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.
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.
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
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What a stupid fucking douchebag pile of shit.
- 02/08/2011 04:35:43 AM
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I toally agree. I only wish I could say I was wise enough to avoid his books all together. *NM*
- 02/08/2011 07:40:54 AM
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So? What harm is he doing?
- 02/08/2011 06:58:56 AM
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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
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But then you have to retract the rip-off assertion
- 02/08/2011 01:58:28 PM
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Er. You didn't answer her question: Why was Book 6 so groundbreaking?
- 02/08/2011 02:07:18 PM
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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
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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
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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
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That's the one.
- 03/08/2011 06:10:57 PM
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As well as being the most overtly anti-communist & anti-religious of the series.
- 06/08/2011 02:52:52 AM
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You assume I care that much. I enjoy pointing out the absurdness of this author.
- 02/08/2011 07:02:42 PM
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Heh. Goodkind sucks. And yet... I read all of SoT
- 02/08/2011 02:14:45 PM
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I have heard this from many people.
- 02/08/2011 07:06:15 PM
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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
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The revelation that Terry-um, I mean Richard, is God was retarded? For reals? *NM*
- 03/08/2011 02:14:00 AM
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After that I wouldn't mind burning his books, I will never read his books again! *NM*
- 03/08/2011 03:58:44 PM
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Goodkind is still porn.
- 03/08/2011 08:45:14 PM
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I don't know, there are many authors who do it better.
- 03/08/2011 09:48:33 PM
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This makes me want to pull up some amature (written) porn right now! *NM*
- 04/08/2011 02:40:34 PM
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When my husband is rotated to sea duty, I like to read it for ideas for emails. 
- 04/08/2011 07:03:12 PM
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- 04/08/2011 07:03:12 PM
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No no, not erotica. Porn.
- 05/08/2011 02:46:23 PM
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It makes you feel guilty after "doing" it?
- 04/08/2011 12:52:09 AM
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Of course 
- 05/08/2011 02:45:51 PM
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- 05/08/2011 02:45:51 PM
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Goodkind is a jackass with a complete disregard for people who think any different than him.
- 04/08/2011 08:53:39 PM
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A passage from Terry Goodkind was a "bad prose competition" selection at readercon this year.
- 05/08/2011 03:29:21 AM
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I find Terry Goodkind inspirational.
- 06/08/2011 02:08:07 PM
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Also, that Class,Style, and Grace aren't learned, but are natural. *NM*
- 11/08/2011 10:03:27 AM
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