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Summary: Breath taking, awe inspiring joy ride...
Review: Actually I'll rate this an 11. I've never been so intrigued and drawn into a book such as this for as long as I can remember. Being able to read is such a joy, and much more of a privelage to read Goodkind's work than a task. His characters are lovable (I have fallen in love with Kahlan over and over.) Some people would like to see this series as a movie, but in so doing you would lose the detail and the grasp of the whole picture. It is that good... All hail Lord Rahl, all hail Terry Goodkind!
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Summary: Should Goodkind be hanged or heralded?
Review: Okay, okay, he copies. Who doesn't! Life goes on, books come and go. These stories are meant to pass the time. Richard and Kahlen (while certainly sappy) embark on an interesting tale. Maybe Rand al'Thor will drop in (I don't think Goodkind would go that far), but in any case, this story is not completely unoriginal, if you consider some of the gruesome happenings (mentioned over and over and over again). In the end, it's a page-turner, IF you are willing to forgive Terry for his crime of being similar to other fantasy writers.
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Summary: Very good book but reminiscent of another series.
Review: I loved this book, it is pretty much the best book i have read in a while.it was very well written and imaginative. and now the ever present but. i also found though that the plot in this story was very much the same as the plot of the first book in the "Wheel of Time" series by Robert Jordan i thought that many of the "groups" and characters dseemed based along much the same lines, although this may just be one of those so called formula novels i think tat it was written much better then The "Wheel of Time" books, so anyone who liked those should love this book.
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Summary: A new version of an old story
Review: Good versus Evil. Basic plot line to 99% of fantasy epics. To complain that an author is unoriginal in this genre is like complaining that you got wet when you went swimming. You should expect it. It's how the author creates his world, characters and sequence of events that is going to make a book entertaining or not. Goodkind succeeds on that level. It's an entertaining read. Granted, it's not a literary classic. If you are looking for Shakespeare, you made a wrong turn in the book store. This story isn't going to replace Lord of the Rings. However, it does have the same basic plot. Good versus evil, Dragons, wizards, warriors, witches, beasts and the dead. He even throws romance and torture in there to boot. If you wish to be entertained, then I recommend this book. I gave it a seven on entertainment value. Mr. Goodkind has to make his characters more endearing and remove some of the predictability for me to give higher marks.
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Summary: Very, very addicting and well wrote
Review: This book is really addicting and I never read. I bought this for a summer reading, and I finished it in a couple of weeks. I bought Stone of Tears, but I haven't gotten to it yet because of the other book I must read first. Trust me, this is a great book with real good characters, so if you have some free time, buy it and read it, or be cursed forever.
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Summary: A masterful piece of art...
Review: It's been some time since I have checked on the reviews on Terry Goodkind... Though I am pleased with his great works, and other readers applauding him, I am still bothered by those who choose to rate his work as poor. It seems common, that those of the readers that have a distaste in Goodkind's work seems to like the works of Robert Jordan and his Wheel of Time. Indeed Jordan is good author, but as you all must know no two people are the same... For all those harsh critics out there, stop comparing! You might as well start comparing movies... They seem to go on monotonously but I don't seem to see anyone complaining do I? Let is be said, read the book for content, not for pure critism, A book is to be entertainment. Is that not why you choose it in the beginning? We all have varying tastes in life, so if you don't like the book you have no need to deface it... Unlike you, some other people like the book or may take a liking to it... Don't deface it for others, some of them depend on your reviews for
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Summary: Addictive.
Review: A great debut, Wizard's 1st Rule caught my imagination. I rarely read fantasy, however, I devoured all four of Goodkind's novels and recommended them to my friends. Admittedly, his characterizations need some work. Also, I would have liked to have seen a sex scene or two, tastefully done, instead of the torture and brutality he presents. However, this book should not offend the average reader. I think this book is something that everyone should read for themselves to judge. For a first series, I give Mr. Goodkind an honorable mention.
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Summary: WOWEEE!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I have three of these books and MAN DO I LOVE THEM!!!! Richard is just a woods guide then suddenly he meets a lovely woman, I think, and is in a totaly cool mission to save the world!! I strongly say GET THIS BOOK!!
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Summary: A traditional and solid fantasy
Review: Genres existed in all forms of creation. A master's work is to creat innovation within the genre, so th audience will find no difficulty in understanding and relating to the subject. Total originality does not exist.Therefore, I give a rating of 8 on this book. The two deduction points were for some weak sentence structures. Basically, the storyline is solid and logic, with some surprising turns thrown in for good measure. Personally, I enjoyed the part of the Mord-Sith, for it is quite refreshing. I am also impressed by the author's effort in the psychology analysis to create a sensitive being, rather than allowing Denna to fade into a brutally cruel character. Also, the anotomy-eating part was appreciated as it was fitting. I found the First Rule to be hilarious but true. The real power lies in the agility of mind, rather than in might is a lesson all will do well to learn. WFR is a simple, mind- relaxing novel, without leaving the readers in after-reading emotion turmoil. In the category of traditional fantasy books, this qualifies as an above average work. Since WFR is the first major work of the author, perhaps it would be unfair to judge it by all the rigors expected of an experienced writer.
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Summary: Readers' Digest Condensed _Wheel of Time_
Review: I read this book and its sequel on the recommendation of someone I thought had better taste. The books are sophomorically written, and utterly devoid of originality. It's one thing to say that all epic fantasy draws on certain core myths and hero cycles, but quite another to draw whole aspects of the imagined world straight, in whole cloth, from other sources. Quite aside from the poor quality of the writing, the unidimensionality of the characters, and the unoriginality of the story, I found the treatment of women in the books to be rather disturbing. Is there a woman in the books who is not raped? Though Kahlan is not herself raped (though she barely escapes that fate in book 2), she turns out to be a sadistic castrator who forces a man to eat his own testicles. Frankly, the books' view of women as either victim or castrator is sick. I could imagine reading Jordan to my kids someday, but not these books. Oddly, I thought the whole S&M thing with Denna, though way over the top for mainstream, even, dare I say, juvenile fantasy fiction, was probably the best done part of the books. I would say Goodkind reveals more than a passing familiarity with the S&M scene in his depiction of the relationship between Richard and Denna. But note: even Denna is a victim. Women's sexuality is a tool, nothing more. (This point is made again in book 2, with the Black Ajah, uh, Sisters of the Dark I mean.) If you're looking for something good, stay away from these and get the Paksenarrion books by Elizabeth Moon.
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