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Rhythm of War

By: Brandon Sanderson
Narrated by: Kate Reading,Michael Kramer
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After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage.

Now, as new technological discoveries begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals and potentially reveal the secrets of the ancient tower that was once the heart of their strength.

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©2020 Brandon Sanderson (P)2020 Orion Publishing Group

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Exit point for most readers?

I have been looking forward to this book for so long. I even went back and read Oathbringer to make sure I was up to speed. Unfortunately, I was glad when this one was finally over. I doubt I will persist with the rest of the series, which is a genuinely disappointing outcome.
I suspect that in years to come, the publishers will be clearly able to identify this book as the exit point, for all but the most avid fans.
There is nothing wrong with the story itself, it fits into the expected framework - In the overall construct of the full epic, this book slots into the journey as the 'things get worse' section,
As usual, the picture painting is a wonderful backdrop, for characters which are full of life.
The issue for me is, there is no relief for the reader. The story unfolds as a constant, heavy, downward GRIND. I understand the nature of 'things get worst', but the way this is executed in this book, is excruciating and unrelenting. For me it was almost too much effort to keep going.

I am sure many will say, wow that's great story telling! The author is taking the reader on the loss of hope downward spiral, 'with' the books characters. I too acknowledge the skill here.
For me, where it goes wrong, is in the no relief on the way down. No rest stops to catch your breath or reflect. The two chapters at the end are too late.
I have read that Brandon describes writing a storm-light book as a huge team effort. i don't doubt it, but i do wonder why no one in the 'team' mentioned the overwhelming grind? Maybe the entire team are devotees?
I also acknowledge its somewhat rude of me to judge how an author with such skill chooses to structure the novel. I am sure everyone knows exactly what they are doing. Regardless, the book is written and out, you can't un-write something in the wild.
Maybe I am the only one who has had this experience. As such, these words must be taken as a single individual's opinion, and worth what opinions are worth.
So why am I so disappointed? Recently someone described to me, that the best stories are the ones you find yourself reading, and you don't want to end. I guess for me, the storm-light series has ended.

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Chapters all out of order.

thi seems like it would be a great story but there is something deeply wrong with the audio book itself.

entire blocks of chapters (from about 69-79 appear to have been cut and past multiple times throughout the book. so that the story keeps jumping back forward and then back and then forward across entire sections.

I cannot follow what's going on and it's incredibly frustrating

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Looooong...

I enjoy the series and was excited when this book dropped. It’s about 20 hours too long with many scenes so dragged out. Love the series but the pace can be sooooo slow. Listen to it at at least 1.25 speed is my advice.

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Painfully bad edits every time a certain character is named

Whenever the male narrator says the name of the character Adolin, the name has been dubbed over the original recording. The dub is extremely obvious and sounds like it was done by an amateur. All chapters concerning Adolin are excruciating to listen to as a result. Considering the hype and buildup around this book it’s depressing that such a low quality recording has been offered.

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Book four

Below expectations, over explained and characters are a bore to listen to. did not live up to books 1 to 3.

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Like the sands of time it kept going and going

So disappointed, love this series but this book is boring. Has great exciting bits then whines on and on and on.
I’ll buy the next book in hope he stops jumping back into the past and just gets on with the main characters.
I’m really not interested in the Listeners or that they might be nice or been used or their history.

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Impeccable character writing and worldbuilding!

December can not come fast enough, I can't wait to see where the series is headed and to think there are 6 more books planned is insane, the twists are so we'll done.

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excellent performance

great captivating story portrayed expertly by the narrators. this goes for all in the stormlight series

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Superb Plot, Character construction, world building and insights

A wonderful reflection of Brandon Sanderson’s passion, imagination and intellect. Michael and Kate deliver a fitting tone and variety.

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Narrators are great! Story so boring

There was so much padding in this one, it’s so slow and boring. Feels like barely anything happened! Ended up giving up 30 hours in.

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