I think Rhythm of War is my favorite Stormlight book but man. Oathbringer has so may moments that just stick with me.
Moments that live rent free in my brain, in no particular order:
Veil basically being like "yes I would like to buy an alcohol" and then chugging horneater white. then when someone puts a hand on hers she stabs them through both their hands
"he's learning to read? isn't that kinda... feminine?" "Drehy you are literally courting another man" "and? what does that have to do with it" "yeah don't be homophobic Kal ://"
Kaladin being unable to think about sex without imagining Syl giving him pointers and being so disturbed by it that when someone asks what's wrong he passes it off as reliving a traumatic memory
no mating!!!
"what'd you do, punch a lighteyes?" "yes" *punches the brightlord*
Shallan doing the family guy death pose and flashing everyone for science
Shallan getting stabbed through the chest and Kaladin frantically trying to tear her shirt off without thinking to see where the blood was coming from because he forgot about tits existing
Adolin managing to acquire a nice outfit in Shadesmar and Kaladin's complete bafflement
Dalinar: Adolin, I am putting you in charge of finding who killed that guy. Adolin, who killed that guy: what
Shallan: another murder done exactly the same way! the murderer must've struck again! Adolin, who did not kill this one: what
Lift just appearing in visions when Dalinar tried to talk to Yanagawn and talking about his butt
the Assassin in White joining the final battle and everyone just going okay this might as well happen. everything about this is already so damn weird
Dalinar's solution to EVERYTHING being challenge someone to a fight. this is how everyone communicates they engage in combat. what better strategy could there be than making it clear to someone that I could destroy them by force at any time it worked great on my nephew
young Dalinar walking out into the highstorm to get his knife, stabbing an assassin with it, then rinsing it off in his wine and using it to cut his meat
"stormfather!" "what?" "that was a curse"
This book wasn't the strongest in terms of Big Moments but it had so many great little moments that I can't even keep track:
Young Dalinar watching multiple comrades get shot with arrows, nearly gets shot himself, and then going "holy shit did you see that accuracy?!" and recruiting the guy who shot at him to his side.
Kaladin proving in a single conversation why he and Shallan don't work together by going "Damn I wish I had Disassociative Identity Disorder as an unhealthy coping mechanism for my trauma, instead of this lousy depression." And then wondering why Shallan didn't want to continue the conversation after that.
Adolin meeting the walking corpse that is his sword and trying to befriend her.
Adolin, while surrounded by people stronger than him with superpowers, no armour, just his screaming sword, going to fight a giant rock monster.
The part of the fight between Kaladin and Amaram where Amaram liquifies the ground, pulls Kaladin's feet down, solidifies the ground and then fucking pushes him over. I literally screamed out loud that sounded so fucking bad.
Moash laughing hysterically when he realises he's looped right back around to being an enslaved meat shield.
