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Faith of the Fallen (Sword of Truth, Book 6)

Faith of the Fallen (Sword of Truth, Book 6)

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Another great book in the series.
Review: Goodkind does a wonderful job of continuing his epic story of Richard and Kahlan. Richard delves deep into the Old World with Sister Nicci and allows the reader to experience the ongoing struggle from the Imperial Order's point of view. Overall, this book created a 3-D picture of the Imperial Orders purpose whereas, up until this point, the Order was nothing but a faceless, emotionless enemy.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Badly Done Political Rant-What Happened to his Style
Review: The Faith of the Fallen appears to have been an attempt at a poorly done and sadly out of date rant against the now largely historic Communist States. The Problem is that the Communist Party is being so over played by the Order that this becomes the story, and its not a good one. The Order is clearly trying to make things worst, not sadly destorying things by trying to make things better for everyone through a misguided and poorly executed economic system. People are amazingly stupid, but not that stupid. The characterizations are extremely weak, almost like they were never fleshed out from the story board versions.

There is nothing wrong with making anti-socialism a subject of fiction novel, even at this late date when nearly all the socialists are gone. However, even Ann Rand did a far better job in his slightly less overdone books. Its like this book was done by an US Government Propaganda factory during the height of the cold war. It could have been so much more, as are most of Terry Goodkind's books. I have read every book in this series, several of them more than once. Mr. Goodkind should do a lot more research on communism and the past commentary that already has been made on it before attempting such a work. Its basic professionalism, if you are a widely read writer stick to pure fiction or make sure you get it right.

BTW China isn't Communist any more, its a extreme Example of Crony Capitialism and has been since the early 90's.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Couldn't put this book down
Review: I found that with this book in his series to be the best one to date. Having read all of them at this point. Pillars of Creation left something to be desired. When I read this book and came to the last chapter I didn't want it to end. It was wonderful. I felt like something was missing from the end. I though that this couldn't be the end of this book. IT left me wanting more of the series.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This book rocks!
Review: This book had so much power behind it, I was practically jumping out of my chair by the time I finished. I do admit that it could have used more fighting, but the plot was great if you ask me. The large amount of irony was also a welcome. I say keep up the good work, Terry.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Engaging, Imperfect Entertainment
Review: This book took quite a while to get going, but when it did I was hooked. The first several pages are filled with lengthy discussions, point-and-counterpoint. Goodkind has a fixation with talking any subject to death, and he does this again and again in this volume. You think a topic has been beaten to death by Richard, then the "Mother Confessor" has to bring up one (or ten) more points which must be debated ad nauseum.

I can tell you that I found the character of Nicci fascinating, particularly in her relationships with her parents. While somewhat contrived, I really felt for this girl with the pinched and pious mother and the great-souled and generous father. I found myself caring much more about what happened to her than what happened to the "Mother Confessor" and the "Seeker of Truth." She was the hook that kept me reading page after page. Not all of the characters were as interesting.

All of the books in this series are a strange amalgam of juvenile righteousness and disturbing ultraviolence, but I was able to get past that. Why we must be subjected to graphic depictions of people being slow-cooked on a spit and screaming in agony under torture in books that otherwise read at the level of Harry Potter is beyond me. I suppose it at least serves to capture your attention.

The plot actually moved along fairly well in my opinion. Characters don't always behave as real people would--being either much more stupid or much more divinely wise than any people you or I know--because the plot contrivances call for an extension or truncation of their lives or fortunes.

The ending was fairly satisfying, even though you could see it coming a hundred pages off. But the good get theirs and the bad get theirs in true juvenile fiction fashion.

There is much preaching of Ayn Randian Objectivism. I agree with others here. It seems that Mr. Goodkind got hold of a copy of Atlas Shrugged or The Fountainhead and thought he had come into some sort of Dispensation of Holy Wisdom, because he spouts it all again and again.

Despite its faults, I believe most people will enjoy this book. It is classic hero fantasy with Nicci being a strong and charismatic character.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: wasn't this book already written in the series?
Review: I just hope Richard and Kahlan die, I know I died a little bit when I finished this book.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent, one of the best
Review: This book is one of the best books Goodkind has written, in my opinion.

You would think that yet another seperation between Richard and Kahlan would be overrated, but it is portrayed compleatly different in this book and is overlaid by the rest of the story. The seperation is both the main plot and a sub-plot. I also enjoyed the realistic sense the Old World is portrayed in.

I love the complex plots and miniplots Goodkind has. They really come together at the end, save the ones that go to the next book.

I like this book more than Temple of the Winds or Soul of the Fire.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A good book...AND good social commentary...
Review: Goodkind's talent as fantasy writer is well-matched by his talent with social commentary, which is a background thread but extremely important to the foundation of the story. The perils of socialism/communism (the "everyone should fare no better than anyone else theory") are clearly shown in this masterfully crafted tale.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: So, author's aren't allowed to exercise free will?
Review: I've been reading a lot of reviews trashing Goodkind for the stronger emphasis on philosophy and social commentary. I could accept these arguments if his work wasn't well done. While Faith of the Fallen isn't quite as entertaining as Wizard's First Rule or The Stone of Tears from an action and suspense standpoint, this is still fine work. Instead of action, he focuses more on a character study of the real psychological damage that can be inflicted by misguided parents and societies. Yes, this takes up a lot of pages but I found it interesting and thought provoking. And, by the way, he also takes up a lot of other pages throwing in a lot of really good action and building up a Empire Strikes Back-like sense of hopelessness for the good guys. All in all, a very satisfying read.

So, the bottom line is this: Mr. Goodkind exercised his free will in deciding to shift his focus to social commentary, even though he had to know that in doing so he would alienate some of his readers. So, it's now up to those of us who have enjoyed the Sword of Truth series to decide to continue reading or to find something else that suits us better. But please don't call such finely written books "bad" just because the author has decided to move in a different direction than you would like.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: 1-5 of Goodkinds Sword of Truth Series
Review: I absolutely get lost in his books. He keeps my interest peaked thru out each book. I am just beginning his 6th book. He is such a better writer than Jordan, but I hope he doesnt continue the series till he has his reading audience worn out like Jordan has. I finally had to quit Jordan because he was wearing me down with his books and his later books was not as good as his first few...So Terry, dont do that to your readers. YOu are much better off to leave your readers in awe rather than feeling totally worn out by continuing to pour out the Sword of Truth Series..
Sincerly, A Fan


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