The Way of Kings

Best moments were while Kaladin was in Bridge Four, slowly changing the tone of the crew and doing what he could to improve their standard of living and schemed for their survival and escape plan. They constantly had to adapt to changes from a leadership that wanted them dead from day 1 and went to great lengths to kill them.

Most intriguing character was Syl. I originally thought she was merely a side character who'd follow Kaladin and have no other purpose than be super ditsy and innocent, a sharp contrast to all the horrors Kaladin had experienced before their meeting. It wasn't until she started saying stuff that even she didn't fully understand that I realized there was an unspoken connection and she had a greater role with an ever changing personality where she didn't even know what was happening to her and Kaladin.

Best character development was Adolin. Early in the book, he often acted childish and on sudden impulses. As the story progressed, he showed more reverence for the Codes and led like a true military commander. He also maintained enough skepticism to not trust Sadaes.

Biggest asshole: By far Sadaes. Betraying an ally and allowing thousands to die without even a little remorse is perhaps the cruelest part of the book. Even crueler than the unjust way Amaram claiming the shards.

With all the times I verbally said "HOLY SHIT! HOLY SHIT!" in the last 50 to 100 pages, I'm super excited to begin Words of Radiance.

 
I think it’s great how kaladin is evolving as a character, from blackest place one can be to find a cause he thought was lost forever, to have the balls to take another bite of that cherry and begin the process all over again! 

 
I'm re-reading (hearing) this at the moment and the brands that Kal has to deal with bleeding all the time, that then later there is more with his use of stormlight and the brands that comes up in in WoR/OB when develops more oaths. Spoiler: WoR/OB

Particularly as the other members of bridge 4 begin to use stormlight. As they do, the healing kicks in and they begin to have their brands healed. However, Kal's don't. Why don't his heal? I was thinking it was along the lines of how he felt that they were apart of him. The same kind of thing happens when they all get tattoos. When he uses starlight—it just fades away. I was just wondering what you thought of his brands not fading.

 
Szeth said:
I'm re-reading (hearing) this at the moment and the brands that Kal has to deal with bleeding all the time, that then later there is more with his use of stormlight and the brands that comes up in in WoR/OB when develops more oaths. Spoiler: WoR/OB


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Particularly as the other members of bridge 4 begin to use stormlight. As they do, the healing kicks in and they begin to have their brands healed. However, Kal's don't. Why don't his heal? I was thinking it was along the lines of how he felt that they were apart of him. The same kind of thing happens when they all get tattoos. When he uses starlight—it just fades away. I was just wondering what you thought of his brands not fading.
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I'm not really sure why but I agree that it's interesting and have wondered the same myself. Your idea about it being thought of as a part of his identity and that being why he doesn't/can't heal it could be it though. I wonder if they have that (un)conscious ability to pick and choose what to heal then.



 
Nizam Adrienne said:
I'm not really sure why but I agree that it's interesting and have wondered the same myself. Your idea about it being thought of as a part of his identity and that being why he doesn't/can't heal it could be it though. I wonder if they have that (un)conscious ability to pick and choose what to heal then.
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It will be interesting to see if he will move on from his past and let them heal

 
So far, the scene with Cenn and Dallet is my favorite.  

It was true to life to my own experiences the first time my ship went to the Persian Gulf, as far as how I felt.

 
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