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Summary: Not a Very Good Book, 1/2 star at Best
Review: I thought that "Wizard's First Rule" was an instant classic along with the other two previous books in the series. Unfortunately, this book is sorely lacking in anything remotely resembling a plot. Goodkind wrote the first half of the book with Kahlan and Cara arguing about who wanted to protect Richard more! It was ridiculous. Also, Richard was an extremely interesting and even remarkable character in the first three books, but in "Temple," Richard is annoying at best. Zedd and Nathan, argueably teh two most interesting characters in this book are completely forgotten at times. Throwing Darken Rahl back into the series was just stupid because we have seen enough of him. Jagang is not very frightening. The whole book is about getting into a temple in which we don't see anything interesting happen, and stopping a plague. This book is a waste of time.
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Summary: WOW!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I just finished Temple of the Winds after a couple of hours of intensive reading, and I can only say one thing--WOW!!!!This book was an emotional rollercoaster for the last hundred pages--Goodkind kept my emotions running high, and at times I was alternately hyperventilating, screaming at the book, or just crying. Gosh, I couldn't help but thinking : what this man does to his characters is absolutely criminal! I've read a lot of fantasy, and I don't think I've evere seen such a high level of tension maintained so well. Kudos! For all of you who say this is trashy writing, you're entitled to your opinion, but I think you missed the whole point of the book: it's not supposed to be *good*. It's supposed to be a thoroughly enjoyable adventure, full of emotions and heart-stoppers and unforgettable characters. In that, Terry Goodkind succeeded beyond even my highest expectations.
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Summary: Decent writing, characters lacking
Review: I liked the story. He has a way of writing that captures your interest. But I didn't care at all for the main characters. He doesn't make them likable. I would rather have read more about some of the secondary characters like Zedd, because after a while you just get tired of the main people always being in an earth-shattering crisis. They are always experiencing horrible pain and anguish because they are so nobly saving their people. I guess they just aren't very believable. In spite of that, his style of writing is such that you can't put it down. You just need to know what's going to happen next. I hope he is planning at least one more in this series, as it's obvious he hasn't finished the story yet. All in all, this was a good, captivating story, but definitely not in the same league as Jordan, Eddings, or Feist.
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Summary: Will Richard EVER develop his talents? (Mild spoilers)
Review: An excellent fantasy story although I didn't think it was as good as the previous three. My primary objection is that Richard, Kahlan et. al are perpetually behind the eight ball. The last two books seem obsessed with telling us how powerful Richard is, but he has learned almost nothing about his abilities. The heroism through ignorance theme is starting to wear a little thin. It would be something if Richard was learning more about his abilities as time went by, but the only thing Richard seems to be able to do is "pull the rabbit out of the hat" but only when he has absolutely no other choice. Despite this it is still very fun to read.
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Summary: Terry Goodkind writes the best series in fantasy ever!
Review: This book by Terry Goodkind was the best in his installment of the sword of truth series. Richard comes to a major choice between his love, life, and his people.The black death is destroying his people and the only way it can be stoped is by his own sacrafice. Jajang, the dreamwalker, began this black death with a magic book stolen from the Temple of the Winds. Richard once again finds that he is the only way to restore happiness to his followers. Tricked into entering the temple with which he must pay with his life. He pays the price as the prophice fortells. Leave it to the "war wizard" to find away out of this mess as well as follying Jajang's plans. I highly recommend Temple of the Winds to readers whom have followed Goodkind's work. The ending to the novel has you waiting for the 5th book as did all his other novels. I want more of the series to be told. I guess I will have to start the series over while waiting to see what Jajang will come up with nex! t,and how Richard will stop him once and for all. Richard will find out then and only then how important his magic will be to keep peace between the lands.
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Summary: Not as addictive as first two books, but good none the less.
Review: This book was good but not great. It is however part of one of the best series around. Goodkind is extremely adept at introducing new characters in each of his novels and continually developing minor characters into more meomorable characters. He also deserves kudos for his descriptions of battles and their aftermaths. The attention to detail is what has made reading this whole series enjoyable. The only criticizms I have of Temple of the Winds is that most of the plot seems contrived. Compared to the other books in this series, Temple is rather predictable. Hopefully Goodkind will write another novel in this series and increase the suspense a little. Overall this book continues the series nicely, but leaves a lot to be desired.
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Summary: Terry goes for the cash, that much is evident
Review: Now don't get me wrong - I like Terry Goodkind as much as the next fantasy afficionado. The first part was very good, and the second outright excellent. The third, however, started to show that Terry is not about to give up the gold mine he established with the series. So Blood of the Fold was far less intriguing and interesting than the previous two parts, mainly because the plot started dragging, probably so more parts could be produced. Thus we come to the fourth, and nowhere near the last part, in which Kahlan and Richard are finally joined in holy matrimony, but have to traverse many difficulties before this bliss is obtained. It is horrendously obvious Terry is artificially prolonging the series' life, because the plot isn't nearly as thick as in Wizard's First Rule and Stone of Tears, the characters are substandard (except, I feel, for Kahlan), and the happenings are so evident that it hurts, adding to extensive plot holes and failings that chew heavily at Terry's credibility and the good name of the whole series. The violence is now grossly overdone and almost totally gratioutous - we might have felt that the feat Kahlan pulls when under influence of Kon Dar in part one is justice, but the happenings in Temple of the Winds are simply here for shock effect. Which might satisfy the more simple-minded (not in a bad sense, of course) and younger among readers. Fine - but why so, if it was obvious that Terry is set out to bring some literary value into the fantasy genre???
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Summary: The best book of the Sword of Truth series!
Review: I really enjoyed this book! I just couldn't put it down. Anyone who starts to read this book will probably end up burning the midnight oil! I can only hope that the next one is as good or(hopefully) better than the first four.
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Summary: A good book, but not on the level of the previous ones
Review: I was disappointed with this one. I mean, don't get me wrong; I was good, and i enjoyed it, but like I said, it just didn't live up to Wizard's First Rule and Stone of Tears. It was, however, several orders of magnitude better than Blood of the Fold. The only reason to read Blood of the Fold is so that you're not lost when you pick up Temple of the Winds. The series as a whole, though, is incredible. Okay, so the fact that Richard is Darken Rahl's son is cliche, (imagine Rahl saying, in a low, breathy voice, "Richard... I am your father. Come over to the dark side) but overall, it's good. Even though the plot devices are a bit banal, the writing has been impecable throughout, even in Blood of the Fold. So, what I'm trying to say here is, read this series, but don't rate it on a book-by-book basis. You'll be much more satisfied that way.
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Summary: What happened to the story???
Review: The first 3 books of this series were wonderful. His characters and concepts were imaginative. His monsters were scary and his villains evil. For awhile it looked like this was going to be on of the classic fantasy series, but then book four...... What the $@#% was that about. Dream Walker cool idea but really lame implementation. Am I the only one or did he get side tracked much like "Indian Jones and the Temple of Doom" and the last two "Highlander's." Well in short if you haven't red the first 3 do so, they are great.
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