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Summary: A really good Book
Review: This is book is just another great book in a wonderful series i am hopong for a book 8
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Summary: Decent but there are better
Review: On it's own, this book stacks up well against many books in the genre. The plot is interesting and generally manages not to fall into a stereotype mold. I do recommend this book to anybody who likes a well written story.That being said, I was somewhat let down by this book. I've read the preceding books, and was delighted by Faith of the Fallen. Sadly, Pillars of Creation doesn't live up to the standard set forth by Faith of the Fallen or Wizard's First Rule. Mr. Gookind has some brilliant work in this series and I'm hoping that this book is a set-up for another book like Faith of the Fallen.
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Summary: BARELY STARTED IT AND I WANTED TO SET IT ON FIRE!
Review: im not done with the book yet im about in the middle but every page i read is a struggle that tries to put me to sleep. Richard nd kahlan are barely even mentioned let alone brought into the story, its not a sword of truth book in my opinion its a book about this girl jennsen that just happens to take place in the world of the sword of truth DONT WASTE YOUR TIME ON THIS BOOK
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Summary: Continuation of a great story
Review: Okay so it may not be as good as some of the others. So what? Terry Brooks continues to shine! I have truly enjoyed reading these books. I'm not disappointed that I plunked down for hardcover either. I'll admit that I was disappointed that Richard or Kahlan were not the main characters but I soon grew to love the new characters. The Pillars of Creation gives us a new look at places we've visited as well as new. We larn that brute force will not always bring victory in war or battle. In the next novel I think that we can all imagine the mischief Jennsen and Richard Rahl will bring for Kahlan, Cara and all the other characters we've grown to love.
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Summary: Disappointing....
Review: Disappointing to say the least. I read Faith of The Fallen and was extemely impressed. This is the first book I read in the Sword of Truth series. I was so pleased, I read it 3-4 times. It was that good. I didn't even give a second thought of buying Pillar of Creations, I wish I did. The first few chapters, I thought i was readin another book. The story had a bland taste to it since it focused more on dragging out details to the extent of boredom. I mean, I skipped about 10 pages in the swamp chapter(Althea). It usually takes me about 4-5hours to finish a book this size. The whole storyline of love was also empty and non realistic. it can't even be called a cliche since it was so poorly done. i hope Goodkind can refocus his efforts on dealin out some better literature. i kno i'm being a bit cruel but payin for somethin so boring is aggravating.
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Summary: I've never read one of Mr. Goodkind's books before....
Review: I don't read fantasy books. Ever. The closest I get to fantasy is the Star Trek books I read when I was younger. I was given this book as a gift and decided to read it because I had the flu and had nothing better to do than watch daytime tv. Having said that, I did enjoy this book. Don't get me wrong, it's not perfect. For instance, I thought the ending wrap up came about to quickly and it was a little hard to believe...though since it is fantasy, what the heck. I also thought this book was too long. I thought a couple of the characters weren't fleshed out enough - but that's a small quibble about non-main characters. I did like it enough to decide to find the series books that this one ties loosely into ---- I can't say I've become a major fantasy fan, but I'll give Mr. Goodkind a whirl.
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Summary: The Pillars of Creation
Review: I was disgusted after the first chapter, and the following chapters were barely readable. DON'T READ THIS BOOK
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Summary: A dip in the SOT saga
Review: I picked up a copy of Wizards First Rule whilst having Coffee at a bookstore, read the first chapter and was hooked. Something in the imagery conjured up Goodkind in the first chapter just enthralled me and I've been a fan ever since. I've read all the books in the series and in general have extremely high regard for Goodkind. Wizards First Rule was great. Thought that the last 200 pages were accelerated a bit too much. Stone of Tears was good and so was Blood of the Fold. These first three brought the characters and plot threads together quite successfully. Temple of the Winds was fairly good, however I thought that it dragged a bit. Soul of the Fire did too at the beginning, however it came together quite well at the end and led quite nicely into Faith of the Fallen, which I thought was excellent. No swash buckling stuff... focused on the nature of the relationship (bond) between Richard and Kahlan. Also explored how far Richard could be broken. Kinda very real world especially with regard to bonds between individuals. In my humble interpretation of his work Goodkind focuses heavily on characterization and the relationship between Kahlan and Richard. He would devote an entire book, like I believe was done in Temple of the Winds, to make a specific statement about a character or of the nature of the relationship between Kahlan and Richard. He's generally quite effective in doing this, however in Temple of the Winds, the story tended to meander without an immediately obvious purpose. All in all though, he is very effective with his characterisation. Pillars of Creation however is an oddity. Did Goodkind write this? What was it's purpose? Well there was a new character... explored very poorly... and I say that because the characterization, unlike the preceding volumes, was extremely truncated. There was a secondary character, who featured prominently at the beginning, then failed to make a significant impact through the book and finally made a spectacularly fizzled appearance in the last chapter. Richard... our central character... doesn't make an appearance (significant anyway) until the last couple of chapter. Everything was rushed, rushed, rushed! This book is a severe departure to Goodkind's usual careful characterisation. In general the book was really short... it just lacked direction... and the plot was vague. I'm not certain what Goodkind was attempting to accomplish. The introduction of a new character is my only guess... but it's unlike Goodkind to rush things so! The imagery that I found in the other books was missing... generally very flat. All in all... very disappointing. Hey look... I loved the others... there was so much of great stuff there... and more great stuff that Goodkind can explore... I consider this a dip... nothing more (I hope!). I will be the first to buy his next book... Waiting in eager anticipation for the resumption of the real SOT. -A fan.
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Summary: It's not about Richard and Kahlan... so what?
Review: ...In this novel we are shown that not all of Darken Rahl's other children are "bad guys". Indeed, Jennsen is essentially one of the "good guys", however misinformed she may be. And so, yes, the novel does not focus exclusively on Richard and Kahlan, but that does not make it any less of a fantastic novel, nor any less pertinent to the story. The novel is a fabulous read, meant by Goodkind to be read from two different perspectives. One being those who have not read any of the others. Then Pillars becomes a stand alone novel and the reader identifies with Jennsen, discovering with her that Lord Rahl is not the evil man she thinks. And the other being those who have read the others (like me). In that perspective one clings to the story, hoping that Jennsen discovers the truth about Richard before mistakenly killing the man who, with his wife, are virtually all that protect the people of the New World from destruction. If you want a good read that will make you think or you want another fantastic novel by Terry Goodkind then I highly recommend this book as well as the rest of the series. However, if you do not like to be presented with good ideas and are unwilling to hear anything that might damage your vision of the "perfect" heroes, then steer away from this and all other Goodkind novels because he truly will challenge how you view people and the world.
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Summary: The beauty of Mr. Goodkind's writing
Review: I just don't get what the reviewers here are saying about Mr. Goodkind's books. When Mr. Goodkind decided to write, it was for himself, not for just money. His first book,"Wizard's First Rule," was for himself. Not until about a year afterward did he decide to make contracts and what-not to share his fantasy world with us. He is doing just that-sharing his FANTASY WORLD, not just the same characters over and over again. One thing that I notice some of the other reviewers failing to see(well most of them anyway) is that he is continuing to share is unparalled writing style and love for his work. People say that his works are getting worse and worse for all of the wrong reasons. Mostly because of the lack of appearances by Richard and Kahlan. I see his works getting better and better- as in the fact that he never ceases to amaze me with his writing ability. And if you really care about his works, you would have done the research and learned that he has at least two books planned after this one. I am sure that Richard and Kahlan will be back. As stated in his interviews- He writes for only himself and intelligent readers. If you fail to fall within either of these categories, by all means- read something else. Life is too precious to spend our time reading things we don't enjoy. If you do fall within the aforementioned categories-enjoy one of his best works of all!
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