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Summary: Very good but....
Review: I think that the Whole Sword of Truth series is very good. It is one of the greatest I have ever read. The characters and story are very well developed, and for this I would give it 5 star. BUT, I have noticed SO much stuff that was pulled out of The Wheel of Time series and just renamed. For example, Sister's of the Light= Aes Sedai. The Sisters of the Dark are in the midst of the Sisters of Light and no one knows for sure who they are, JUST LIKE IT THE WHEEL OF TIME! If you read both series and look at it, it is quite clear that many of the elements of The Sword of Truth series are just twisted elements that Robert Jorden thought of. There are many more of the "stolen" ideas throught the books, I just cant type them all.
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Summary: Great beginning...then loses its way.
Review: NO SPOILERS HEREIN: Everyone that is angry at my 3-star review - should know that I too consider myself a Goodkind fan! I was blown away with the first two books! The third book was good. Goodkind has a gift for developing characters with depth. His books 1-2 "bad guys/girls" were REALLY hateful and evoked strong emotional responses from me. In book 4, I'd hope to see more wizardry, and MUCH more fighting, & another bad guy/girl developed to hate. There is almost ZERO sword play in book 4 - and I REALLY missed it! What a major mistake to name a series Sword of Truth only to neglect it. Also, I feel cheated by some of the plot twists in book 4. I can't diasect them, because I would never spoil the story for someone else. Several "betrayal" twists really turned me off and left me disappointed rather than entertained. I usually find Goodkind impossible to put down in the second half of his books. That was not the case with book 4. Having said all that - Sword of Truth fans will still read this story in order to follow the growth of Richard and company - and that is as it should be. However, I am VERY hopeful that Book 5 has more swordplay and wizardry!
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Summary: The Shine is Starting to Fade
Review: This book was the weakest in the series so far. It had a number of problems: too much time was invested in building the suspence; way to sappy, the romantic dialog was trite; Richard didn't use his power nearly enough. But, all things considered, Mr. Goodkind has skills. He still manages to deliver a decent story.
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Summary: The Best
Review: Although I loved all the Sword of Truth books, the Temple of the winds is my all time favorite. The unexpected happend in this book, and it took be by suprise. I cried alot during this book, and I don't believe i have ever cried durring a book. I would recomend this book to any Terry Goodkind fan.
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Summary: Bags! This was great!
Review: After defeating the Blood of the Fold army, Richard has still to figure out how defend against Jagang, ruler of the Imperial Order. While Richard is studying away on a journal of an ancient wizard, Khalan confronts an assassin sent out to get Richard. Things turn for the worst when a terrible plague is sent throughout the Midlands and Richard gets trapped in a double-bind prophecy by Jagang, where he dies no matter what (kinda like Richard rolling di that have only ones on it, and getting snake eyes everytime...kinda). Well, while Richard is discovering what the prophecy has to do with the "winds", Nathan goes off on his own trying his best to fulfill the only possible destiny best suited for the freedom of people. Zedd and Ann are stuck searching for Nathan, only to be told that they should quit and search for the Jopoco Treasure. Not only that, but Verna and Warren set off to save Warren's life by taking a certain fork in the prophecy and trying to save Sisters of the Light who are enslaved by Jagang. Whew! what bunch of enjoyable stuff to read...what's new with this book from the rest?
so many innocents die, my goodness, i nearly shed a tear reading some of this, but no...i'm a man...i don't cry *wipes lower eyelid clean* who's up for some travel through the sliph? the silverish creature is more described in this book, so yeah...interesting. fighting?
well, not much really, but the story doesn't need it. this book is about 200 pages longer and i finished it in a shorter amount of days than the one before it. I was totally hooked that i read it in a span of 23 hrs. over 3 days of the weekend. This is a great book and has a couple grand twists. One failed twist tho is who Richard's brother is, but maybe I'm just clever...or not, but the point is that some of the twists are expected, no worries tho. Great book, I reccomend it for SoT readers. And for those who never read the series? I suggest start with the first one, but don't stop til at least after this book...I love it...that means you'll love it, too...maybe not, but that's not the point. The point is this series has controlled what I do with my time. The only reason I'm on here typing my review on this is because I just finished this book and haven't gotten the next in the series...did I mention that by reading these books I was almost grounded from reading? well, i was...almost. Great end to it, too...could have ended there if need be, but who cares if it hasn't.
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Summary: Is Goodkind for Real ?
Review: First off, I dont seem to comprehend how some people call this novel a dissapointing sequel?
In my humble opinion, this novel was by far the most emotional and suspenseful one among the first 4 books.
Chapter 64 gets my prize for the greatest chapter in the series so far.
The book really seems to aim at probing how much the readers can take. Without giving away too much, when you get to about 3/4 of the book, Kahlan's betrayal will take your breath away. Had i not known there are more books in the series, i would have thought that it was the end of Richard's and Kahlan's world as we know it. It marked the biggest test of my trust in the main protagonists of the series. Every new page I read put a new thorn in my heart. However, if you believe in Richard and Kahlan's goodness, you will come to enjoy the book more than anything in the series up to this point. The only complaint : It took me 5 days to read this one. Maybe i'm just too eager to find out what happens. Great job Mr. Goodkind!
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Summary: Not the best one in the sieres
Review: this one is rather mushy but it is entertaining it is tied for the worst one in the sieres with pillars of creation it is entertaining and essential to the sieres but I wouldn't miss it
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Summary: OOOOHHH MY ACHING HEART!!!
Review: OK First of all this book should only be read by those you have read the previous novels in their chronilogical order. The author does make a fair attempt at introducing the history but this is the 4th book so come on. Work with me here!!!... THe whole power of this series is mostly about the deep relationships that you build the the wonderfully constructed characters whose hearts you have come to know through sharing their pain and being in the trenches with them and crying with them and taking part in their joys and victorys. You can`t pretend to know what this is like with out doing the necessary but blissful time from the beginning novels. In other words don`t cheat yourself, Treat Yourself!! OK That being said this review is for those of us who have read the thing the whole way through. THere is so much I want to say about this one. I was manipulated, comforted, tricked and most of all freaking heartbroken. Thats that my heart is genuinely broken now because of Terry Goodkinds ... He went to far with the manipulation of the feelings this time. Kahlan was originally the embodyment of what the perfect women would be like. She was perfect in mind body and spirit and the men who read of her immediately loved her and wanted her to materialize for her to be cherished til her dying day. Kahlan was an Icon and symbol of an ideal women for men who want more that your typical materialistic self centered poptart and she was more that a comfort over the years BUT NOW!!!!!!!!! ... And RIchard!!!! Richard is everything that a women should Should want in a man and still be respected feared even by other men but he really [ticked] me off bad in the book to where I was ready to say to hell with you to for being such a Wimp ... I wanted to kick [him] soo bad for having the ...nerve to come crawling back and begging for an apology at that. Maybe he is still what a women would want in a man but he doesn`t get anymore respect from the men... I sorry I am just venting but this story does that to you. THe author sews soooo intricately using everything done spoken and said to come back and bite you ...and when I finished it I was heartbroken and exhausted jealous and horny. Damb that Goodkind. I miss Kahlan. I can`t have her anymore. No Sir Ree. THe book is a 6 star of escape fantasy and entertainment but I hated what happen to my characters. Namely my royal infallible princess Kahlan...
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Summary: More of same
Review: OK, so Goodkind understands he has a franchise and is going to milk it for whatever it's worth. There is enough life in this series to keep me reading found or borrowed copies though I certainly wouldn't buy it. The characters are relatively engaging and flawed though of course oh-so-heroic. The world gets saved every single time--there's no pretense of an actual arcing story here, every single doorstop-sized volume brings the characters and their entire world to (and beyond) the brink of utter failure before (somewhat cleverly) pulling all the chestnuts out of the fire. Goodkind's weird obsessions with S&M are considerably less evident here, and in fact the odd warrior/bodyguard/dominatrices are curiously endearing in this volume. And the 850 odd pages do whiz by.
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Summary: Great
Review: I gave this book five stars because it was my favorite book in the series. (I don't give five stars often) One of the greatest parts about it was that it was sad. I cried reading this book, and that is something I don't do. I think that if an author has the ability to bring tears to the reader, than that shows great writing. I also liked the whole betrayal thing... So read the book!
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