I only read a few first from Stormlight Archive
In terms of entertainment, it's really good, but I have some serious issues with the content of the theme.
Concerning bridge 4 Kaladin's arc, I found his message of indomitable human willpower overcoming all adversity with sigma grindset inspiring when I was younger, but he goes so far into that fantasy that it breaks immersion a bit. It mainly concerns the athletic side of the story: The crewmen are not fed properly and never rest, and yet they get ripped and strong. While Kaladin is excused because magic, his team is supposed to be random average humans.
It's almost like author has no idea how to be physically healthy and fit. If he just thinks that willpower and physical activity are enough, then it explains why he's so fat. So my personal opinion is that Kaladin represents delusional beliefs that are so far detached from reality that it would actually hurt you if you believe in it.
It's like, we all navigate reality and our map is a simplified model of causal relationships made of beliefs. If this map is so distorted, where the fuck is it going to take you? Not at your destination at the very least. So the oath "journey over destination" takes a grim turn.
However, this hardworking sigma grindset did work for author in the non physical side of his life since he's a OP printing machine. But it's not like writing is a freaking hell torture that you force yourself to endure and need to repeat to yourself "journey over destination" while rocking yourself in a corner of your room.
I read his podcast for his writing advice and at some point, they talked about how writing about a field the author is unfamiliar is a minefield, like how writing about a surgery will break the immersion for surgeons who knows it's bullshit, and it's better for the author to handwave it and avoid details that would betray their ignorance.
So, it's not like he's completely unaware of those pitfalls. And I believe that at some point, the author has to make artistic decisions to say 'fuck reality, I want to write an inspiring wish fulfillment'. And overall, I think that all the unrealistic parts of the story did serve to make the story more enjoyable.
It's like writing about the power of love or friendship wins over everything, or writing about a smut where all characters are unrealistically hot. His boook about sigma grindset overcoming everything was refreshing to me (compared to other usual stories). It's so controversial yet so brave
In conclusion, his books are peak entertainment that takes bold strides away from usual stories, which won't bore anyone
