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Summary: Loose story, good book
Review: This book suffers from the same disease that plagued Stone of Tears.The story is way too loose. Its not as loose as it was in Stone of Tears, but it has a good ending, if a bit strange. It does, on the other hand, reveal a lot of mysteries that entered my head while reading Stone of Tears. While I felt that Stone of Tears was more like a "character developement" book, this one seems more like a "mystery revealer book". By the way, I'm currently reading Temple of the Winds and it is even better than Wizard's First Rule! Wonderful storytelling, wonderful detail, wonderful characters, wonderful world, loose story.
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Summary: good book*
Review: wow, this is a real good book, though not as good as the rest of his books, each book has its own unique way around it. this one is a flincher, i found myself really flinching and feeling pain in this one. kahlan and richards relationship is touching, and when ______ (i wont say who) confesses her lesbianism, goodkind writes with suprising elegancy and realistically. good action and always thought-provoking, very well done
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Summary: On 2nd thought, I really liked this entry in this series...
Review: By the time I got around to reading this series, the first two books were already in paperback, but I made sure to grab a copy of 'Blood of the Fold' in hardback because I quite frankly just couldn't wait. Is it as good as 'Wizard's First Rule' & 'Stone Of Tears'? Not quite. In fact, upon finishing it the first time I felt terribly let down. In fact I was downright disappointed. I went on to become incredibly energized with how much I enjoyed 'Temple of the Winds' but still I felt as though Terry had failed me with book 3. While waiting for 'Soul of the Fire' (my least favorite SoT book) I went back and re-read 'Blood of the Fold' and realized something amazing: I had underrated this book by a MILE. I was expecting more of the exact same from the first two books, and when Goodkind went in off in a different direction (than I had anticipated) I was upset, but as I went over this book the 2nd time, I found it to be much more entertaining than my initial first reading. In fact I enjoyed it quite a bit. One of my personal Pet Peeves are readers who feel that because a book doesn't go the way THEY want, the author has wasted their time and the readers money. I admit, I have fallen into this trap myself on occasion, but I have changed my ways (for the most part). I am now a firm believer that each author has the right to take THEIR story in any direction they choose, as Terry Goodkind has been known to do (see 'Soul of the Fire' & 'The Pillars of Creation') but I submit that 'Blood of the Fold' stays true to the events which began in book 1 and continued in book 2. I enjoyed in particular the introduction of the Sliph and Gratch. I think that Goodkind has a good grasp of how to move a story along, even while giving you a re-cap of events that have gone on before without making you feel as though he is treating you like your memory is broken. If you notice in most novels with sequels you are expected (by the publisher) to give some kind of catch-up of what has gone before in hopes that if someone mistakenly picks up this book without having read the first two, they won't feel hopelessly lost. Goodkind is simply put a gifted storyteller who has created a world rich in detail, history and incredible violence. Richard is one of my favorite protagonists in all of modern fiction not because he is perfect, but because more than anything, he just plain wants to do what is right, and not necessarily what is expected of him (which he does in pretty much each book). I DO however believe that this series is beset with the formula fantasy which has ruined many other series out there...Goodkind has set up the stage with the usual: SOMETHING directly threatens Richard & Kahlan's attempt to either be together and/or the world's security as we know it, and somehow they become separated, and in their efforts to get back together they save the day (or the world). Sure, this has become predictable, but I am enjoying it anyway mostly due to Goodkind's sheer storytelling ability. He moves the plot around enough that even though I have a good idea of what may happen next, I am not entirely certain that it will. Along the way he has also given me some genuine surprises along the way (just note the BIG surprise with Richard's Prophetic friend in 'Faith of the Fallen'). All things considered, after my 2nd go-round with 'Blood of the Fold' I have decided that this really IS a great addition to the SoT series and a stand-alone novel worthy of all the praise it has received.
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Summary: Terry takes the cake
Review: Goodkind has done it again; although, he is remaining true to his fans. These are not for 10 year old kids. I would not recommend Terry Goodkind to a kid because they are not kid's books. If you want kids books read Doctor Seuss. Terry Goodkind is not the Brittney Spears of Modern Literature, rather a genius forever evolving fantasy novels for the better. Goodkind shows his genius in an exciting epic sure to make you want to read the next 5 books...
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Summary: A "connector" novel, but at least it's a good one.
Review: Terry Goodkind, Blood of the Fold (Tor, 1996) Back when I was a kid, I was crazy about the various exploits of Donald Sobol's pint-sized sleuth Encyclopedia Brown. There was rarely a week where I didn't have at least one Encyclopedia Brown book out of at least one library somewhere near wherever I was living at the time. A fine set of books, those. Each was a collection of various mini-mysteries solved by Brown (and, later, his gorgeous sidekick Sally Kimball; after all, every sleuth needs a gorgeous sidekick, right?) in the space of a few pages. Sobol's books had only one problem. Since the stories were collected from other sources, the first few pages of each were like a broken record, giving all the same details about how the "office" in EB's garage was set up, reintroducing the characters, etc. For some reason, Terry Goodkind saw fit to pull a Donald Sobel in Blood of the Fold, book three in the Sword of Truth series. The first two books, each verging on the thousand-page mark, blaze the way for a fantasy series that, if there is any justice in the world, is destined to become a classic. Blood of the Fold, however, is barely two-thirds of the length of those first two, and Goodkind spends a good chunk of the first hundred fifty pages in reacquaintance. It would make more sense had there been some of it in the second book in the series, or if this book had an extra hundred fifty pages over and above what the first two have to compensate. But given the brevity, one gets the distinct feeling that the book was padded at the insistence of a publisher who wanted to keep Goodkind pumping out one book per year. Not to say that Blood of the Fold isn't still a good book. Once you've invested two thousand pages' worth of time in any fantasy series, it's doubtful that re-reading stuff about what's happened before (no matter how much of it there is) is going to deter the reader from going on and finding the four hundred-odd pages of new stuff. And with Goodkind's usual readable style and almost nonstop action, the pages fly by here just as fast as they did in Wizard's First Rule and Stone of Tears. Of course, with only two-thirds of the bulk, that means you finish the book that much faster. Make sure you've got a copy of Temple of the Winds (book four) lying around before you start this one, or
you may find yourself looking for a twenty-four hour bookstore at three in the morning. *** 1/2
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Summary: WONDERFUL !
Review: Dear reader - If you've read books 1 & 2 of this series, this book will not let you down. Terry continues with his incredible gift of imagination and story telling. I loved it! Couldn't devour it fast enough - and eagerly looked forward to the next book in the series when I finished. :-) I highly recommend books 1-3 of this series. Action, adventure, excellently told - with magic, strange creatures and all kinds of fantastic things.....and characters you love and root for with all your heart, and bad guys you hate just as much. :-) Read it! You won't be sorry! :-) (Caution: before you move on to books 4-6 of the series though, please come back and read a few reviews on them....at this point, I've now read through book 5 and books 4 & 5 weren't as good as books 1-3 were....so I recommend you check some of the reviews before you continue the series.) -- Nancy
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Summary: a magic that is not!
Review: im 27 now and ive read this book 2 years ago back in the philippines...
i always wanted to own one.the spirit of the leads (khalan n richard) gives inspiration in my day to day struggle...that every difficulty needs a certain faith...faith to those people whom you know wont let u down...and knowing that you are not alone would give you an inner strength to go on and fight...
this book will make you relize, to its full extent, that love is always the foundation.
this book emits a lot of magic...literally,emotionally..!
magic in the sense that this will make you wish you were the mother confessor.
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Summary: Better than the others
Review: Goodkind finally seems to be improving his writing style. This book is more of a straight-forward adventure novel, which is good. It's something Goodkind can write decently. He doesn't get burdened down with juvenile philosophy (there is a wizzard's rule, but it isn't important) or sappy emotion. This book also gives insight into Goodkind's world (neither of the first showed us anything). The ancient war is kind of cool, and the twist at the end with the mriswith was well done. This book is still not particullarly intelectual, and the characters are fairly flat, but as a purely entertaining hack-and-slash book, Blood of the Fold succeeds pretty well.
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Summary: More of the same
Review: While Wizard's First Rule was a really enjoyable read, by the time we reach this the third book the series is becoming formulaic and simply annoying. Its seems to always be the same; something threatens Richard and Kahlan's relationship (usually a threat to the whole world as well), which is resolved by the end of the book. It's just the same stuff all over again.
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Summary: This is turning into a Formula
Review: Good guy meets bad guy. Good guy wins. Been there, done that. First story was nice. Second was justlike first. Third just like both. Yawn.
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