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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
Richard must help the lost people of Bandakar come to terms with who they really are, all the time fighting his gift and a deadly poison. Eventually Richard confronts a Slide (soul stealer) and kills him in order to free the Bandakar empire.
last read 2009
getting tired it the preachy monologues. also Jensen is a moron without a lick of sense. I don't understand why Kahlan and Richard think she's smart
getting tired it the preachy monologues. also Jensen is a moron without a lick of sense. I don't understand why Kahlan and Richard think she's smart
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A little of a slog. Fun characters. One of the weakest in the SoT.
The last couple of books it was like someone else wrote them and part of this one too, then towards the end it was like he came back and finished it. Narrator is still bugging me the way he reads, it's like he is reading a dick and jane book but after all the ones I've listened to of his at least most of the character voices are understandable now.
SPOILER ALERT!
I had to force myself to finish reading this and I really wish I had skipped it. I would have been caught up with the repetitive re-cap every few pages on what has happened throughout the whole series. First of all, Nicholas the Slide was a pointless villan. Richard just shows up out of nowhere without any confrontation and kills him. Then Kahlan whose soul was stolen is saved by Richard's sweet nothings. The first 700 pages is about the gang wandering through the desert looking at rocks and noticing moss that doesn't grow on one side of it and Richard going on his preaching rampages to people who cannot think or comprehend anything for themselves. The last 20 pages wrap up everything on a happy note, of course. But the part that gets me the most is that Richard who is poisoned and will die if he does not get all the anecdote, manages to survive because his "gift" told him how to make an impossible anecdote to cure him. Just a what-the-hell-is-this-book.
I had to force myself to finish reading this and I really wish I had skipped it. I would have been caught up with the repetitive re-cap every few pages on what has happened throughout the whole series. First of all, Nicholas the Slide was a pointless villan. Richard just shows up out of nowhere without any confrontation and kills him. Then Kahlan whose soul was stolen is saved by Richard's sweet nothings. The first 700 pages is about the gang wandering through the desert looking at rocks and noticing moss that doesn't grow on one side of it and Richard going on his preaching rampages to people who cannot think or comprehend anything for themselves. The last 20 pages wrap up everything on a happy note, of course. But the part that gets me the most is that Richard who is poisoned and will die if he does not get all the anecdote, manages to survive because his "gift" told him how to make an impossible anecdote to cure him. Just a what-the-hell-is-this-book.
a 2.5...A LOT of philosophy in this book, and the action doesn't really pick up until the last 175 pages. I am becoming quite disillusioned with this series, but am probably going to continue reading anyway, and just suffer through, because I hate stopping in the middle of a series.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Richard Rahl has been poisoned. In order for him to get the antidote, he must help save a people from the slavery of Jagang. Not real thrilled with the people that decide he must save them to save himself. Blackmailed by spineless idiots.