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Summary: Read this one, just to be upto date for book 6
Review: This book really disappointed me. After reading the first 4 books, I though that this one will top them all. But instead it turned out to be a book that didn't have that much to do with the first 4 books.Most of the book tells about many useless characters, and it doesn't tell that much about 'Richard Rahl', 'Kahlan Amnell' or 'Zedd'. More then 300 pages of the book tell of completely another story, and it seems like Lord Rahl was just inserted in this NEW story. And there is not much about magic here (I guess magic was NOT suppose to be in THIS book), but I would have loved to see some magic here. And the biggest disappointment (to me any way) was that some of the characters in the first 2 books didn't come back as I was hoping (the dragon, Chase and others). But still it is a book that has some of stuff to do with Lord Rahl and his new wife. And even if you think that the book is bad, you still have to read it JUST TO BE UPTO DATE FOR BOOK 6. Which I hope is going to top the 1st 4 (book 5 is an alien to the other 4 books). Also this book seems to leave many things an told. And it also jumps through time, not really tells the full story, if you know what I mean.
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Summary: doesn't hold a candle to Tad Williams, Robert Jordan et al.
Review: Terry Goodkind posess obvious talent in terms of his prose. The scenes in all of the Sword of Truth books are vivid, descriptive, and well written. This book is an entertaining read. However, Goodkind seems to have neither the ability nor inclination to write a true epic fantasy series, and he would be better suited to write shorter more adventure styled novels. The Sword of Truth series lacks a main thread. Secondary characters and plotlines are picked up and discarded at will (Nathan Rahl, Chase, the Keeper, the dragon, among countless others). There is no unifying history throughout the stories and magic seems at times ubiquitous and at times pathetic. If you want a book to read on the beach, take Soul of the Fire. If you want high quality epic fantasy that makes you think, read Tad Williams or George R. R. Martin, authors to which Goodkind cannot compare.
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Summary: great, but not Goodkind's best
Review: This book is fairly different from the previous ones in this series. It takes Goodkind more than half of the book just to set everything up. But once he sets the stage, the book really gets going! This is a tale about political intrigue and the workings of a hate-filled society as much as it is about Richard and Kahlan trying to save the world. It is an interesting and different approach then the previous books, but I think it pays off. Not the best book in the series (that would probably be the Stone of Tears, IMHO), but it's a good book.
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Summary: The Magic was lost in this one - in more ways than one
Review: I've loved Terry's books from day one and was looking forward to this one for some time, unfortunately, he let us down. Unlike his other books which only took a few chapters to set up the rest of the adventure, it seemed like the first 350 pages of this one were for that purpose. The Goodkind imagery and detail was there but that was lost to facets we didn't care about, not the action and suspense we've come to enjoy. The last 100 pages or so were of course filled with plots changes and action, but it seemed as if he was in a rush to tidy up all the loose ends. Hoping the next book has the "grip" the first 4 did. Its worth reading, just to continue the journey, but don't look for Magic.
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Summary: Kudos to Mr. Goodkind
Review: Until about one and a half years ago, I had never even heard of Terry Goodkind, then my sister-in-law introduced me to his first book, Wizard's First Rule, and from there on I was hooked, Each book kept getting better and better and ever since I read the fifth, I have been looking forward to another, which I now here is on it's way. The only word that comes to mind to describe Terry Goodkind is Genius. It is rare to see the ammount of detail put into a book that he manages to. His characters act like real people instead of archetypical characters found in most other books. The saga has been one continous story since the beginning, instead of being broken up into seperate stories, which makes for a much more captivating story. I cannot reccomend this book enough for any fan of fantasy, or even if you're not a fan of fantasy books, this is definitely a good book to look at.
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Summary: The Emperor Has No Clothes!
Review: This book was awful. It was not a deep dissertation on the human spirit, or complex human conditions, or anything else. It was 100 pages of Richard chasing a chicken-monster, 50 pages of recap from previous books and about 250 pages of Kahlan pouting and whining. Oh, and Richard finding out he has yet another woman who thinks she's married to him, something that occurs in each book and has become a source of great merriment among Goodkind's former fans. What started off with some promise in Wizard's First Rule has fizzled into a boring, endless, pointless episodic melodrama which even the author admits has no plan for a conclusion. Stop the Madness! We've all made Terry Goodkind very rich, and this is how he rewards us? I'm insulted.
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Summary: An Interesting Addition.
Review: Firstly, I would like to say how much I admire Goodkind for writing a book that is vastly different - in terms of character action - from previous instalments of the Sword of Truth. Admitedly, characters which had endeared the reader to them in previous books are not present. How can the introduction of new (though short-lived) characters be a detrimental thing? Rather, they serve to show Goodkinds depth of understanding in terms of human emotion and cognizance. Whilst other writers are curtailed by acts of mindless violence, Goodkind has shown that he is not under any such restrictions.This book shifts away - to some extent - from what Goodkind previously wrote but is, for all of that, a masterpiece still, dealing with the most profound of subjects and exploring the diverse facets of humanity.
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Summary: a dissapointing read
Review: This series started out so good it's a shame to see it sink to the level it has with this book. I think Terry Goodkind has finally lost the plot and is doing a Robert Jordan on us. Wandering all over the countryside, and putting elaboration in for the sake of it. This book could do with some serious editing. I would have liked to see a tighter story, that progressed the plot more than one millimeter. This is the last book I will be reading in this series, it seems never ending.
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Summary: Excellent writing but May not be worth your time.
Review: A well written book that does not add depth to the main characters. You can skip this book if you want to find out what Richard, Kahlan, Zed, Cara and the rest have been up to. If you just want to read Terry Goodkind, then you will enjoy it, but you will feel empty once you have finished. I may or may not buy the next book, I feel that I just paid for a sidebar in a great series. I and all the rest who enjoyed the first four parts were not given a continuaton of a great saga, just a book to fulfill a contractual obligation. After finishing, I re-read the first four to make sure I had not deluded myself into thinking that Terry Goodkind was a great writer. I only hope that, along with Robert Jordan, he doesn't extend this stroyline beyond its natural conclusion just to keep the series going.
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Summary: Terry should change his name to Danielle Steele or something
Review: I am not saying "don't buy the book" especially if you like romance (not me!) but he is getting way to mushy with this series... I mean c'mon...the whole thing with the Mother Confessor and Richard being married is getting very very old. I think he references the fact they are married like 90 times in the first 3 chapters! And what's with the Mord Sith? He is humanizing them and giving them humorous characteristics! They are supposed to be cold and ruthless...he does show the determination of Cara at the end. The ending was very very boring...it was like Goodkind painted himself into a corner with the story and then took the easy way out. I loved the previous novels of this series...but this one was pretty dissapointing....I have moved to Robert Jordan as my Fantasy Author of choice...but Terry has another chance...hope the next one is more exciting, fast paced, and filled with Magic. I don't think Richard used magic once in this novel! VERY Dissapointing...The major mistake with this book was the plot. He took away almost everyones ability to perform magic..and those that still could, didn't perform any at all. That's what these stories are supposed to be about. C'mon Terry, you can do better than this!
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