Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson

12 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

jrow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Masterfully written.

Not as many oh wow moments as the first two books, but very satisfyingly begins to tie together some of the many loose ends begin over the previous two books.

Another great read and looking forward to the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Addiction, Child death, Slavery, War, Alcoholism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Dementia

leahegood's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is my third time reading the currently published books in The Stormlight Archives. Oathbringer has, in the past, been my least favorite of the four due to how grisly some of the details are. However, on this reading, I found the shock factor had worn off enough to allow me to enjoy the aching depths to the characters in this story.

Oathbringer is a book about owning the past, embracing responsibility, and allowing that to propel growth instead of wallowing in past mistakes. These lessons are painfully hard won for the characters ... and in their struggle not to break under that, I found myself inspired.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and War

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Violence

Minor: Slavery

vbaltazar07's review

adventurous challenging hopeful reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Mental illness

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

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

shalladin's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Colonisation, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, War, Death, Gore, Grief, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Genocide

Moderate: Domestic abuse

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

laran_s's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Violence, Death, Slavery, War, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Murder, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Ableism, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, and Death of parent

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.