Blood of the Fold (Sword of Truth, Book 3)

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Summary: Gift of Backwardsness
Review: If Goodkind's novels are a gift at all, they're an invitationto go backwards in thought instead of forward. He makeshis world too simple, and this simplicity makes it boring. Pure good vs pure evil has been done, and its time has passed. Goodkind's characters always claim "righteousness" and "truth," but this sounds like fanaticism to me; to think that anyone knows the ultimate truth about anything is to let the world know you're a fool. The books are fun-- but so is heroin. End of story.

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Summary: A breath of fresh air...
Review: I have to say that I am a faithful reader of Goodkind. I feel that his style of writing, although certainly not a new genre, is certainly refreshing. He gives the reader something to look forward to throughout the plot, as well as at the end of the novel, and I certainly can't same the same thing for many of the other books that I have read in the past. I have read the other reviews of this book, and although I am not writing a review of the opinions presented by other visitors to this sight, I have to say that I don't agree with the people who have stated Terry Goodkind is a "bad" writer. He presents a story line that is enjoyable to follow, as well as characters that are either heroic or despicable. Many books today present the reader with too many "gray areas" into which fall their main characters. I feel that Goodkind has intentionally avoided this, and as a result, allow the reader to cheer on the heroes and loathe the villains. In a day and age where it seems impossible to tell right from wrong, Terry Goodkind has presented us with a gift. This gift is a series of books that allows for an enjoyable read as well as some food for thought. I applaud Mr. Goodkind for his work, and have only to say that I await his next novel! ---Sarah B. Cypher

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Summary: Goodkind uses big effects without cause
Review: I've read all three of his books, and the worst thingabout them is that Goodkind uses far too big effects withoutreason. Everything is huge, grand and largely impersonal. This causes the story to lose its emotion, because everything is just so unbelievable--huge battles where thousands die but we knew none of them, hundreds of raped women that we didn't know, etc. If he made his atrocities more personal, it would read better.

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Summary: Goodkind is a follower who will be forgotten
Review: Goodkind never dares venture beyond those limits alreadyestablished for fantasy, and in not doing so, his plot andworld in general are bland and lifeless. I'll admit he's fun in place...but I know better things to do than read the re-hashed adventures of all the characters ever written about in fantasy. He'll be thankfully forgotten and out-of- print soon. That's the way of all followers.

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Summary: Goodkind Panders to Mindless Readers
Review: Mindless readers are obviously what are making Goodkindso huge--people who love his trash so much that theyworship the man. _Blood of the Fold_ is hopelessly bogged down by an immature writing style that sounds stale, a predictable storyline that offers no unusual twists, and an incredibly stupid protagonist. Goodkind is falling prey to the Eddings Disease: reusing the same plot time and again. Instead of Darken Rahl, we have the Evil Emperor to fight-- how fresh and original! It was stale in Book 1, and it's rotting in Book 3.

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Summary: Truly an enjoyable read.
Review: The latest in the Sword of Truth series is proving the Terry Goodkind is not a flash in the pan. The writing has matured in each of his books and continues to improve. He has not just given us a bunch of people to follow around, but has developed them into true characters that we can root for, or against. This latest installment in the Sword of Truth series has expanded on the overall theme of the series and gives you a new insight into this world. It also has brought to light an entirely new theme that will allow the series to continue to hold our interest in the future. I highly recommend this book as I do Books 1 & 2 in the series. Enjoy...

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Summary: You haven't read the best til you've read this series!
Review: Run to the bookstore and buy these books.Take a vacation from work because you'll be so absorbed you'll forget you have a job and get fired. How long do we have to wait for the next book!? NO! I take that back. Please, don't rush and give us gruel,Terry, we want another feast

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Summary: Completed 'Blood of the Fold'
Review: Just finished 'Blood of the Fold' -- predictably, it only took about 12 hours of solid reading to polish off this latest Goodkind offering. This series has surprised me...When 'Wizard's First Rule' came out, I was reluctant to start another multi- novel series with no pre-defined limitation on the number of installments (a la 'The Wheel of Time' series, which has spiraled out of control in terms of length and direction).But Goodkind's series has rewarded my reluctant purchase of 'Wizard's First Rule' with two more accomplished novels with substantial character development.

The strength of these novels is inherent in that Goodkind does not extend outside the genre guidelines established by the likes of Eddings, Feist, and Brooks. Many of the characters venerated in those immensely enjoyable series are paid homage in Goodkind's work, and it's therefore no surprise that if you liked those landmark series, you'll enjoy (as I do) Goodkind's series.

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Summary: Terry Goodkind's novel are spectacular can't put down books
Review: When I first got Wizards First Rule I was a bit skyptical for I'm only 11 and this was a long book. I started reading, before I realized it I was almost over for I hadn't been able to put the book down. All the suspencful things kept me at the edge of my seat the entire time. Then I got Stone of Tears which is even more twisted and suspensful, now I simply can't wait until I can get my hands on Blood of the Fold which I'm sure will be spellbindin. If you love reading and like great books then you'll have to read all of terry Goodkind's fantastic Fantasy novels!!!!!!!

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Summary: Hurry up Terry!!!!
Review: I read 'Wizards First Rule' in three days, and 'Stone of Tears' in four, and after reading these, I can't wait for the next book to come out!!! Hopefully (although I doubt it considering these two great books) 'Blood of the Fold' will surpass its predecesors