Oathbringer shows how intensely Brandon Sanderson can deliver payoff to >1k pages long story archs. There are several moments where I was so invested in both the characters an the story, that the ongoing action made me emotional – we get to see our share of drug problems, depression, psychic breakdowns, all from characters that have a lot of history and have come a far way. Finally getting all the backstory on Dalinar, and seeing his development, were definitely worth the read – but I really wish that this Brandon could make this payoff possible in thinner books. The Stormlight Archives do tend to be … lengthy. And despite the length, somehow we never get to see how the main cast react to drastic events and revelations. It’s weird – but it’s still good (sometimes: great) fantasy.
The last time I was up to date with reviews was 2022-01-31. Since then, 260/415 books (62.7%) have been reviewed. We'll get there … eventually.
Oathbringer
| author: | Brandon Sanderson (2017) |
|---|---|
| series: | The Stormlight Archive #3 |
| date added: | 2018-09-17 |
| date read: | 2018-11-10 |
| pages: | 1248 |
| author: | gender:male, origin:us |
| genre: | fantasy |
| rating: | ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ |
Quotes
The most important step a man can take. It’s not the first one, is it?
It’s the next one. Always the next step.
You mostly failed. This is life. The longer you live, the more you fail. Failure is the mark of a life well lived. In turn, the only way to live without failure is to be of no use to anyone.
You will love. You will hurt. You will dream. And you will die. Each man’s past is your future.
The question is not whether you will love, hurt, dream, and die. It is what you will love, why you will hurt, when you will dream, and how you will die. This is your choice. You cannot pick the destination, only the path.
Plan every battle as if you will inevitably retreat, but fight every battle like there is no backing down.
Sometimes a hypocrite is nothing more than a person who is in the process of changing.
Drehy likes other guys. That’s like … he wants to be even less around women than the rest of us. It’s the opposite of feminine. He is, you could say, extra manly.
Related books Books related to the whole series are linked at the first part of the series.
