourite character 🤣🤣 For me I could chop out all of her PoV chapters and find the series more enjoyable
@OooItsBlue6 ай бұрын
100%. I liked Shallan a bit in the first book. Ever since that book though, absolutely not.
@MichaelRDZ76 ай бұрын
Totally agree!
@cjdflkj6 ай бұрын
She’s kind of a trope.
@587Ryan6 ай бұрын
Especially after rhythm of war I can’t stand her
@gstokker6 ай бұрын
@@587Ryan any Shallan chapter takes me 2 - 3 times longer to read than any other chapter and there is a good chance I’ll pick up another book and read that instead
@lukewalding97746 ай бұрын
What are the books on your shelf with the gold on the spines?
@Morfeusm6 ай бұрын
Leatherbound editions of Sanderson books. You can buy those in his store for hundred dollars or all of them in bulk for thousands dollars.
@eded91576 ай бұрын
Well, third place for me too, WoR and WoK are better but still this is a very good book that i recommend, i didnt have pace problem but i see a lot of people mention it, so it must be there. Now, Rhythm of War... that's where my problem with pace is. RoW feels like a chore to read, and the flashback character is uninterested AF, thats the book i cant recommend unless your are already a big fan of this series and you need to read it to get to Stormlight 5.
@K0opa6 ай бұрын
Do you think that maybe you had such a problem with the pacing because you took so long to read it?
@IzzyZil206 ай бұрын
The pacing in this book is also not great so there’s that
@Sam-xu3lb6 ай бұрын
Brandon's had some pacing issues in the last two books, I think 1+2 are the best novels overall, but I think 3+4 have had the highest highs, most memorable and well crafted moments, they've been the most profound reads for me personally, the ones I remember the most. A lot of Shallan just feels... unsupported, unearned? (Even when she's clearly been through/is going through so much.) I don't know how to express it, it feels like she's just going to win or knows better most of the time? We've got a few good moments out of her that make me want to see it through however.
@BridgeburnerToniАй бұрын
So much bloat in this book. Dont think i enjoy it. Might pass on ROW.
@focusrelax88385 ай бұрын
His books have to many subplots and he extends the books for no reason! Pacing is super slow.he could cut a lot and make the books more fast pacing and more interesting on 600-700 pages instead
@datmarshy4 ай бұрын
🦻…🤔…🕵🏻♂️…😨 !! he said that Shallan is his favorite character, guys…. GET HIM!!!! 🪓
@orashionseis6 ай бұрын
Please make a review on elric saga please 😊
@fidato_26 күн бұрын
I don't think dalinar is a great character. He committed mass murder, a genocide. I don't understand why people like him