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Summary: The Begining of a series to battle the Tolken's
Review: This is the greatest series I have ever read. I got hooked on it by the first page and couldn't stop till the last. All 800+ of them. Now that says something. I am now on the 5th book. Now thats saying something more. Get this book and the entire series, you won't regret it.
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Summary: A new epic adventure begins. . .
Review: Wizard's First Rule is the first book in the Sword of Truth series which starts very quickly with the main character Richard running into the lead female character Kahlan within the first few chapters. The world is seperated into three distinct provinces, unlinked by a barrier that is made of the underworld. Though when the book starts, the barriers are diminishing, causing Westland to be linked to the Midlands and the Midlands the be linked to D'hara. The barrier is the only thing that kept magic away from the Westland, but now even that defence is lost. The book is about an evil Lord who is set on ruling the world by obtaining the power of Orden. in order to do so, he must collect the three boxes of Orden and open the right one. One box to kill the user, one box to bring light to the user, and one box to destroy the world. If he chooses wrongly, then the whole world could be set into darkness, and the only one with the knowledge of the boxes is Richard, who denies his heritage, and the fact he has magic. Will Lord Darken Rahl be able to be stopped, or will he succeed in destroying the world? This is one of the better books of the series, and I really must recommend that you read it!
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Summary: A pretty interesting piece of fantasy trash
Review: I have a very literate friend that always berated sci-fi fantasy books as trash literature. Until I read this book I never really quite understood what it was that she saw in them that she found so offensive. This book is quite literally trash. Characters constantly burst into cliched conversations about love and friendship, and they continuously act and react in ways that fit the plot but are totally out of character and or without sufficient motivation. The writing is horrendous. Never have I cringed so much at poor writing than I did when I read this book. I know of course that it must take a lot of talent to be able to fill 800+ pages, but still the writing stinks. With that said, this is however actually a pretty interesting book. It starts off incredibly slow; I think that Goodkind must have assumed that readers would be so immediately enchanted by his main characters that they wouldn't notice the lack of plot in the first half of the book. It does, however, really start to pick up the pace towards the middle of the book, and by the end you won't be able to put it down. The story is typical fantasy; a back woods guy has a chance meeting with a mysterious woman that results in a series of events that will determine the fate of the world. Nothing really new here. If you can get over the aforementioned cliched dialogue and completely unmotivated actions, the characters are pretty interesting and likeable. I have read a couple of the books that follow in this series and while they suffer from the same aforementioned problems they are more interesting than this first novel and thus make reading the series worthwhile. All in all, I would have to say that if you are interested in reading a long series, and don't really care if your brain will turn into mush, then the Sword of Truth novels are not a bad choice. I would however recommend Jordan's "Wheel of Time" series instead.
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Summary: Beginning of a fantastic fantasy saga...
Review: This book sets the ground for the rest of the series or it could be read alone (but beware, once you've finished, you want more! Once you've started on the second book, you'll want to finish the series!). This book is a great novel. Period. It has shown that Terry Goodkind really gave his ALL in writing this classic story of Good versus Evil. The villian, Darken Rahl, is someone who most upon most people will really want to beat the crap out of (Terry makes sure that everyone hates him). The characters may seem a little of the 'same old thing', but they're not. Richard and Kahlan develop quite a bit over their adventures, and there is a lot of action in this book. This book deserves a read from all you fantasy/science fiction readers, and Goodkind deserves our gratitude for writing a fantastic first novel in his Sword of Truth saga.
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Summary: These books are close to horrendous
Review: I read the first three books of this series about 2 years ago and seriously regret the wasted time. The writing is low quality for the most part but totally breaks down in some sections making you cringe as you read it. The plot is predictable ie. hero always miracously escapes all danger, you know from the first chapter how everything is going to end. Really, these books have some major flaws. Please do yourself a favor and read these instead: George R.R. Martin's a Song of Fire and Ice series, Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, or Stephen King's the Dark Tower series (which is unbelievably incredible). Or take a break from fantasy and check out some Charles Bukowski, Hunter S. Thompson, or Brett Easton Ellis. I really hate to give something only one star but in this case it was well deserved.
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Summary: People aren't always so stupid..
Review: Well..at least in the aspect of writing a book of this caliber. I was given this book as a gift and actually put the task of reading it off until I had nothing else to read...not wanting to plunge myself into another series, but I'm glad I did. The storyline was different than I had expected, it seemed almost like a puzzle, which was enjoyable up to a point...then it got a little annoying. I understand why Goodkind wanted to leave things vague, like Kahlan's title of Mother Confessor..but after a point he really should've just dropped it and explained a few things. Goodkind did redeem himself with his rich environmental descriptions, and his use of words to convey the anguish that Richard and Kahlan both felt about not being able to be with each other. The anguish seemed to seep out of the book and into my own mind, which made it really easy for me to become elated with the ending. Goodkind is really good at depressing the reader before he indicates he has any intention of making things better...but hey, it's his style. Anyway, this was a pretty decent book, and I'd recommend it to any fantasy fan..^.^
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Summary: It's not awful, but it's not worth it
Review: I am currently reading this book and would recommend to anyone considering its purchase to look for something more worthwhile. Although it is not an awful book, in that in can be read and you wouldn't throw it in the trash after the first few chapters, I will most certainly not buy any of the sequels. If you are looking for the same old conventional small party quest type fantasy with dialogue that makes you cringe in vicarious shame by all means read it. However, if you desire much better work for true intellectuals who love fantasy try George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series.
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Summary: Dark. Painful. Beautiful.
Review: I found this book to truly capture my imagination and attention every second it was in my hand, which I can say, wasn't for too long! The strongest effect of this book, I think, would have to be of how addicting it is! I started reading three or four chapters in a row, then closed it for maybe 5 minutes, only to open it back up and continue on, despertly needing closure. Incredible really, I couldn't pull away! My next opinion lies in the descriptions. Sometimes I found myself skipping words only to hurry descriptions of scenery, but when I had stopped, and re-read what I missed, my mind shut out every sound and sight of my surroundings, and all I could do was imagine the book happening as if I were watching it in real life. There were parts I nearly wanted to drop the book and never pick it up again because of the challenge and danger that loomed over their heads! Sitting there I just pondered over and over, 'how the hell will they make it out of this one!...' Terry Goodkind has made himself my new favorite author, as I suggest anyone who reads this post, to find him or herself a copy no matter where your interests lie. Thank you T.G. for making this wonderous epic come to life.
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Summary: why no zero star rating?
Review: I am just glad that I read Robert Jordan first. Me and my friend found this series and gave it a shot. Both being Wheel of Time fans, we started reading these books with fairly open minds and high expectations. Then we discovered that most of Goodkind's ideas were less-creative versions of something RJ had already developed in this series years before. It got to be almost comical to us how many things he had stolen and given a new name to, sometimes barely even changing it that much. Jordan has a tendancy to make women more annoying than they really usually are, but Goodkind made everyone in his books abnormally stupid. It makes them more instantly likeable, yes, but it also makes them less interesting after 2 or 3 books. The plot is OK in the first novel, but progressively gets worse and worse as you get further into it. We started to wonder if Robert Jordan would have a winable case for copyright infrengement with some of the stuff Goodkind "invented." The ripping-off is that blatant. I'd like to represent RJ.
Save your money and read WoT first. Trust me
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Summary: not bad, not great
Review: While the book provided an interesting story for escapists, critical readers will not be thrilled.
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