Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson

7 reviews

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: War, Alcoholism, and Slavery

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

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

mads_reads_books's review

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

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

jodean's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Body horror, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gore, Classism, Slavery, Death, Blood, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Deportation, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Medical content

iono's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Classism, Drug abuse, Slavery, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Child death, Homophobia, and Medical content

queenie_ofthe_void's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, War, Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Violence, Blood, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Addiction

This book is even better the second time around and the narration is great as usual.

maelikesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, War, Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Grief, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abandonment, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Death of parent