Goodkind does all of this.Īs for Chainfire, it does a good job of not making the reader read all of the previous novels (saves on money or trips to the library). I am not a fan of literature, but I will read a novel that entertains me as well as challenges my mind. These characters have evolved and matured through tough, if not impossible circumstances, this needs to come through the writing. If you feel compelled to read these books because you've invested so much time into them already, then you're missing the point. These are reasons we all read this series. Yes, I wanted to skip ahead to see how the story ended (don't all of you with a good story?). Yes, Goodkind does turn a sentence into a huge speech. I've read the other reviews and all of them have their own credit. Jordan, like Goodkind, started out great, but is instead killing his career by printing horrible books).
#TERRY GOODKIND SWORD OF TRUTH AUDIOBOOK SERIES#
Jordan as well is falling by the wayside as he churns out more books in his series in an attempt to make more money. (This, by the way, seems to be a running thread with authors who think that series have to be long to be good. As much as he made his career off of the first four, I think he killed it on the last five. Goodking went from a great writer that I looked forward to reading, to one that I dread putting out another book.
But if you are a new reader and trying to decide if you want to read this series, stay away. So, to sum everything up, you may be like me and decide that you have read this far so you have to read another worthless book by Goodkind. Goodkind certainly isn't subtle.įinally, what's with the dialogue? I think a second grader, much as Goodkind was doing with his book, can write better dialogue. This happens throughout the book as he drills it home what he is trying to do. I think we get the concept that she was the mayor's wife, you don't need to say it in every sentence, nor do you need to explain it in such detail. I think we get the concept of why two riders must take six horses, you don't need to repeat it over and over, with an explanation each time, as to why they are doing so. Second, treating your readers as though they are second graders doesn't improve the quality of the book, contrary to what Goodkind may think. Three things: One, does he really need to wax philosophically every time a character opens his/her mouth? On the same note, how is it possible that every character is an expert in everything and knows everything and can talk for two pages, uninterupted? Then Soul of the Fire and Faith of the Fallen came out and they were okay, but since then, with emphasis on the two most recent, he has turned to an author that I merely read because I have invested so much time and money into it already. First off, I was a huge fan of Goodkind with his first four books.
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