Temple of the Winds (Sword of Truth, Book 4)

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Summary: Can't Wait for Temple of the Winds
Review: I picked up Wizard's First Rule when it came out in paperback. From the very first page, it transported me to a magical world, and introduced me to Richard and Kahlan. Terry Goodkind made his characters so real, that you feel like you know them. You identify with them, you feel their emotions, and they drag you into their world and let you share their adventure. I love this series so much that I bought the next two books in hardcover, and went on a hunt to find Wizard's First Rule in hardcover, so I'll have the complete set. I have been waiting for the next book since I finished the last one. If you dream about high adventure and romance, pick up Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series and get away

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Summary: Review of The Sword of Truth series
Review: This series has four books that are probably among the top ten best fantasy ever. Terry Goodkind has done an impecable job of puting his audience into a realistic world of magic, mystery, and love. If you haven't read this series I strongly urge you in its direction

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Summary: A bad joke
Review: If you liked the first three in this series, don't think for a moment you will like this one. If you didn't like the first three, this one you will hate. Basically, having written three books, the author decided to take a break in this one and write sheer and utter nonsense. The first 100 pages is a complete joke, inane conversation abound, written as if by a high school child. Worst of all, it's unbelievable BORING. It's as if he's paid by the word and he just sat down and started rambling. Page after page of childish, boring conversation between the characters. It's UNREADABLE. I cannot believe the editors let this be published as is, shame on them.

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Summary: Deftones
Review: Hi, everyone. This one was pretty damn good. It wasn't as good as "Wizard's First Rule", but it was better than all the rest. I've read alot of the other reviews, and I find alot of them make light of Richard and Kahlan's relationship. I know for some of you that this just isn't your thing, romance and all that, but what really irks you about romance? But suffice it to say that the two best things in life are the deftones and terry's books. I wasn't dissapointed in this book, and I don't think that anything Kahlan or Richard did was corny. All the information given at the beginning of the book was not unecessary. The only thing really wrong with the book is we have seen betrayal before. Besides wondering how many times Richard or Zedd or Kahlan or Cara or Denna or Darken Rahl or Gratch or Giller or Nathan or Ann or Verna or Warren or Chandalen or Savidlin or the Birdman or anyone will ever be betrayed, this book is a pretty cool addition to the series.

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Summary: good, but reader has problems
Review: I love the book series, the one problem with the audio book is the reader pronounces Katlin as Karlen. Its really anoying. It sounds almost like a guys name.

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Summary: Very Moving
Review: I loved this book. I cried in one part. It was one of the best books i have ever read. PLease buy this book =D

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Summary: Absolutely awesome and thrilling
Review: I loved this book. It's a great read, totally gripping. I read it 3 times in a row I liked it so much!

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Summary: Many Twists & Turns
Review: Many of the reviewers who have said the book starts slow are right - however these pages go by quickly. There is little "action" in this book, but there is still a great deal of conflict, and a few new characters are introduced that greatly challenge the status quo for Richard and Kahlan (to say the least).

As the plague picks up steam and the prophecy is revealed, the book really takes off (about halfway through) and it becomes very hard to put it down. Mr. Goodkind has done an excellent job revealing how bad the plague is and how damaging it could be to the world. Especially because the first victims are children.

There is also an element of intrigue here that is lacking in previous books, when Drefan and Nadine arrive at the Palace. They add a mysterious element to this book that really adds some spice to the plot.

The last 200 or so pages are incredible. The plot has several surprises. Highly recommended.

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Summary: Better if you pretend Goodkind didn't write this.
Review: WHY YOU SHOULD READ THIS:

Only extremely fervent fans of Mr. Goodkind should read this book. We mean the kind of fans that have somehow misconstrued earlier works as important in their lives. And these stalwarts only if they can stand some truly sadistic stuff. Although the novel is self-contained, there is absolutely no reason to read this book without having read the first three. 

WHY YOU SHOULD PASS:

If you didn't like where Blood of the Fold was going as far as sex and violence (or lack of plot development), stop. End your acquisition of Truth novels. Certainly if you're squeamish about sexual torture, do not read this book.  This is a pretty good example of what happens to a pretty decent series when it gets drunk on its own success.

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Summary: Some problems, but otherwise excellent
Review: While I don't think this was his best work, I did enjoy Temple of the Winds. I was page-turning till late at night and never lost interest in the story.

However, there are some little issues, discussed in other reviews, that I also agree with. First, the love story got a bit sappy here and there. At some points, it almost seemed like a romance novel. Some plot structures are a bit obvious, but that can be forgiven if they are interesting. They were. The dialog can be a bit boring - he said, she said, they argued, one relented, etc. Finally, some of the description was a bit redundant and a little boring.

Now for the good and creative. I think Terry is trying to give us new -types- of stories in each installment. We should be thankful for that - we don't need every problem solved with a sword. In this story, we have no large battles, and the major implement of war is a non-conventional weapon and is not really even just magic (no spoilers here - you'll have to read it).

While I agree that this was not his smoothest work, I do appreciate the successful attempt to give us some variety. It is not simple formula writing.

I am still a Terry Goodkind Fan