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Summary: went thru book 1 and 2 in two weeks looking for 3
Review: I hit upon Terry Goodkind by accident. i now rate him along with the best. This includes Eddings, Fiest, Brooks. If you read this Terry Keep It Up. Thanks. Bo
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Summary: It's coming in Oct. Why does it seem so long?
Review: Is this book going to deal with Richard and Kahlan's child? Or with the Imperial Order?Or neither,or both
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Summary: This was the beginning of the end
Review: Just pretend that this book didn't exist. Stone of Tears and Wizards First Rule remain to be my favorite books. This book introduced a new nemesis called emperor Jagang that seems to pop up as an excuse to extend this series indefinitely. No mention of him in the two pervious books except at the epilogue of Stone of Tears. The story plot also becomes a little sloppy starting with this book. If you really wanna treasure this series, don't do what I did. Stop at Stone of Tears and forget about the rest.
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Summary: good, but we've seen it before.....
Review: This book was good, the plot was interesting, but I have to say that it is already old. The story is as a reviewer put it, a soap opera episode, with each book being a "new installment", never finishing. The pattern of suspense, drama, dark torture and then a rushed conclusion is seen in this as well.
PLOT:
What can I say, it was interesting and it wasn't a problem that was conjectured up out of then air. I have to say that is was fairly creative. Especially with the dwelling into the history of magic hating. However, Richard's genius, and ability to get out of any situation has gotten really annoying. If they had said he is a "rare person" one more time I would have thrown the book across the wall. The romance was nice, and it was really sweet to see them together. The continuing simplicity of the narrative is also well paced.
CONCLUSION:
It is a soap opera, and it won't end for another 10 books or so. I recommend, read the first three/four, and if the ending of the series in the next years gets any better, then you should probably continue. If not, read this book and/or the next, then write at the bottom of the last page, "Richard and Kahlan live happily ever after. The End."
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Summary: pay by the page
Review: These books aren't really well written. If you start the series expecting Robin Hobb or George R R Martin, you WILL be disappointed. Nevertheless, each book in this series is pretty readable if rather predictable. I like them because they're long, 1000 pages for $8 is cheap entertainment.
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Summary: Great Read
Review: I liked it. Good enough, but not quite as good as books 1,2 and 4.
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Summary: Good only for the initiated
Review: WHY YOU SHOULD READ THIS:
This book should only be read if you were very interested in the first two novels and wondered what happened next. The book could be titled: What Happened to Gar and Other Important Matters. It's likable enough as the sort of pulp fantasy fiction that many readers enjoy on a plane or at the beach or perhaps visiting the in-laws and looking for an escape. In short, to qualify as a buyer, you should:
1) Have read Wizard's First Rule (and liked it)
2) Have Read Stone of Tears (and liked it too)
3) Want to read something but not in the mood to look for something new.
WHY YOU SHOULD PASS:
I'm afraid we don't have any earth shattering insight to offer here about a rather pedestrian book. Nothing but fun-no highbrow literature here. If you're looking for something important, seek elsewhere. But you knew that from the first two books. The sex stuff has escalated to levels that parents should prohibit the book from children below a certain maturity level. Imagine a pretty intense R-rated slasher flick in text and you'll have a pretty good idea.
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Summary: Goodkind Delivers, Yet Again
Review: Blood of the Fold picks up where Stone of Tears left off. Goodkind continues his rip-roaring adventure in a break-neck pace. One thing that this author can never be accused of is being boring. The characters are as good as ever. I really enjoyed the plot as well. While, to me, this book is not as good as Stone of Tears, it is still a fantastic adventure. Goodkind has so much going on in his world, I wonder how he keeps up with it. He has yet to disappoint me! This series is worth your time for certain. Enjoy!
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Summary: An excellent continuation.
Review: I am becomming a bigger fan of Terry Goodkind than I was at first for several reasons.
With Wizard's First Rule, Goodkind turned me off a little with violence toward children. At that time, I saw the quality of the writing and the clarity of the story, but was unhappy with the way the brutality was handled. After reading Blood of the Fold, I think Goodkind has become more sophisticated in the manner that he utilizes brutality to further the story, so by now those fears have diminished.
At times, I chuckled a bit at some ham-fisted discription and found some text a bit simplistic. However, I now see that if these books were allowed to become too thick with prose it would become burdensome. Robert Jordan (another author I enjoy) suffers from this. By now, I sometimes find myself thinking, 'Thanks for just saying it directly.' This is not always the case, but I think he has become better at knowing when prose will be helpful and when not.
Goodkind seems to be a master at keeping a very long story going in a believable manner. Each book is a direct continuation of the last, but is also an independent nugget of story. He does a good job of taking a strand of story which is together and tight, then wildly unwrapping it so that there are many separate threads, then winding those threads back together again. In this way, I can now look back and see each book as a knot of choas in a long rope of story. He does this very well.
So in summation: A great story which is never boring, makes sense as a continuation of the other books, and is well written. I have already started reading book 4 and hope the story does not bog down. If it doesn't, I will surely continue to be a fan.
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Summary: The end of the "Sword of Truth" series
Review: Generally I am not one to stop and write a review of a book, but I felt the need to warn others who have limited time to invest in sci-fi series novels. I have read the first two installments of this series "Wizards First Rule, and Stone of Tears," both excellent novels. I went ahead and bought "Blood of the Fold:" which was a great disappointment. Mr. Goodkind degenerates into endless feminist tirades that take away from the plot and spoil the book. I had been looking forward to the next two books. I would suggest readers stop after the first two. I stopped reading half way through this one.
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