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That's the one. Legolas Send a noteboard - 03/08/2011 06:10:57 PM
Obviously it isn't exactly among the best fantasy books ever written, but I don't see any other book in the series that can dispute FotF's claim of being the most coherent, thought-through and inspired book in the series (again, with the exception of the final fifty-ish pages), if not necessarily the most enjoyable (although there sure as hell are a good number that are still less enjoyable). The ridiculous aspects of its plot notwithstanding.

You can compare it a bit to the first half of Stephenie Meyer's Breaking Dawn - calling it good is a stretch, and much of it is ridiculous, but it's written with inspiration, passion and, well, let's call it audacity, which puts it well above most of the rest of the series.
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Let's see if you are old enough to read this post....Or Goodkind is still a Jackass! - 02/08/2011 01:59:54 AM 9579 Views
He's better than Paolini... - 02/08/2011 04:48:58 AM 1682 Views
I haven't heard of Paolini being such a douche... - 02/08/2011 07:42:08 AM 1553 Views
So? What harm is he doing? - 02/08/2011 06:58:56 AM 1981 Views
book 6? Was that the second or third time Ricky got kidnapped/changed his captors way of thinking? - 02/08/2011 07:08:45 AM 1605 Views
But then you have to retract the rip-off assertion - 02/08/2011 01:58:28 PM 1627 Views
Er. You didn't answer her question: Why was Book 6 so groundbreaking? - 02/08/2011 02:07:18 PM 1575 Views
That was just a joke about her giving up the series. I didn't even recall which one was book 6 - 02/08/2011 02:28:06 PM 1656 Views
Derp. Sorry, it was too early in the morning for subtle humor. - 02/08/2011 07:17:23 PM 1546 Views
It's funny, though, because you hit the nail on the head with your random choice of number. - 02/08/2011 08:11:58 PM 1604 Views
I agree with all that - 03/08/2011 12:15:15 AM 1600 Views
Isn't that the one where Richard carves a statue that is so rad it inspires a rebellion? - 03/08/2011 12:02:10 PM 1617 Views
well to be fair, it's more complicated than that - 03/08/2011 05:27:59 PM 1494 Views
No, it's not. That is exactly what happens. *NM* - 04/08/2011 08:42:23 PM 783 Views
That's the one. - 03/08/2011 06:10:57 PM 1584 Views
As well as being the most overtly anti-communist & anti-religious of the series. - 06/08/2011 02:52:52 AM 1626 Views
but if Hitler painted really well... - 06/08/2011 03:44:52 AM 1444 Views
Re: So? What harm is he doing? - 02/08/2011 07:39:17 AM 1841 Views
Re: So? What harm is he doing? - 02/08/2011 02:26:02 PM 1570 Views
Heh. Goodkind sucks. And yet... I read all of SoT - 02/08/2011 02:14:45 PM 1696 Views
I did too. I don't know why. - 02/08/2011 04:52:47 PM 1764 Views
I have heard this from many people. - 02/08/2011 07:06:15 PM 1548 Views
No, definitely not. - 02/08/2011 07:19:25 PM 1528 Views
I read all the way through the end, and I thought the last couple books redeemed it in my eyes - 03/08/2011 12:11:56 AM 1467 Views
The revelation that Terry-um, I mean Richard, is God was retarded? For reals? *NM* - 03/08/2011 02:14:00 AM 726 Views
*shrug* I just didn't like the ending - 03/08/2011 04:01:40 AM 1660 Views
The funny thing about Goodkind - 02/08/2011 07:05:06 PM 1588 Views
Goodkind is still porn. - 03/08/2011 08:45:14 PM 1622 Views
I don't know, there are many authors who do it better. - 03/08/2011 09:48:33 PM 1520 Views
No no, not erotica. Porn. - 05/08/2011 02:46:23 PM 1473 Views
LOL they both seem to have the same effect on me *NM* - 05/08/2011 10:25:36 PM 786 Views
Wish I could say the same. *NM* - 08/08/2011 01:22:55 AM 689 Views
It makes you feel guilty after "doing" it? - 04/08/2011 12:52:09 AM 1629 Views
Of course - 05/08/2011 02:45:51 PM 1445 Views
sex should never make you feel guilty! - 06/08/2011 03:46:08 AM 1533 Views
hehe - 11/08/2011 01:41:16 AM 1615 Views
I find Terry Goodkind inspirational. - 06/08/2011 02:08:07 PM 1612 Views
So true! - 06/08/2011 08:13:00 PM 1443 Views
Did you hear? - 24/08/2011 04:28:51 AM 1760 Views

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