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Summary: Good Book. Heavy-handed politics.
Review: The previous reviews have summed this book up well. While it's a much better offering than 'Soul of the Fire' (which I didn't much like) the politics invested in the plot line really spoilt it for me. I haven't read such simplistic interpretations of communism (BAD!) and capitalism (GOOD!) since the McCarthy trials in the 50's. Shades of Grey! Didn't see any at all. All the bad guys have now turned out to be communists (of all things - I was SO disappointed), until they see the light of the American ideal of capitalism. I say American because in most of the rest of the world's capitalist countries we incorporate a big chunk of communism thinking. Its not evil, just very expensive. It's called the well fare state!Despite all the criticism the book was a good read, which is praise indeed. All the characters I enjoy reading about were present. However I'm not sure I will buy the next instalment in hardback.
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Summary: Faith of the Fallen rises to a new level
Review: The Order presses its advantage in ever-burgeoning waves of soldiers and the Gifted striking hopelessness, fear, and despair into the hearts, minds and souls of its chosen enemies. The reluctant yet resolved heroes of the Midlands stand against the tide as they must. This is the action-packed backdrop for the story, which to me, is more about the evolution of individuals and the choices that they make as they evolve and learn more about themselves, the world around them, and life in general. Very little is black and white. Hard choices must be made. Individuals take surprising directions in their internal development and thus their outward choices. The love between individuals, love of community, love of nature, and more (agape, eros, and philios) are all explored and illustrated beautifully. Goodkind manages all of this with excitement and beautiful writing. Goodkind now joins my small pantheon of writers in this genre who have earned automatic respect. I despair of waiting how many ever months I must wait for the sequel.
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Summary: Two Thumbs Up!
Review: I have been in love with the Sword of Truth series since I picked up "Wizards First Rule" a few years back, this book just reaffirmed my belief that Terry Goodkind is one of the best authors I've read. I honestly don't understand how someone can criticize this book. Granted it did have a few dry spells, and on the surface the basic outline did seem trite but the reader merely had to look a little deeper to the flesh of the story to realize how unique it is. I loved the fact that previous characters were brought back into the story. I loved that Kahlan and Richard were such vivid characters. I loved the people in Altur Rang's acceptance of Richard's ideals. I loved everything about it, even the way Nicci irritated me so much I wanted to skip to the end just to see how they were going to get rid of her. Somehow I managed to restrain myself and I enjoyed the book even more for that. I would definitely recommend it, and I am eagerly awaiting the next book in the series.
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Summary: Awesome
Review: I love this series every book has been wonderful, and this one of the best ones yet. I can't wait for the next book to come out!
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Summary: Sorry, but even though I'm a fan, I'm disappointed...
Review: First, let me say that I almost didn't write this review because the reader from Willow Grove, PA almost said it all for me. (That person enjoyed the storyline a little more than I did.) In any case, don't miss that review. I have thoroughly enjoyed the Sword of Truth series. I even liked the last book, even though I first had to get used to it and that reader. This book however, was a little hard to get into. Basically, I found it to be a little too preachy. Not only that, it seems geared towards preteens and teenagers since it's basically a dissertation on values and principles barely hidden under the guise of fiction. In addition, the story seems to be getting a little stale. Some of the plots and subplots from preceding books are repeated here. I s'pose I expected something more. The book did have it's good points though. But, I almost didn't discover those because I had to struggle my way through it because of the reader. If I might now quote the reviewer from Willow Grove who so superbly captured my thoughts... As the Willow Grove reader states: "The audio version however greatly diappoints in it's delivery. The excellence found in [the] reader of the first two books and the fourth books are gone. It's as if the reader of this book did not listen to the prior audio versions at all to get a sense of the personalities and vocal traits of the characters. Zed has completely lost his thin and engaging voice and the way he seemed still full of life ,vitality and mischief are gone completely. He now sounds like some senior citizen who has lost most of his teeth and is about to suffer a stroke at any moment." To that precise, on-point, accurate (you get my drift) summation, I'll say, "Amen." The reader has Zed sounding so "old" that I almost did expect him to slip on the banana peel and keel over at any minute. I too listen to books to lessen the frustration of rush-hour traffic, but this book didn't help at all. I had to force myself to put it in the cassette player. Granted, Dick Hill is a VERY hard act to follow as a reader, but this reader does absolutely NO justice to the story. To sum up though, disappointed or not, I'll still read the next installment of this series. In hopes that (1) the story line has improved somewhat and doesn't seem geared towards teens only, and (2) they find another, more engaging reader.
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Summary: master story weaving by Terry Goodkind
Review: i read some reviews of the last book saying how Richard was not quite him self and that the whole thing was gone about in a different way than the other books. well this was first, i think moor like he would like to go about all things "moor brain, less blood." and besides, if your looking for a 2D hero who goes strait for his sword and doesn't stop till he is the only one breathing, then you are reading the wrong books! This new book as all the others is very well thought out and written and you get to see even deeper in to the soul of Richard "THE SEEKER OF TRUTH".
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Summary: Fairly Good
Review: I have been a fan of Goodkind since for awhile, and when the sixth installment of the sword of truth series came out, I jumped at the chance to get it. This book has several disappoinments in store though. First, Goodkind repeats the same plot over again with Kahlan and Richard getting seperated, Richard getting captured by an evil woman,who ends up turning out good, and Kahlan leading a small army against impossible numbers. Then, their are also many grammatical mistakes,with many words suspiciously missing in the middle of the sentence,but that can be ignored. The thing that I was impressed with, although many people disagree, was Goodkind's philosophical view of things. His view of right and wrong inspired me and kept interested in the book. Although not as good Wizards first Rule and the previous installments, this book is definitely better than Soul of the Fire, and I believe that if you liked Goodkind's other books, than you will definitely like this one.
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Summary: GOODKIND RENEWS FAITH IN ALL OF US
Review: Terry Goodkind does it again........but this time its the best. Terry Goodkind dazzels us all with a richly developed and intricatly twined novel filled with everything one could hope for in a story as lush and beutiful as this and with an ending the will leave you panting for more.............this has got the be the best book in the sword of truth collection.
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Summary: Choices of Freedom
Review: Although I agree with another reviewer of this book in that Terry Goodkind has placed Richard yet again in the hands of "the evil woman sharade", I still felt he did a wonderful job bringing the characters to life even further. In this book it doesnt test Richards balance of magic, but his attempt to bring others to the realization of what freedom actually means. I liked this book for its realism of the characters, and although I didnt like that fact that he was again captured "by the evil woman", I liked the twist of how he was thrown into the heart of the Order and brings what only he can bring,.....awareness. You will love this book, as I did.
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Summary: Absolutely Brilliant
Review: Terry Goodkind has once again shown why he is the best fantasy writer out there to date. This book has everything you could want. It has non stop heart pounding action from the start, and doesn't stop until the end. He brings his characters like Richard and Khalan to life with such a unique writing style. There are many moments in the book where your emotions are all over the place. He has many bold and extremely creative ideas that leave you wanting more. I just want to know when the next book will be coming out.
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