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Summary: Had me at hello!
Review: Wizard's First Rule is a great start to the Sword of Truth books, Goodkind is a master at his writing.
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Summary: LUV THIS BOOK.. Hope You don't like apples....
Review: This book is so awsome and amazing. one of my fav books ever and Kahlan is the coolest charactor ever! My word for the wise, if u really luv apples, be careful because after this book i am nvr going to be able to look at apples the same.....
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Summary: why does this author hate women?
Review: I bought this book because I had run out of new robert Jordan books to read. I just looked for a series of fat fantasy novels, with a lot already out, to keep me occupied. I read fast, so I bought the first three to keep me busy for a few weeks.
I may not read the second and third.
The story is OK, the characters not the most one dimensional I have ever seen, but why does he keep referring to rape? Every woman seems to have been raped, or nearly raped. I understand that he wants to make you hate the villains, but do they all need to be rapists and child molesters? I find it to be cheap and exploitive.
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Summary: easily the most overrated book of the fantasy genre
Review: Blah. Overrated, overdone, overkilled, and there are many better authors out there that write better stories.
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Summary: WOW
Review: THIS BOOK WAS SO GOOD THAT I COULD NOT EVEN OPUT IT DOWN, I MEAN THERE WAS NO WAY THAT YOU WHERE GOING TO STOP ME FROM READING IT. THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING ON AND IT WAS ALWAYS EVER EDGE OF YOUR SEAT. THE BEST MOMENT IN THE WHOLE BOOK IS THE PART WHERE THEY AER IN THE SPIRT HOUSE, AND WHEN SHE MADE DESSDEMMIN NASS EAT HIS OWN SAC, THAT WAS THE BEST JUSTICE I HAVE EVER SEEN IN A BOOK. BUT THERE IS SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN THIS BOOK THAT MAKE I AN EXCELLEN READ, I DONT CARE WHAT ANY ONE SAYS, THIS BOOK KICKS A$$! I HAVE NEVER READ A SCI-FI BOOK THAT WAS LIKE REAL LIFE IN THE WAYS THAT THIS BOOK IS. BECAUSE OF THIS BOOK I KNOW THAT I M GOING TO READ MORE SCI-FI BOOKS, MORE IN THE SERIES AND ALSO A LOT MORE TERRY GOODKIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YOU SHOULD TOO
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Summary: True Modern Fantasy
Review: This is the book I've always wanted to write. It has swords, magic not taken too far, a villain truly despicable in every way, and a love story that remains its true theme.
I started reading it at the urge of a friend and checked it out from the library. The first paragraph, a description of a simple root, made me put down the book and go outside to read it. I must have read it for 3 hours that first day, getting immediately soaked in to Richard's world, and dying to know what this great secret of Kahlan's was.
The further the book went, the more I loved it. I was totally addicted to it, something that never happens when I read normally.
At about page 700, I was surprised the book wasn't over. The end seemed happy. Little did I know. I continued reading, engrossed with Goodkind's world.
When I finished the story, I was in awe, wondering how anybody could write a story that good. I suddenly felt lost. The book was over. What was I to do? This book is the fantasy lover's dream, though the countless sex scenes get really old, really fast. Violence, magic, and love (an odd threesome) lead the way. But fair warning: I'm on Book 4, and you must know that this is as good as it gets. The other three don't come close to measuring up to that masterpiece of fiction, Wizards First Rule
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Summary: best book i've read in a long time...
Review: There aren't many books that got me hooked the way Wizard's First Rule did. One of the top five books I've ever read, its an easy read but very detailed and enjoyable.
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Summary: A huge waste of time and money
Review: I tried to read this book after recommendation from several different sources. Within the first chapter I knew this is going to be a horrible book. I tired to give this book a chance in hopes that it will get better in the end, but it never did. I have been reading fantasy books for 10+ years and I have never found a book I did not want to finish at all. The storyline is very stereotypical, but if this author is going to be common at least give us some interesting characters! Instead of interesting characters the author puts his weak characters through a storyline of disconcerting things such as rape, murder, and torture. I don't know why his sold so well. I wished I could rate this lower than a 1.
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Summary: good, yet pretty unoriginal
Review: I did like this book. It should actually be 3 1/2 stars cause I keep switching between 3 and 4. I picked it up at a church book sale type thing and I think it was like 75 cents. I hadn't heard anything about it and it seemed similar to many other fantasy books that I have read. I have read Tolkein, Robert Jordan, and George Martin (song of ice and fire)and while this book is not even in the same leaugue as them, it is an entertaining read. The romance story hooked me and I found the characters very believable. One thing that really really bugged me was Samuel. He was the previous "seeker" and the magic of the sword had turned him into this pitiful creature that was working for this witch woman and when he was around richard and the sword he was like "mine! mine!" I mean, okay...every fantasy epic rips off Tolkein, it's a given. But this was pathetic. I mean this was basically Gollum and Frodo, word for word. He even threatened him and made him be his guide. And then there was the scene with the Mord-Syths. She put a collar around his neck and controlled his power. And there was this scene where she puts the end of the leash on the wall and if he removes it from the peg he is in terrible pain. Does this exact scene sound familiar to anyone else? It was once again stolen word for word basically, only this time from Robert Jordon. However, in spite of these short comings, it was a good book. He did have some original ideas. And I liked the thought of the old wizard helper having a bit of a romance. You don't see that, it's usually just the young characters. I thought that was great. Some of the elements weren't explained well enough and the confessor thing seemed a bit odd. I mean, her power didn't seem all that terrible and powerful, yet she was revered above all and everyone feared her. (hmm...kind of reminds me of Aes Sedai, now that I think of it) Okay, I need to stop thinking of all the things that this book stole from others or I won't like it at all. I have the second book and plan to read it soon, hopefully it will be more original. I recommend....if you are a new fantasy reader...start with a song of ice and fire, then move into the wheel of time series. I did it the other way around, but I think that way makes more sense. Song of Ice and fire is a little less hard-core and involves slightly less thinking. Once you've read all them, and Tolkein of course, this is a good series to keep you occupied while you wait for the next book in those series to come out.
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Summary: AWESOME
Review: My socks are off! Wizard's First Rule rocked my socks off!
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