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A review by andyb245
Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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
3.5
While enjoyable in it's own right I feel like we've seen these characters go through self doubt enough times by this point in the story. I would like it if the characters started maturing out of these characteristics finally.
The middle of this book DRAGS. Sanderson could probably have cut some 300 pages and the story wouldn't have suffered for it. There are simply too many POVs now. I find myself caring about maybe 1/3 of them and the others only take page count from actually interesting characters. I find it practically indefenssible that chracters like Kaladin are left behind for so much of this book so we can explore others who won't ever interact with the world or each other.
And the last part of this book was a rough patch for me. Swapping POVs every paragraph for several chapters didn't effectively set up the action, it fragmented it and made it hard to get invested in anything that was actually taking place.
The middle of this book DRAGS. Sanderson could probably have cut some 300 pages and the story wouldn't have suffered for it. There are simply too many POVs now. I find myself caring about maybe 1/3 of them and the others only take page count from actually interesting characters. I find it practically indefenssible that chracters like Kaladin are left behind for so much of this book so we can explore others who won't ever interact with the world or each other.
And the last part of this book was a rough patch for me. Swapping POVs every paragraph for several chapters didn't effectively set up the action, it fragmented it and made it hard to get invested in anything that was actually taking place.