Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson

47 reviews

kpiedmonte's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, and War

jodean's review against another edition

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

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

Minor: Medical content

supercat_earl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Dysphoria, and War

ok7a's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

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

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

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

caity_reviews_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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: Mental illness and Violence

josiah17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

Holy flippin cow. I don't think I like this book more than Words of Radiance, but it's really close.

First off, some of the characterization in this story is the best in all of fiction. Specifically, Dalinar. He may just be the best written character I've ever witnessed.

The historical context received from this book was awesome. Everything about furthering the understanding of Roshar is always enjoyable. The Sanderlanche was also jaw-dropping. It may be my favorite Sanderlanche yet. I had chills for the entirety of those final 120ish pages.

However, I do have two gripes with this book, but neither hold the rating back:
1. The pacing was off a little bit. If that element was better, this book would probably overtake Words of Radiance for me.

2. Shallan's arc was not my favorite, but by no means was it bad. I prefer her characterization in Words of Radiance. I hope it improves in the next book. 

Just a fantastic book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

Moderate: Genocide and Mental illness

Minor: Toxic relationship

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

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

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

bcrowes11's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Death of parent, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Classism

gilchrist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Mental illness