But those flaws are the cracks where the light gets in.
On paper, Dalinar is the archetypal “noble general.” In Oathbringer , Sanderson strips that archetype down to its bloody bones. We see the not as a legend, but as a drunk, a warlord, and an amnesiac guilty of atrocities that would make Game of Thrones’ Gregor Clegane blanch.
★★★★½ (4.5/5) Best for: Fans of complex morality, giant magic swords, and therapy allegories. Avoid if: You need a happy ending. Or a short book. Brandon Sanderson - Stormlight Archive- Book 3-...
A cryptic letter from a god named Hoid (the series’ beloved rogue) discusses the politics of the Shards of Adonalsium. Ancient Dawncities are revealed to be magical capacitors. And the climax? It involves a third faction entering the war that changes the very geometry of the conflict.
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It is absurd. It is metal. And it will make you cry. Oathbringer has flaws. It is too long. The middle act drags under the weight of political infighting in a tower. A certain romantic subplot (Shallan/Adolin/Kaladin) feels like a teen drama stapled to an epic fantasy.
This is a book about broken people—not becoming unbroken, but learning to fight while shattered. It is the Empire Strikes Back of the series, the Two Towers, the Godfather Part II. It leaves you exhausted, devastated, and desperate for more. But those flaws are the cracks where the light gets in
It is a continuity-lover’s dream and a new reader’s nightmare. Oathbringer assumes you have a wiki open in your brain. Sanderson is famous for his “Sanderlanche”—the avalanche of action in the final 200 pages. Oathbringer contains his masterpiece.
In the sprawling, storm-blasted world of Roshar, there is a saying: “The most important step a man can take is the next one.” ★★★★½ (4