Stone of Tears Bk. 2 (Sword of Truth S.)
£3.00
how did he get away without getting sued by R Jordan???? - Two stars are not a lot, I know, maybe I am too strickt, but as a fan of Robert Jordan I felt this was just too similar. The core concepts of this book are all ideas from Jordan- collars who control the wearer s powers, sisters of the light=Aes Sadai, a hidden sect within the sisters who are on the dark side. A Hero who stuggles to admit his abilities.. the similarities go on and on...So why did I give it 2 stars and not less??? well I actualy enjoyed the book. Goodkind is good at telling a story and, since I have read all the Jordan novels, this was a good time filler. If you read this without being too critical, then it is a pleasant read..
Epic shock - Terry is very close to the knuckle. His books are almost shock fantasy with spriklings of Ayn Rand. Inparts the book can be brutal, it doesn t skim over rape or slaughter. It forces you to confront it, and makes you hate who ever did it, which then make the act of vengence so just. I ve never been a fantasy fan. I love The Iliad, and Palahnuik books, but this this is just fantastic. I had no time for Atlas Shrugged but this slowly injects Rand s ideas of Objectivism with sweet lashing of violence. Yo don t even bother looking at the needle in your arm because your distracted by Terry lopping your arm of with a battle axe.
Boring - I was bored. I skipped several long passages, simply because they were so tremendously boring. I found that there were many sections in which absolutely nothing at all happened, and by the end I was mentally begging the book just to finish so I could read something else.
Another stunning book - This is now my second favorite book after the sword of truth 1 (wizards first rule). It is one of the most exciting books I have ever read!!!I never had any interest in reading but these books have turned that around!
Utter garbage. - Terry Goodkind is a complete hack. His writing is heavily derivative of real fantasy writers, who are able to sell books based on their creative merit, instead of just plagiarising good authors and then making outrageous and derogitory claims about the genre that puts food on his table. His stories lack any sort of decent flow. Nick of time, unforeshadowed resolutions abound. Oh, this is getting long! Better finish it up! Nice try, Terry, but your self-gratifying pseudo-philisophical tripe didn t impress me. My copy of this book has a date with the fireplace.