I don't know many Sanderson fans are around here, but for those who don't know, the 5th book of the Stormlight Archive just came out. I'm about halfway through it and there is so much shoehorned woke garbage in it.
One character is suddenly gay, like Kaiden in Mass Effect 3. There are all these references to transgenderism, which hasn't existed at all in this universe until this point. All of it is so jarring and out of place. I guess Sanderson has been spending too much time on reddit.
I just want one thing I can enjoy.
He's been showing signs of it since Mistborn.
The signs were there in the first book I ever read from him, where the guy is killed off and the girl takes over completely. But that was fine at the time, I'd say those were just signs of where his head was really at, I guess. I can't say I regret ignoring the signs. His books were good, even if that's over now. Time well spent.