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Summary: DISAPPOINTING!
Review: I really enjoyed the first book, but I found this one, Brotherhood of the Wolf, terribly difficult to get through because it was so boring, and repetetive. What was a great concept in the first books, is just a tired, worn out concept in the 2nd book. It dwelt too much on the endowments... Mr. Farland needs to bring in new ideas.
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Summary: Wonderful book, can't wait for the next in the series
Review: I love the pace of this book. I didn't think that the first book would be tooped like this in the series, but this one is better than the first by no small margin. What in the world is going to to happen to Borenson! Can't wait for the next book.
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Summary: Very D&D
Review: I am disappointed that Tor, who I have always considered a very high quality fantasy publisher, would put out this book. Upon opening it I am greeted with four or five maps of not only the world or a continent, but of towns and castles, all of which looked like things I drew to run my roleplaying world. On top of that we have references to stamina, and beauty, and agility--all the RPG stats. Yuck! This is badly written and poorly plotted.
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Summary: Not totally hideous, but not really even good
Review: David Farland's writing style drives me crazy. The characters are cartoonish clowns, and the plot is wooden, but there is a hint of interesting stuff below the surface, if he could just unearth it from beneath all the garbage. I gave the second book a try, hoping he had gotten better at it, but was wrong. I borrowed this book, and I was glad to give it back. I will not make the same mistake again, and will read nothing more by this author [in any incarnation.]
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Summary: Slow knockoff
Review: This book could have been done in half to a third of the pages he took. Ethical questions notwithstanding, it's also a very derivative book. The reavers are right out of Thomas Covenant, as is, if I recall, the concept of draining, and some features of the evil characters. If you actually liked this, go back in time a couple decades and read Donaldson instead. The characters are better.
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Summary: A bad recommendation
Review: I checked this book out on a recommendation from an acquaintance who I will never listen to again. This is adolescent stuff. Not only that, but it is stolen stuff. People are raving about the reavers--hello! That concept [and name] originated with Stephen R. Donaldson. This sociopathic stuff that constitutes fantasy these days is very disturbing.
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Summary: Hire a ghostwriter
Review: I expected this series wouldn't go anywhere. I was right (this book is more repetitive than the first) and wrong (nevertheless, here is book 2)in the same breath. Once again we have a device that baffles, with a new twist; PETA will be thrilled. I have serious objections to writers who treat everyone not central to their plot as hapless and empty (though they are, eventually anyway, especially in these books) NPCs. Talk about a control freak's dream. The real problem is that the writer has less regard for his atmosphere people than the ruthless characters do. He should find some fawning but talented writer to endow him with the ability to tie up loose ends and make you care that all this blood is shed. I expect that the only people left more drained and wanting than these victims are his readers. He gets one star for the battle scenes, otherwise, you'll find this book empty.
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Summary: A breath of fresh air.
Review: Fantasy has/had become stagnant....Thank God for David Farland. Not typical fantasy. I love the reavers and all the conflict. Finally someone wrote about a war that was not over in an hour. Absolutely amazing.
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Summary: An enticing wonderful read.
Review: I read both Runelords and Brotherhood of the Wolf within a weeks time. I had never heard or read anything by David Farland before, but he is definitly in the same category as Jordon, or Goodkind. I feel that the Runelords books follow the fantasy tradition that Tolkien started but the idea and politics are so original that he has a completly new feel.
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Summary: A middle book, that focuses on deeds of men.
Review: Over all i would consider this to be a very good book. The acts and deeds of the charachers makes you wonder at the rightousness of your own deeds. The book can however be strenuous since it feels as if you are ignorent of what was previously stated. However the great twists and turns of this book are unique and genualy enjoyable. I definently recomend it
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