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Summary: Just as I suspected...
Review: Once again logic succeeds in predicting human behavior as foolish people get angry because something isn't exactly what they thought it would be. Terry Goodkind has been brave enough to give us a truly remarkable book with a story line that (despite other reviewers opinions) ties in well with the rest of the series. Although I was dissapointed that some of the major players in the previous books played lesser roles in this one, that shouldn't be allowed to ruin your reading experience. Instead, you should focus on the fact that you have in your hands a very well thought out, entertaining book.The one thing that I truly hope is that the unwarranted negative reaction to this book won't cut short this wonderful journey which I have enjoyed since the moment I took my first steps. Please don't pay any attention to the words of the bitterly dissapointed children who didn't get exactly what they wanted from the book, and decide for yourself with an open mind
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Summary: Good vs the Bad, Goodkind throws a curveball
Review: Well I've been a good time reader ever since the 1st book: Wizards First Rule came out.I have to say that pillars of creation wasn't what I expected from Mr. Goodkind. Richard and Kahlan were not in the book as much as they should have been. Jennsen and Oba were the main characters of this book.Even though that the Jennsen and Oba story was good and sometimes entertaining, I still felt that there need to be more.If you read all the other Sword of truth novels, don't stop and not read this one, cause even though I was dissipointed with this book, it's still very good.Read it and it's up to you if you want to buy the hardcover or wait for the paperback edition to come out.
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Summary: Big Package, Small Gift
Review: First let me say I am a sincere fan of Mr. Goodkind and his Sword of Truth series. I have recommended it to many people, who now read the series. Plainly, this book is a filler. Even keeping with Mr. Goodkind's amazing ability to create extremeley detailed visions through his words, he could have completed this book successfully with a third of the pages. The redundant view of the inner workings of Jensenn and Oba was unnecessary. After so many times of reading it throughout the book, I began to feel like Richard during his captive trip to D'Hara, forced to say over and over Master Rahl's chant: "Master Rahl guide us. Master Rahl teach us. Master Rahl Protect us. In your light we thrive. In your mercy we are sheltered. In your wisdom we are humbled. We live only to serve. Our lives are yours." The redundant chant of Jensenn and Oba's characters however, had no meditating benefits at all. I was disappointed by this book, but not by the series. The new characters are interesting and I hope to see them in the future, just not the same vision of them over and over again. My hope is that the next book will make up for this one.
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Summary: Surprisingly annoying
Review: I was quite excited that another Sword of Truth book came out and started reading it as soon as I could get my hands on it. I was quite annoyed however, to say the least. None of the main characters showed up in the book until halfway through at least. It was like a side quest in a RP game or something. Richard and Kahlan didn't even show up until page 497 of 557! I don't know if the ending was worth it or not.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: First off, let me say that I am a fan of Terry Goodkind's and the Sword of Truth series. However, this book was not an the same level as his other work. There was a lot of unecessary violence, there was very little attatchment to the new characters (and you don't see the old favorites until the end, and even then the encounter is brief), and even the writing itself at times drove me up the wall. In various scenes, Terry Goodkind went to great lengths to explain every facet of a new concept. There were several instances that reminded me of an old 50's science film that had to talk down to the audience to explain the situation, someone asking simple questions that are supposed to be on the reader's minds when we actually got the point with the first paragraph and were ready to move on. IT DROVE ME NUTS!!! Finally, then conclusion was hurried. Everything was tied up neatly (too neatly, actually) in a few paragraphs. My recommendation, however, is to wade through this book, because (and I'm going on faith here) the next book(s) will undoubtedly be better, and the main character will probably be important later on. I sense that Terry Goodkind was rushed on this book and just kind of got it out of the way.
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Summary: The Pillars of Creation
Review: This book is quite possibly the WORST book I've read in a long time. Without a doubt, this is the worst book of the series. I borrowed this book from the library and have forced myself to read through this silly excuse for a book.
The first book, Wizard's First Rule, was excellent. Introducing Richard and Kahlan, and their adventures together. As readers, we grew to love them. In pillars of creation, 417 pages into the book, we do not see them at all. The only thing that kept my eyes moving across the page was the hope that there would be SOMETHING written about our beloved heroes; that and the belief that someone who wrote such a great series would not fail so miserably.
This book is mainly centered around a woman named Jennsen and a man named Oba. Tragedy falls in Jennsen's wake. Anyone and everyone who meets and helps Jennsen ends up dying. Oba is some mentally disturbed ox of a man akin to Lenny in Of Mice and Men (big, strong, stupid.) He basically goes around torturing and killing animals and people. My suggestion, spend your hard earned money on another book.
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Summary: Pillars of Experiment
Review: As if magic embraced me I was turning on the pages of Goodkind's new book.
It seemed impossible for me to put the book away and sometimes I had the feeling I could read all night. I had to know what lay in the future.
There is no doubt that Mr. Goodkind took a great risk by writing this book. The book is definitely an experiment that in my opinion has turn out to be the best. It isn't like the other books in the 'Sword of Truth' series, but isn't it so that every book from the serie has it's own private atmosphere and that Terry takes his books each time to a higher level. We wouldn't read the books when they were just a copy of one another. That Goodkind has got many further than that, in his new book, may surprise many of you, but I think it's just what the serie needed.
I've never seen any other writer who has done what Terry did.
Pillars of Creation is a masterwork on it's own. As a reader you see the world from Kahlan and Richard from another perspective. That you see hardly anything of Richard and Kahlan isn't so bad, if you ask me, because I really liked the main character Jenssen.
I hated the order and Oba Rahl, but I felt deep sympathies for Jenssen, who was told nothing but lies and who you can't blame that she thought Richard Rahl to be a monster.
As a reader you would tell Jenssen that she's wrong, but you know you couldn't. That's one of the reasons for turning the pages if your lives depend on it. You hope that Jenssen will see the truth in the end, just as Nicci did in Faith of the Fallen.
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Summary: next book in the series please
Review: This book is as good a book as Goodkind has ever written, and yes it did follow the story line(sort of). But what it didn't do is include the main characters of the previous book in the sword of truth series. In this book Richard and his "companions" don't realy come in to the story except at the end. And even then they wern't main characters in this book. While I aplaud Goodkind for intruducing new characters to the main story, he kind of went overboard on that part. In his future books of this saga I request that Goodkind include the main characters of the previous books because they're what keep me coming back for more. I can't wait for the next book in this series to come out so please hurry Goodkind!
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Summary: Another Terry Goodkind hit
Review: Yes, I agree it would've been nice to see more of the story focus on the characters of Richard and Kahlan. Goodkind seems to be writing around them here, more or less toying with the world he created. While not driving the plot of the Sword of Truth very far, he manages to weave a tale that is equal to the other books in the series. His talent as a writer is undeniable and will certainly shine through anything he writes. Rather than nitpick through this, like some of the reviews have managed to do, those of us that enjoy his work should be grateful he is producing books for us to read.
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Summary: Must look at the book with the right perspective...
Review: I was very disappointed with this book when I first started reading it. I think this was because I was expecting another on the main characters. So it took a while for the shock to where off. But once you continue reading on you begin to see the book for what it was and begin to truly enjoy it. So, before you read this one get rid of all notions that you are getting a continuation of the series and consider this a sub plot that was thrown in. Not one of his best, but still worthy of his name. I gave it four because of the disappointment that was there through the first 175-200 pages.
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