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Summary: Not worth the time it takes to read
Review: Terry goodkinds first 3 books were great.. WFR was great. SOT was the best, and BOTF was not as good but it still kept pace. This last book disgusted me. I dont mind the sex and violence, infact i like it, it adds spice, but there was just to much rape and sexual violence. This book starts out good then goes down hill from page 1, i mean it FLYS down hill. it gets worse and worse... more problems.. I became so frustrated with TG and his 4th book... i thew the book against the wall several times and left fuming, infact it took me 2 weeks to finish book because i just couldnt sit and read this trash... the whole book put richard and the main characters down... the last 10 pages you get a happy ending, but it was way to late.. richard and kahlan should have been married in the 3rd book and have a happy relationship while fighting Jagang.. but TG has to develope unwanted problems between them WHY CANT HE LEAVE THEM ALONE AND CONCENTRATE ON THE "WORLD PROBLEMS" overall i WOULDNOT recommend this book to anyone , you wont be missing out on anything... If i could go back in time i would skip the fourth book and read the 5th... u wont be missing anything but trash.
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Summary: WOW, SUPERLATIVE EXPRESS
Review: Although, Terry doesn't get the same impact as in Wizard's First Rule, It should be seen for what it is. A great book. I've got all four parts in Hardcover (Authographed copy of Blood of The Fold) And I've read them from front to back three times now, and it just keeps getting better. I did find Temple of the Winds the most confusing part. Even the Dutch Translations are good (Which is a miracle) I just hope there one day may be a part five.
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Summary: Very good individual book but lacking as part of the series
Review: While the book as a story was incredible as part of the series it was severely lacking. Goodkind can't seem to grasp the fact that things mentioned in previous books are still valid in current ones. For instance when Richard goes to the underworld the bond with the D'Harans breaks yet when Darken went to the underworld it never did. For Richard to have activated his power he had to 1) help another using the gift 2) help himself with the gift and 3) kill one with the gift using the gift and which he did, yet the books said that the sisters of light only found people who had done this and found kids between 4-6 yrs of age, now could kids that young have accomplished the 3 things? The other major gap is that kolo's journal in bk 3 states that most wizards had both sides of the gift 3000 yrs gone (ie. war wizards)yet it also says that war wizards were rare which doesn't add up. Now regardless of the inconsistancies between books in the series, and the above are just the major ones, the book was extremely well written and character and plot development was good so if for the next book these inconsistancies are eliminated Goodkind will have written an excellent book.
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Summary: Great ending to series
Review: This was a great series!!! Goodkind made me like sci fi and fantasy from this series. This book is for older readers but even my little sister enjoyed it. Wizard's First Rule and The Blood of the Fold were my favorite with this book at a very close third.
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Summary: Wow! By far the best in the series!
Review: Goodkind's first 2 books, wizards first rule and stone of tears, were great, The 3rd? Well I'll just say it was lacking. But the fourth installment, Temple of the winds, was by far the best, I couldn't put it down and can't wait for the next one!
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Summary: Good, But not as good as the earlier books
Review: I felt this was a good book, but a not quite as good as his previous offerings. I like the characters and am still very interested in seeing the outcome of the series.
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Summary: About as subtle as a sledgehammer, but good reading
Review: Wizard's First Rule was just about the best piece of fantasy writing I've ever enjoyed. As a result, I immediately went out and bought Stone of Tears, which I thought was about a 7, and Blood of the Fold, which I thought rated a 5. Most of my problems with the second two books were with the degredation of the quality of dialogue and increase in predictability of the novels. Nevertheless, I was still eager to continue following the Richard/Khalan/Zedd, et al, saga, and so bought book #4.
I was *much* more pleased with Temple of the Winds. I actually read the last 250 pages in a four-hour middle-of-the-night page-turning frenzy. I'd have given the book a higher rating than 7, but for the fact that TG's foreshadowing in TotW was about a subtle as a sledgehammer to the back of your head. Who's the unnamed guy murdering the hookers? Duhhhh. What's Nathan really up to? Duhhh. Will Khalan *really* betray Richard? Duhhh.
Also, the dialog is still unfortunately not much better in many portions of the book. Try reading some of it aloud (that includes you too, Terry). It doesn't sound natural, even given the nature of the characters. Nevertheless, I remain a dedicated fan of Goodkind and intend to keep on reading his works.
As for all the individuals criticizing the use and amount of violence: read deeper and/or grow up. When you truly read the episodes of violence in their context (war, psychopathological psyche of a particular character, revenge), the actions and descriptions are what lend credibility to what is going on in the story. Try watching Braveheart on video; then watch the butchered version on broadcast television and tell me which one had a greater impact on you: the version that shows war in its brutal, unadulterated, gory reality, or the fluffed up edit that was designed not to offend delicate sensibilities?
All I can say to Terry is: You bring 'em on, we'll keep reading 'em!
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Summary: Wait for the Paperback
Review: Well, although I did read the book in one sitting, I do think that there are definite flaws in this book, and in the series as a whole. How many times do we have to see Kahlan betray Richard, but, it all turns out to have been necessary? It's getting repetitive folks! Plus, what with the Sisters of the Light, the fall of the Prelate, who is *supposed* to be dead, but instead, is off trying to twist the world to fit the prophecy, I just keep getting flashbacks of Aie Sedai in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. Actually, if you look at the whole series, there seem to be *many* essential plot elements that have been *borrowed* by Mr. Goodkind from Mr. Jordan's (IMHO) FAR better written series. Check out the real thing folks - Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time. Then read this series to laugh at the stolen concepts.
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Summary: Rather Good What?
Review: Jolly Good show old boy. I would have to say that the murderer Drefan Rahl's character was good at the end but his sexual violence was pointless to a certain extent. Kahlan betraying Richard wasn't what the audience wanted though, even to get into that magical temple. Still, good book, read worse, not a patch on tolkien though, sorry. Oh More Nathan please he's the best character.
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Summary: This book is almost as good as the 'Stone of Tears'.
Review: This is a another great novel by Terry Goodkins. I stayed up all night to finish reading this book.
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