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Summary: After Christmas
Review: Do you know the feeling you have right after Christmas? After the presents are opened? Well, that's the feeling I had after I was about half-way through the book.I've read all of the Sword of Truth series so far. (...) However, this book really disappointed me. Why? Well, though Mr. Goodkind had a story to tell, he did so in a choppy, hard-to-follow way. It seemed that the ending was hastily written. Instead of an enjoyable read, I had to struggle through the book - something I am not used to in a Goodkind novel. (...)
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Summary: Not worth the time to read it all
Review: I, like many other readers, couldn't get into this book. It reminded me of Soul of the Fire where Goodkind spends well over half the book on characters we don't care about, and probably won't hear from again.
After reading an incredible book like Faith of the Fallen, I feel a little cheated. Finally everything was progressing in the war against the Imperial Order, and it seemed like this book could have finished it off.
Instead we don't see Richard until around page 450. I was disappointed with the lack of keeping the story going. This whole story about Jennsen could have been spread out through the book, instead of wasting the whole book on it. Just having a few chapters here and there to make you wonder what is going on.
Another thing I found real annoying was how Jennsen thought she could kill Richard so easily. She thinks she could just go up and stab him. The most powerful man in over 3,000 years, and you are just gonna walk up and stab him!? It got real repetitive and annoying hearing her say she was the only one able to kill him.
So, I soon found myself skimming through the first 400 pages, just reading the dialogue to pick up any important parts.
Hopefully Terry will get more focused in the next book, and write an incredible novel like Faith of the Fallen.
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Summary: Too Little Richard and Kahlin
Review: This Book was very disappointing almost from the start. I was wanting the continuation of the last 6 books (which were fabulous). Instead I was forced to endure all about two someone's new, whom I could care less about and never did grow to like. It was the next to the last tape before out hero or his wife show up. All in all, just a big let down.
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Summary: Letdown? What book did they read?
Review: Terry Goodkinds introduces us to a story that exists outside yet is a part of his Sword of Truth series. It is centered around Richard's half sister mentioned in book 4. I admit I was suprised by this new book because of the different way Terry G. went with it and by some poorly thought out reviews.
In this newest book we learn more about the mysterious land of D'hara and it's inhabitants. While it wasn't what I expected I still found this book an interesting read and so will every true Sword of Truth fan. A definate must read.
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Summary: a good book, but not a real great edition to the series
Review: Without considering any of the previous books in the series it was very well written. However, the main characters hardly show up and emphasis needed on certain places and events is non-existant. I think its wonderful that we get a break from the usual plot line and characters, but the break shouldn't last a whole book. The book should've either continued to say what the main characters had been doing or the book should've switched between the characters as the story continued.
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Summary: Worst written book I have ever read
Review: I have read and mostly enjoyed the other books in the series, and I really don't care that the main characters in the other books weren't in it 'til the end, but the writing was so abhorrent, I could not even make myself continue. I only got to about pages 150, then I skipped through the rest, no surprises, no excitement. Ho hum. Mr. Goodkind, did you write this yourself or did a jr. high kid write this for you? I realize as a storyteller, Mr. Goodkind is among the best, but he just proved as a writer, he is one of, if not "the", worst. Maybe he should get together with Robert Jordan, who is an excellent writer, but his last 3 or 4 books have gone NOWHERE. If you want good stories and writing, try Terry Brooks (not necessarily Jerle Shannara), George R.R. Martin, Ursula K. LeGuin, J.V.Jones, Kate Elliot or C.S. Lewis to name only a fraction. I will probably not buy any more "Sword of Truth" books.
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Summary: Extremely Disappointing!!
Review: I know this might seem belittling to Goodkinds masterfull writing ability but truthfully I have been waiting for a good book to come out since the first three!!! They just seem to get progressively worse. It saddens me that with such talent that Goodkind obviously has, he isn't able to fulfill his obligation to the reader. I keep waiting for an epic adventure like the first books he wrote and I've been disappointed every time. Whats with these new characters? Who cares about them?? They obviously have no sense and their personalities are only shown to be skin deep. (Meaning there just isn't much to them). I sincerely doubt that Goodkind will ever write anything that comes close to his stunning first three. It's really a shame, he's a great author but I guess that after Richard killed Darken Rahl, and then went on to stop the Keeper from breaking free, that there really isn't anything else to accomplish. I can only say that the chapters that Richard and Kahlan were in, and the one with Nathan Rahl, where the only two that I liked. It took me about four hours to read the book.....it was that bad. I skimmed most of it till the end. That should send out a preety clear warning that this isn't the best that Terry Goodkind has to offer.
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Summary: Don't Expect to Read Up On Your Faborite Characters Here
Review: Well, the writing is up to Goodkind's standard. This is to say that on one hand it is well crafted literature but on the other hand his descriptions are redundant in the extreme. The story is good and even interesting as long as you weren't interested in reading more about the main characters. They essentially don't enter the story line of the book accept by name and reputation.
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Summary: Predictable!!!
Review: I anxiously awaited this addition to the Sword of Truth series which I think is definitely one of the best out there. Unfortunately I found this story to be VERY predictable. I was disappointed that Richard, Khalan, Zed, the Mord-Sith barely appeared in this plot. Emperor Jagang hardly even comes across as the evil that he is. After all that wait we're presented with a book that doesn't move the main storyline along one bit. So we have to wait once again. Dear Mr. Goodkind, it's o.k. to draw a series to conclusion, to wrap up a story and move on; you don't have to leave us hanging with each installment, we'll continue to buy your books. The book was worth the read and hard to put down, just not quite up to par for the series. I really wanted to give it four stars because I love the previous books, but I have to be honest and give it a solid three.
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Summary: So bad? Maybe not. . .
Review: I, like many others, have been drawn into the world of Richard and Kahlan. I find myself worrying about what they're going to get up to while I'm not reading the book; I don't want to miss anything!
I was dissapointed by this book. I was left in torturous agony as I was dragged through the 'adventures' of Jennsen, mocked with the pathetic character of Oba (the Oaf) and irritated by a certain stupid goat. I had no idea what was happening to Richard and Kahlan. The blurb had mentioned horrid things, terrifying abominations and such like. A push into the Old World. And I wasn't there to help them! I never even got to see them until the very end of the book! It was hellish! What if they had died, and I hadn't been able to say goodbye?! And then, when we *finally* caught up with them, they continually alluded to some magical item which they had all "tried to touch". Eh? Huh?! Wha. . .?
And then I realised. Maybe Goodkind was trying to draw the story out, in an attempt to gain tonnes of ill-earned wealth. But surely not . . . he wouldn't, would he? My idol . . . .
Then another thought struck me. As a "hole in the world", Jennsen is - according to the book "Pillars of Creation" - very important. Maybe Goodkind was setting up another character for use in his later novels? I don't know if i particularly enjoy the thought - i didn't like Jennsen - but hey, what if? He killed off everyone else! Jennsen was practically the only new character left. He spent most of the book on her.
My only rationalisation of this is to assume that, in fact, he intends to use her later on. It wasn't an attempt to earn himself tonnes more cash. He was introducing another character (phew!).
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