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Title: Stone of Tears (Sword of Truth, Book 2) by Terry Goodkind ISBN: 0-8125-4809-4 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 August, 1996 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.99 (280 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good stuff-probably would have given 3.5 stars
Comment: Well, just finished Stone of Tears, and overall found the book pretty good. I enjoyed the pace of the book, character development, and the storyline- I couldn't set this book down. That said, I do have a few complaints.
I DID enjoy the character development. But, are you supposed to look forward to the parts of the book that don't involve the protagonist? I loved the development of Chandalin,Kahlan, Sister Verna-and Ive always liked Chase. THe jury's still out on Zedd for me.
I also find myself slightly irritated at the way that Goodkind does conversation between the characters, and at the actions of characters. There is just a little too much hugging that goes on, and the verbal dialoge just seems to be a little- I don't know-forced?
One last complaint, and maybe its because Im a little more used to the writing of George Martin, or Jordan. I felt that more description could have been used in general. You rarely get to see the world through the characters eyes except for an instant. I remember at one point, Richard is holding a dead assasin in his arms, and the only description that we get of her is that she was female. I also tend to forget exactly what the characters look like, because they are mentioned so infrequently. What color are Kahlan's eyes? I think green, but im not sure. Richards? No idea. Maybe I just dont have the reading comprehension that I like to think I have, but I would have liked it if descriptions and appearances were mentioned a bit more frequently.
It was however, a great book. I enjoyed it greatly, and would recommend it to any Fantasy reader (already have, in fact) despite my complaints. Im looking forward to the 6 + more books in this series that I have yet to read.
Rating: 4
Summary: not increadable, but very, very good
Comment: Okay, the dialoge between the charactures is not the best, and Richard does seem to have a way of getting out of every seemingly impossable situation (but then what kind of story would it be if he died in the first few chapters). But all in all, it is a very good book, the charactures are likable and the story line is very intertaining. I have allready orderd the third book and look forward to spending many late nights (and bleary eyed mornings) reading it!
Rating: 4
Summary: Better than the first
Comment: I disagree with the previous review in respect to it not being as good as the first. After reading the first I thought it was pretty good, but it felt to me like too much of a direct ripoff of the Wheel of Time. I wasn't sure I wanted to go on to the next book, but did. After the second, no doubt I'll keep reading, it was much better than the first. Felt more original, and more of the world was explained. In the first book new random stuff kept popping up and I just thought it was lazy writing, but in the second he's done better with the world building and the world and the characters are more interesting. Not to mention a more page turning story, at least for me. I am glad the next books look to be a little shorter, these huge bricks, also known as paperbacks, hurt my hands when trying to read them.
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Title: Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, Book 1) by Terry Goodkind ISBN: 0812548051 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Temple of the Winds (Sword of Truth, Book 4) by Terry Goodkind ISBN: 0812551486 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Soul of the Fire (Sword of Truth, Book 5) by Terry Goodkind ISBN: 0812551494 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 15 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Faith of the Fallen (Sword of Truth, Book 6) by Terry Goodkind ISBN: 081257639X Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Pillars of Creation (Sword of Truth, Book 7) by Terry Goodkind ISBN: 0765340747 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 05 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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