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  1. I'll disagree here. I actually think the threat is elevated a good amount. The Voidbringers we saw in WoR weren't that intimidating to me. It almost seemed like it was too easy. In that sense I think the threat is much greater now. Mr T. is also a much scarier threat. But the sense of mystery is definitely gone. It's a really tough balancing act for Brandon though. He's created some fantastic characters in this series. That shouldn't be a bad thing and it's not, but it does mean that I am more interested in what happens to specific characters than I am about other things going on. It's not ASoI&F, or even close to that, where at times you almost wonder if the looming threat is even really relevant, but to me, Odium showing up almost seems like a distraction in a weird way.
  2. Maybe a re-read will improve my opinion of Oathbringer. I enjoyed this book but I didn't love it. I gave it a 6/10 whereas WoKs and WoR are both 10/10s.
  3. Overall, I liked the book but it didn't blow me away like the first two did. My main complaints were with a lot of things being set-up and then fizzling out. The love triangle, Adolin murdering Sadeas, Elhokar's death should've had a more lasting impact to me, Ialai I thought was going to be more of a threat, a few other things I'm probably forgetting. I didn't mind the secret of the Recreance being what it was. It makes sense that it happened well after the 'Final Desolation' and it went along with the theme of the book. Jasnah, Lift, Hoid, and Dalinar were all awesome. I'm not a big Renarin mark but I loved the twist there. I also thought the bait and switch with Eshonai and Venli was well done. While I enjoyed the bridge 4 perspectives, I probably would've kept it to Teft and Rlain. Syl and Pattern continue to steal the show for me, especially Syl. Wish there had been more interaction between Syl and Pattern though while we had the chance. Adolin didn't feel like he had much going on to me. All of the other characters had such powerful inner conflicts and he's basically perfect. I like Adolin and not every character needs a major arc, but I just would've cut some of his viewpoints in favor of other characters. Kalladin is my favorite character by far so I am biased here, but I would've liked to see more from his POV during Shadesmar. I thought his arc was solid overall, but even from his perspective the whole Shalladin was disappointing. Halfway through it's set up to make you think he's in love with Shallan and right when Shallan chooses Adolin he realizes that she just reminds him of his brother? That's awfully convenient (my opinion is he's lying to himself there). I just wish something would go right for him (just not a way too convenient new love interest just to give him one). Next book he's probably going to find out his parents have been murdered though. Shallan has always been a little annoying to me, but I thought her character arc had a the potential to go in a lot of really cool ways. I think it would've been a lot stronger if there were more consequences to her split personality thing. That was set up so well, but it was a lot of almost to me, so I hope there's more to that going forward. It is left kind of ambiguous at the end there. Like, she thinks she's getting better but I didn't really get that impression. I figured out who Vivenna was really quickly. She was great but I think she got a little too much screen time for her first appearance in the story. That's a lot of complaining about stuff, for a book I still enjoyed. So I'll end with how much I loved Dalinar's story in this one. It was really fantastic.
  4. This was probably my main irritation with the book. I was mildly disappointed about Shallan and Adolin ending up together (not going to get into that). But forgetting that, the whole thing just seemed kind of unnecessary. If you're not even going to explore the other side of it, why even bother with it? It wasn't really important to the plot in any way and didn't really have any pay off. I wonder if a few scenes got cut out that would've made that arc make more sense because the extent of the conflict being 'she gave Kaladin 'do me' eyes' is pretty lame both from Shallan's perspective as an inner conflict and definitely from Adolin's perspective considering he's known for having a wandering eye.
  5. I've been wondering about that too (although I haven't read any of the WoK prime stuff so I didn't know it was in the earlier version). I thought it had to be important somehow since otherwise the scene where Adolin forgets/loses it before the duel is kind of pointless (unless it was only there to be foreshadowing that things were about to go wrong). After that, however, it's never brought up again. That might not mean anything, but if it were important somehow I would think it'd be at least mentioned in passing. I hope it is somehow important though.
  6. She didn't think. She wasn't going for attempted suicide, she was going for accident.
  7. I wonder if Kaladin ever makes it back to Urithiru during Oathbringer (at least before the end of the book). I get the feeling Adolin gets found out before Kaladin makes it back.
  8. I'm looking forward to seeing Jasnah and Hoid at some point. Lift is an obvious choice as well. I'm not a huge Lopen fan (he's fine, but I just don't have the same love for him others on here do), but I do want to see bridge four again soon. Especially Sigzil, Rock and Teft. I voted other for Teft.
  9. Don't think it matters. What matters is the part about experience, which makes the author non-Vorin and probably someone from Rira or Iri. Plot twist, the author is Evi.
  10. I don't know about that. Giving someone who could become a Radiant a blade that has all of the power of a Windrunner, but doesn't require their oaths seems like a bad idea.
  11. No, I don't expect him to suffer from it, I do expect it to be something he has to adjust to though. That doesn't make him flawed or imply desire for power, or jealousy or any other such character traits. And if he did start to feel a little jealous that still wouldn't be unexpected. Who wouldn't with his father, brother, fiancee, cousin and even the guard Captain all manifesting superpowers? Just like feeling fear doesn't make someone a coward, feeling suddenly unimportant or even a little jealous wouldn't make him bitter, resentful or entitled or anything else. Also, nothing I said implied I expect his character to remain static. I doubt Renarin will be following Adolin around during battles all of the time so it'll probably still be a concern.
  12. I don't really want him to become a radiant. I think there's a really interesting story to tell about Adolin the way he is. He was always near the top of the food chain and finding himself surrounded by super-powered individuals all of which (so far) are either members of or closely tied to his family has to be a dramatic shift for him. It also makes sense to give the reader's perspective. If most of the battle scenes going forward are from Kaladin's (and other Radiants) POV, our main view of the fighting will be from a character who is almost impossible to kill. It makes sense to give the readers a view from the trenches. In this case in the form of a skilled warrior who doesn't have super-powers. Plus, BS can't just keep having people's stormlight run out every time he wants to up the tension (it's a very reasonable issue that the characters will likely continue to face, but you can only go back to that well so many times in crucial moments).
  13. I find that pretty odd. I'm not a lawyer, but I don't think you get to claim ownership of theories like that. I think you'd have to write out specific scenes or outline a plot detailed enough that the writer(s) couldn't reasonably claim to have come up with the story independently for it to become an issue. It really doesn't make sense otherwise. And not reading a ton of fan theories or opinions on your work (especially anonymous ones) is just a healthy way to go about your life for anyone famous enough that other people talk about their performance/work publicly. That's for a number of reasons but I'd hazard a guess that if plausible deniability is on most writers' lists, it's near the bottom.
  14. It wasn't expressly stated, but that was my interpretation as well. It'll be a slow process though and It's something I expect him to struggle with still, but not to the extent we saw in WoR.
  15. Can you link the new annotations? I can't find them.
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