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daniobsessivelyreads's review
4.0
Just when I think that this series can't teach me something else about fantasy, it does. This book delivered in teaching me in story form why a communist government is very very not good. Until reading this, I had not fully understood why. Now I understand that for each person to give up what they work for in order to help the whole can reduce the individual to nothing. When each individual cannot work and live for themselves, then their life ceases to mean anything to them. Everyone must have the freedom and ability to do what they wish with what they have earned. If the government or ruling body takes everything from you in the name of the "good of everyone," then they have actually taken freedom from everyone in doing this. There are people who believe that wealth should be shared amongst all. I think kindness should be shared and if someone is truly in need then they can find help. But to mindlessly take from everyone in the hopes that it gets redistributed evenly is a utopian ideal.
psoglav's review
2.0
UKUPNA OCENA ★★✫ 2.5/5
1. Ideja ★★✫ 2.5
2. Priča ★★✫ 2.5
3. Stil ★★★ 3
UTISAK - Nadao sam se da je ovo poslednja knjiga koja zaokružuje priču o Imperijalnom redu (Imperial Order) ali priča traje u još 3 dela. Predugačko, stavovi likova naivni sa dijalozima koji se ponavljaju. Jedino za posvećene obožavaoce Terija Gudkajnda.
1. Ideja ★★✫ 2.5
2. Priča ★★✫ 2.5
3. Stil ★★★ 3
UTISAK - Nadao sam se da je ovo poslednja knjiga koja zaokružuje priču o Imperijalnom redu (Imperial Order) ali priča traje u još 3 dela. Predugačko, stavovi likova naivni sa dijalozima koji se ponavljaju. Jedino za posvećene obožavaoce Terija Gudkajnda.
tired_ghost's review against another edition
3.0
The story itself was interesting, but the characters felt flat, there was no life in them. Really disappointing, because the story could have been so poignant if they were better written. The final was beautiful, nevertheless.
flaxy's review
Look. Idk if this book gets better or not, but after the horrendous slog that was the last one, I read the first chapter and then didn’t read for 2 months because I didn’t want to pick up this book. I’ve heard this one is better but I’m done wasting my life reading this when I have a pile of stuff I’d rather read.
hidodey's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
It's like The Fountainhead but Goodkind manages to be even more reprehensible than Rand
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
nosebleedseeds's review
2.0
I can't actually remember if these books truly got worse as they went along or if I just got burnt out because I was an enthusiastic 13 year old and read them all very quickly. I do remember that they got weirder as they went along and even as a kid I thought that the author was kind of grasping at straws a bit. It seemed like there were more and more conflicts that came out of nowhere or that could have been avoided.
hayamaakito's review
5.0
Faith of the Fallen remains my favorite book in the Sword of Truth series. In my opinion, it is the epitome of speculative fantasy and many of the issues it raises are both philosophical and applicable to real-life situations that we face in our daily lives. It is thought-provoking and controversial, but while Goodkind is labelled as preachy at times (something I would not disagree with), Faith of the Fallen is packed with action and adventure worthy of high fantasy.
This book can certainly be enjoyed as an epic fantasy adventure alone. However, its overarching message is one that can make a person ponder the true meaning of freedom, the value of life, security, and how those and other factors can coexist.
This book can certainly be enjoyed as an epic fantasy adventure alone. However, its overarching message is one that can make a person ponder the true meaning of freedom, the value of life, security, and how those and other factors can coexist.
travmanrn's review
5.0
Loved it! I could barely put it down once Nicci had Richard. One of my favorite books thus far in the series
jfkaess's review against another edition
2.0
This is a rarity. You will almost never see me rate a book as 2 stars because i normally abandon a book that would end up with a 1 or a 2 star rating because i don't have enough time left in life to waste it on crappy books. I've been a fan of The Sword of Truth series from books 1-4, and i found book 5 to be just an OK book, not quite up to the first four in the series.
Book 6, however, is an entirely different matter. Goodkind has left writing fantasy and instead has decided to write a book of propaganda. The story is pushed aside in order to allow diatribes, pedantic teachings, and pure nonsense to take its place. Goodkind is apparently a devotee of Ayn Rand, and that is what this book is about, merely using the normal characters as a way to espouse Rand's propaganda. If you are not familiar with her beliefs, i'll summarize them:
- Helping people is evil
- People are poor because they are lazy
- People are rich because they work harder than poor people
- The rich deserve their wealth
- The poor deserve their poverty
- Capitalism is the solution to all the problems of mankind.
All six of those premises are false.
Goodkind allows for no nuance or any type of reality to intrude on his propaganda piece. I can no longer recommend his writings after finishing this book.
Book 6, however, is an entirely different matter. Goodkind has left writing fantasy and instead has decided to write a book of propaganda. The story is pushed aside in order to allow diatribes, pedantic teachings, and pure nonsense to take its place. Goodkind is apparently a devotee of Ayn Rand, and that is what this book is about, merely using the normal characters as a way to espouse Rand's propaganda. If you are not familiar with her beliefs, i'll summarize them:
- Helping people is evil
- People are poor because they are lazy
- People are rich because they work harder than poor people
- The rich deserve their wealth
- The poor deserve their poverty
- Capitalism is the solution to all the problems of mankind.
All six of those premises are false.
Goodkind allows for no nuance or any type of reality to intrude on his propaganda piece. I can no longer recommend his writings after finishing this book.