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Summary: Richard and Kahlan are seperated again?!
Review: Stone of Tears would have to be one of the best books I have ever read. It starts off where Wizard's First Rule left off, with Kahlan and Richard going to view Scarlet's Baby. This book has alot of twists and turns that are quite suprising at times, but I will not spoil them for you. Richard will befriend a beast that would normally kill him, Kahlan finds out a shocking truth, and Zedd finds Adie in trouble. I really must recommend this book if you like Fantasy books and have read Wizard's First Rule. Goodkind has a way of making the words leap off the page, in your face. It is as though you can actually picture the events that are unfolding before your eyes. Goodkind has a way with words that is absolutely marvellous. If you have not read this book, then you are missing out on a great read and I say to you: Stop reading this review and go out and buy the book you fool!
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Summary: Not as good as the first
Review: Ok, maybe my rating of 3 stars is a little harsh, it would be 3.6 if I could do that, but I tend to round down. Don't get me wrong, this book was good. It has all the great elements of the last book, but there were two fatal flaws in it. 1. The story is VERY loose. Not much that really matters happens at all. It could've been half the size that it is, and I almost felt like I was wasting my time when I know that Richard won't be much further along when I stop reading. 2. The way the dilemma was solved was craaaapy. It must've been a total of 5 pages or so. I felt cheated. I felt like "I read all this for a 5 page ending?". I was expecting something better. Not only that, it didn't seem very hard to do what he did. To me, this book seemed more like a "character development" novel. The characters become more in-depth and then there are new ones. I really REALLY disliked that Goodkind got rid of Chase. He was my favorite character from Wizard's First Rule (don't worry about me giving that away it happens early in the book). I'm currently reading Temple of the Winds and Chase still isn't back, so I think he is gone, never to appear in the series again. Not all is lost though. After I finish this review I'm going to go and review Blood of the Fold, which was actually pretty good. I'm giving it 4 stars. And Temple of the Winds is, by far, the best book in the series (even better than First Rule! I'm only like 1/3 into it though). Read this book, but don't just give up on the series because the other ones are good.
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Summary: Stolen ideas still can't make the grade
Review: I have been a long time fan of the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and also of Goodkind's 1st book in this series, Wizard's First Rule. Imagine my suprise when I picked up this novel expecting another smash hit and instead got Jordan re-runs! Every detail matches Jordan's books but with different names, especially the final sequence with the dark sisters-almost word for word with a specific part in the Wheel of Time books. I can't believe that there isn't a lawsuit in progress over this. I have never been so disappointed in my life. This series started out very strong and then this. What a waste of good talent. People...read Robert Jordan-at least his characters are powerful, beautifully written and ORIGINAL.
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Summary: Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This was a great book. After I read the first I knew the second
one would be just as good. I was right it was excellent.
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Summary: Best Book Ever
Review: It is a great book and its sequals are great to.
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Summary: URRGHHHH!!!!
Review: I have read book number one in the series and I was very annoyed by all the perverted sex stuff in it (I have reviewed it too). I decided not to continue reading book number two, but I opened the book somewhere in the middle just to get an impression of how the book was. [...] He writes good and his books are exiting when they are meant to be, but I couldn't make myself read this book. It was almost a whole chapter just containing a woman (can't remember her name) torturing Richard (and it isn't just lashes of a whip!!!) at the same time as she loves him. That's just so [...] typical isn't it??
People might say that i judge the book too early since I've just read five pages, but I don't think that Goodkind has changed his sex-and-young-boys fixed thinking. I think it's VERY strange that people have almost not reacted on this before.
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Summary: Great Read!
Review: If you love a page turner this is it, this book is a great sequel to Wizards First Rule. I was hooked from the first 10 pages. This book is a building point for the sweeping story of Richard and Khalan, you begin to understand their strugle and pain, their power and weakness. I will read all of Terry Goodkinds novels, he has created a world of magic and inspiration.
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Summary: Stone of Tears (Sword of Truth, Book 2) by Terry Goodkind
Review: I am now on book 4, Temple of the Winds, and have enjoyed every one of them. I have never read books of this type before and have found them very compelling. One of the major things I enjoy is the continuity from one book to another. Twenty years hasn't gone by when you start the next book. I hope this holds true as I continue. I listen to books on tape because I drive for a living and these books have ALL held my interest with the constant action. I also like that while there are 2 main characters, there is becoming a wide range of supporting characters that are well defined. Unless the series takes a serious downfall I will read them all.
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Summary: The best in the series
Review: Stone of Tears starts off quick, bringing you quickly back into Richard and Kahlans world before the first chapter is out. It picks up where the first book left off, and continues telling the exciting story, and picks it up a few notches. Everything in Stone of Tears is more extreme, the action, the plot, the dilemmas, and the romance. I cried when I read this book, and I can sit through anything Hollywood puts out without so much as wet eyes, but this book made me cry. I'd consider it the best one out of the Sword of Truth series, closely followed by the first and the third in the series, which were both excellent as well. It sort of has something for everyone, its full of omens and portents, giving a thinker some foreshawdowing to work out, it has a fabulously written war sequence, battles between a small heartened army and a much larger force, it has romance to boot, and it is packed full of the stuff you loved from Wizards First Rule, magic, swordfighting, barriers to be overcome, and a cast of unforgetable characters that continues to grow, without too much recycling. Plus, it has Gratch, and everyone loves Gratch. (I won't give too much away about Gratch, but he's very loveable)
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Summary: Good but not great
Review: Very Good, but not great... good characterisation and descriptions, the prolonged graphic descriptions are there for a purpose, not from a morbid pre-occupation with rape or pain - we see the results of his months of torture with Denna (book#1) causing the deaths of two Sisters - without being pre-armed with his forceful hate of collars, we would think his refusal to wear one a bit pig-headed.
Many things are injected into the plot whose significance is not apparent until much later - I found myself forgetting about Scarlet, until she suddenly appears; probably the egg will have a significance in the next book(s). Altogether a good sustaining read - never boring - makes you want to continue straight on to the next book in the series.
My Wife has just finished 'Temple of the Winds' (book#4) and says it continues to be just as exciting, unlike the 'Wheel of Time' series.
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