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re: Stormlight Archives - Spoilers and Discussion thread (and other Cosmere spoilers)
Posted on 4/22/23 at 10:58 pm to oauron
Posted on 4/22/23 at 10:58 pm to oauron
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It does end well, so it's worth the ride. Was still a bit disappointed in Rhythm of War, but satisfied with the ending.
I get why people feel disappointed with RoW. Imo WoK, WoR and OB are some of the best fantasy books ever written. So anything not at that level will feel worse.
RoW is opening up the rest of the Cosmere, so it has to do more world building which isn't as exciting. Also alot of people are tired of Kaladin's PTSD. However, that is very intentional by Sanderson. You can't just take a pill or decide no longer to have PTSD/depression.
Sure I agree RoW isn't as good as the first 3 books. My initial reading I'd have rate it a 7-7.5 but after a re-read I'd give it a solid 8. I remember being a bit bored by Navani's story and her experiments. After a re-read and reading on Coppermind, I have a greater appreciation of what Navani has discovered and implications for the Cosmere. Especially after reading TLM which opened up even more of the Cosmere etc.
This post was edited on 4/22/23 at 10:59 pm
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Posted on 4/23/23 at 1:28 pm to gpburdell
quote:At first reading the books I got annoyed a little by all the PTSD stuff, but as you mentioned in reality there is no magic pill for people trying to deal with deep emotional damage.
RoW is opening up the rest of the Cosmere, so it has to do more world building which isn't as exciting. Also alot of people are tired of Kaladin's PTSD. However, that is very intentional by Sanderson. You can't just take a pill or decide no longer to have PTSD/depression.
As pointed out by I think Sel in the books all the radiants are broken that is what allows the bond to take place (paraphrasing of course). So because of that the radiants healing as they progress through the ideals is pretty key in their journey
This post was edited on 4/24/23 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 4/23/23 at 5:53 pm to gpburdell
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Sure I agree RoW isn't as good as the first 3 books. My initial reading I'd have rate it a 7-7.5 but after a re-read I'd give it a solid 8.
Yes, I would agree with the 7-7.5/10 rating for it. While I understand that mental conflicts and issues don't have a magic on/off switch, it still made for a slog at many times. Still a good book, but way off the standard that I expected for a Stormlight entry.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 8:05 pm to gpburdell
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I remember being a bit bored by Navani's story and her experiments. After a re-read and reading on Coppermind, I have a greater appreciation of what Navani has discovered and implications for the Cosmere.
Just got to RoW on my reread, I hope I enjoy it more this time. I thought it just dragged too much because of her story and didn’t like that story last time. I get it opens up more stuff, just was a boring read.
This post was edited on 5/4/23 at 8:05 pm
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