Stone of Tears (Sword of Truth, Book 2)

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Summary: maybe my favorite Sword of truth novel
Review: very good book. its that simple. long and good i wish #7 and 8 had been this good-read other reviews of these books for longer thoughts about these books- ok i may go into some detail- very good book be cause this book is all creation- the whole book is furthering the plot of the series definetly worth reading- some people are turned of by books that are just under a thousand pages- don't be this book is worth the effort to read and you will enjoy it- if you don't enjoy it at least you don't know where i live... oh wait you do, well not my address at least... hahahahaha ok thats enough

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Summary: cliche, boring, stiff etc
Review: Well, I read the first in this series years ago, and tried reading this one right afterwards. I started and was disgusted with it. I for one do not like the neverending list of baddies that suddenly crop up in the beginning of each new book. The characters seem fairly stupid to me, and even though they have all these powers and gifts, they cant seem to ever use them to advantage. Also there are so many things ripped from other recent fantasy, very blatantly I might add(a silver collar that controls magic with no visible clasp... um is it just me or is that a direct rip off of the collar thing in Wheel of Time?) I just put it down in disgust after a few hundred pages, but thats just me. I know fantasy 'borrows' often one from another, but this is just copying. etc etc, I dont really see how so many people rate it so well, Proceed with Caution!

Rating:
Summary: Good (but throughtless) action
Review: WHY YOU SHOULD READ THIS:

If you're looking for a breather from important stuff and just want something "fun" to read, look no further. No reason that you must read Wizard's First Rule first, just buy this one and dive right in. It's quite self-contained. It has the advantage over the Wheel of Time books in that it is self-contained and does not take hundreds of pages reiterating prior events. For those people who delight in reading action-oriented tales in the vein of Dragonlance, early Shannara works, and others then this is a book in which you will delight.

WHY YOU SHOULD PASS:

There is quite a bit of violence here as well as a bit of sex. Nothing that kids won't find on the sci-fi channel, but the descriptions are rather more brutal than customary and give a flavor of realism that will give people pause. Maybe keep away from soft-hearted or very young children (maybe also away from children you've noticed tormenting small animals). If you are looking to read a book that will seriously change how you look at the world, pass. You will not find that kind of writing here. This is, as sfreviews.com pointed out, pure (but good) escapism.

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