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Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson

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sellnow_hannah's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

This book was incredible! Dalinar’s backstory is so intense and I loved his character arc in this book. Some big reveals about Roshar and Cosmere crossover. I felt the pacing wasn’t as good as WoR, but Dalinar’s flashbacks, the plot twist, and the climax made up for that!

lenasophierue's review against another edition

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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

4.75

katrinarose's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

keegan_elliott's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional slow-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

4.0

daumari's review against another edition

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5.0

Reread notes, 12/13/20
There is a LOT going on in this behemoth. Updating the link to the art gallery. It really does feel like there's several phases to this one: exploration of Urithiru, the fall of

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Alethkar

, the third act battle, etc. plus the Windrunner squires, etc. etc.

The thing is, I don't know if there's necessarily a place I would have split the novel? And the way Sanderson describes writing SA books means that they're really a mini-trilogy unto themselves with short stories in between. As the series goes on, the world grows... and I can't wait to see more of Shadesmar.

Original review, 12/27/17
Still digesting this book. I may have a deeper, more insightful review upon a reread.

wow. Powerhouse of a novel, and though the size is intimidating, the final 200 pages were too compelling for me to go to bed last night.

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also, hi there, Vivenna. What are the Nalthis peeps doing on Roshar?

Re: the book itself- there are more interior illustrations and they are great, but do yourself a favor and either pull up the art gallery or find yourself an ebook/epub version because digitally, some of the illustrations are in color and so much the better for it (the Thaylen and havah fashion folio pages in particular benefit from increased contrast). The end covers depict four of the Heralds, and other reviewers have noted the consistency of how Jezrian's sword has been depicted across official artwork... I would not be surprised if the leatherbound ten year edition has full color within, but that won't be for another decade. The pages felt pretty thin- likely one of few ways to cram so many words/pages into a book, but I did fear tearing them a few times (and/or skipping two when turning).