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3.78 AVERAGE
I loved this book. The relationship between Richard and Kahlan is so wonderful. I loved being on this journey with Richard as he learned about the Midlands, D'Hara, and magic!
I really liked it but is terribly violent and not for under the age of 43
The first book of my favorite fantasy series. Kahlan and Richard have the best love story...
Everyone has their book or series of books that you always go back to. This is one of the first series that I have ever read and the characters feel like home to me. I see that this series has some bad reviews, but I would recommend for anyone to try it out. Every few book, I will continue rereading it. This story in the first book is excellent, but it just keeps getting better as the series continues.
Alright, I'm on page 529 of 836 and I'm calling it. The pacing is awful, the plot is slow, it gets incredibly dark, then overly naive. It's been on my list to read forever so I'm glad I gave it a try, but my new goal is to waste less time on books I don't like. And I have a stack of library books just begging to be read, while I'm spending weeks on this book, forcing myself to pick it back up. I'll just read the wikipedia page to know how it ends and I'll be satisfied.
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement
DNF At ~40%.
Bored. Characters are boring and the plot is fairly predictable. I don't care how the hero defeats the villain. I don't care how Richard and Kahlan make their love work and get together in the end. I don't even know at this point what that obstacle really is (some Confessor-y thing) and I don't care about that either.
Bored. Characters are boring and the plot is fairly predictable. I don't care how the hero defeats the villain. I don't care how Richard and Kahlan make their love work and get together in the end. I don't even know at this point what that obstacle really is (some Confessor-y thing) and I don't care about that either.
Very amazing start to a good series. I would call it a great series, but it did go on for too long and get rather repetitive by the end. Cara is still one of my favorite characters in fantasy though.
خیلی خیلی خیلی می خواستم سه بدم بهش.
ولی خب جداً حقش نبود.
+ این تگِ ترنسلیتد یه کم نامربوطه، من هم زبان اصلی شو گرفتم، هم ترجمه رو. وسطای ترجمه ی فارسی که می خواستم برم چک کنم ببینم اصلش چی بوده، یهو یادم می رفت همونجا ادامه می دادم :))) برای همین نصف - نصف بود در کل :))
خیلی شنیده بودم مردم شمشیر حقیقت، شمشیر حقیقت می کردن. خیلی انتظار داشتم از این کتاب. خیلی از انتظاراتم هم براورده نشدن.
اول اینکه مشکل کلی من همون مشکلی بود که با هری پاتر داشتم و دارم. اون موضوع آخر کتاب و جادوی عشق و نمی دونم اینکه اینا کاملاً عاشق هم دیگه بودن. به شدت روی اعصاب بود :|
دومیش اینه که جادوی کتاب پایه و اساس نداره. می دونم خیلی ها میگن که کتاب ع.ت نیست و قرار هم نیست که به طور علمی توجیه بشن اتفاقات، ولی من عموماً معتقدم همونطور که دنیای ما منطقیه، هر دنیای فانتزی دیگه ای هم باید باشه. درسته که نیروی گرانش برای ما مسلمه، ولی یه نوضیح منطقی هم براش وجود داره.
سومین مشکلش، این بود که به طرز مسخره ای قابل پیش بینی بود. از همون اول بگیر، تا این ابتکار ریچارد هم تا حدی قابل حدس زدن بود. من دوست دارم که کتاب مغزمو درگیر کنه. ولی هیچ کدوم از معماهاش جداً چیز خاصی نبودن. ترجیح می دادم که اصلاً نبودن تا حداقل آبروریزی راه نیوفته :)))
مشکل چهارم کاملاً شخصیه. من اصلاً خودم نمیاد کتابی بیشتر از حد نیازش اتفاقات مثبت هیجده داشته باشه. من نمی دونم، شاید بیش از حد منو اذیت می کرده، ولی خب خیلی روی اعصابم راه رفت.
مشکل پنج رو نمی دونم چجوری بگم. از اول کتاب خیلی حس می کردم که ساده ست. ساده نه به منظور آسون، به یه معنای دیگه. جداً هر وقت یه عبارت برای توضیحش به ذهنم رسید ویرایش می کنم :)))
خب بریم سراغ خوبی هاش.
اول اینکه از حرفاشون، از اعتقاداتشون خوشم اومد. از تفکراتشون، از حرفای زد و ریچارد. واقعاً خیلی خوب بودن.
توصیفات رو دوست داشتم، ولی نثر نویسنده یه جورایی به دلم ننشست. بازم این شخصیه :) ( فکر کنم اینو اون بالا باید می نوشتم :)) )
اون قسمت بودن ریچارد با اون بانو دنا، اون طوری که شخصیتش خورد می شد، جداً دارک بود... وقتی التماس می کرد واقعاً منو ترسوند. واکنشای اون دختره وایولت جداً ترسناک بود.
به از حقه ها و فکراشون هم خوشم اومد. بامزه بودن :-"
He sat a minute, his smile faded. “But Richard, the issue is bigger than just what happened today. You must understand that, as Seeker, you may cause the death of innocent people. In order to succeed in stopping Rahl you may have to turn away from those who might be saved with your help. A soldier knows that on the battlefield, if he bends to help a downed comrade, he might take a sword in the back, and so, if he is to win, he must fight on despite the cries for help from his fellows. You must be able to do this to win; it may be the only way. You must steel yourself to it. This is a struggle for survival, and in this battle the ones crying for help probably won’t be soldiers, but innocents. Darken Rahl will kill anyone to win. Those who fight on his side will do the same. You may have to do the same. Like it or not, the aggressor makes the rules. You must play by them, or you will surely die by them.”
“How could anyone fight on his side? Darken Rahl wants to dominate everyone, to be the master of all. How could they fight for him?”
The wizard leaned back against the rock and looked out over the hills, as if seeing more than was there. His tone was sorrowful. “Because, Richard, many people must be ruled to thrive. In their selfishness and greed, they see free people as their oppressors. They wish to have a leader who will cut the taller plants so the sun will reach them. They think no plant should be allowed to grow taller than the shortest, and in that way give light to all. They would rather be provided a guiding light, regardless of the fuel, than light a candle themselves.
“Some of them think that when Rahl wins, he will smile on them, and they will be rewarded, and so they are as ruthless as he to gain his favor. Some are simply blind to the truth and fight for the lies they hear. And some find, once that guiding light is lit, that they are wearing chains, and then it is too late.” Zedd smoothed his sleeves down his arms as he sighed. “There have always been wars, Richard. Every war is a murderous struggle between foes. And yet, no army has ever marched into battle thinking that the Creator had sided with their enemy.”
Richard shook his head. “It doesn’t make sense.”
“I am quite sure that Rahl’s followers think we are bloodthirsty monsters, capable of anything. They will have been told endless tales of their enemy’s ruthless brutality. I’m sure none of them know much about Darken Rahl except what they have been told by Darken Rahl.” The wizard frowned, his intelligent eyes sharp. “It may be a perversion of logic, but that makes it no less threatening, or deadly. Rahl’s followers need only to crush us, they don’t have to understand anything else. But for you to win, against a stronger foe, you must use your head.”
سر اون قسمت اول خیلی فکر کردم. هنوز هم مطمئن نیستم بتونم چنین چیزی رو قبول کنم.
ولی در مورد قسمت دوم، واقعاً خوشم اومد! اونجایی که گفت هیچ ارتشی بااین فکر که خدا طرف دشمنشونه به جنگ نرفته، عالی بود :)
+ ترجمه خوب بود، ولی ویرایشش وحشتناک بود. به شدت هم راه می رفت روی اعصابم :|
ولی خب جداً حقش نبود.
+ این تگِ ترنسلیتد یه کم نامربوطه، من هم زبان اصلی شو گرفتم، هم ترجمه رو. وسطای ترجمه ی فارسی که می خواستم برم چک کنم ببینم اصلش چی بوده، یهو یادم می رفت همونجا ادامه می دادم :))) برای همین نصف - نصف بود در کل :))
خیلی شنیده بودم مردم شمشیر حقیقت، شمشیر حقیقت می کردن. خیلی انتظار داشتم از این کتاب. خیلی از انتظاراتم هم براورده نشدن.
اول اینکه مشکل کلی من همون مشکلی بود که با هری پاتر داشتم و دارم. اون موضوع آخر کتاب و جادوی عشق و نمی دونم اینکه اینا کاملاً عاشق هم دیگه بودن. به شدت روی اعصاب بود :|
دومیش اینه که جادوی کتاب پایه و اساس نداره. می دونم خیلی ها میگن که کتاب ع.ت نیست و قرار هم نیست که به طور علمی توجیه بشن اتفاقات، ولی من عموماً معتقدم همونطور که دنیای ما منطقیه، هر دنیای فانتزی دیگه ای هم باید باشه. درسته که نیروی گرانش برای ما مسلمه، ولی یه نوضیح منطقی هم براش وجود داره.
سومین مشکلش، این بود که به طرز مسخره ای قابل پیش بینی بود. از همون اول بگیر، تا این ابتکار ریچارد هم تا حدی قابل حدس زدن بود. من دوست دارم که کتاب مغزمو درگیر کنه. ولی هیچ کدوم از معماهاش جداً چیز خاصی نبودن. ترجیح می دادم که اصلاً نبودن تا حداقل آبروریزی راه نیوفته :)))
مشکل چهارم کاملاً شخصیه. من اصلاً خودم نمیاد کتابی بیشتر از حد نیازش اتفاقات مثبت هیجده داشته باشه. من نمی دونم، شاید بیش از حد منو اذیت می کرده، ولی خب خیلی روی اعصابم راه رفت.
مشکل پنج رو نمی دونم چجوری بگم. از اول کتاب خیلی حس می کردم که ساده ست. ساده نه به منظور آسون، به یه معنای دیگه. جداً هر وقت یه عبارت برای توضیحش به ذهنم رسید ویرایش می کنم :)))
خب بریم سراغ خوبی هاش.
اول اینکه از حرفاشون، از اعتقاداتشون خوشم اومد. از تفکراتشون، از حرفای زد و ریچارد. واقعاً خیلی خوب بودن.
توصیفات رو دوست داشتم، ولی نثر نویسنده یه جورایی به دلم ننشست. بازم این شخصیه :) ( فکر کنم اینو اون بالا باید می نوشتم :)) )
اون قسمت بودن ریچارد با اون بانو دنا، اون طوری که شخصیتش خورد می شد، جداً دارک بود... وقتی التماس می کرد واقعاً منو ترسوند. واکنشای اون دختره وایولت جداً ترسناک بود.
به از حقه ها و فکراشون هم خوشم اومد. بامزه بودن :-"
He sat a minute, his smile faded. “But Richard, the issue is bigger than just what happened today. You must understand that, as Seeker, you may cause the death of innocent people. In order to succeed in stopping Rahl you may have to turn away from those who might be saved with your help. A soldier knows that on the battlefield, if he bends to help a downed comrade, he might take a sword in the back, and so, if he is to win, he must fight on despite the cries for help from his fellows. You must be able to do this to win; it may be the only way. You must steel yourself to it. This is a struggle for survival, and in this battle the ones crying for help probably won’t be soldiers, but innocents. Darken Rahl will kill anyone to win. Those who fight on his side will do the same. You may have to do the same. Like it or not, the aggressor makes the rules. You must play by them, or you will surely die by them.”
“How could anyone fight on his side? Darken Rahl wants to dominate everyone, to be the master of all. How could they fight for him?”
The wizard leaned back against the rock and looked out over the hills, as if seeing more than was there. His tone was sorrowful. “Because, Richard, many people must be ruled to thrive. In their selfishness and greed, they see free people as their oppressors. They wish to have a leader who will cut the taller plants so the sun will reach them. They think no plant should be allowed to grow taller than the shortest, and in that way give light to all. They would rather be provided a guiding light, regardless of the fuel, than light a candle themselves.
“Some of them think that when Rahl wins, he will smile on them, and they will be rewarded, and so they are as ruthless as he to gain his favor. Some are simply blind to the truth and fight for the lies they hear. And some find, once that guiding light is lit, that they are wearing chains, and then it is too late.” Zedd smoothed his sleeves down his arms as he sighed. “There have always been wars, Richard. Every war is a murderous struggle between foes. And yet, no army has ever marched into battle thinking that the Creator had sided with their enemy.”
Richard shook his head. “It doesn’t make sense.”
“I am quite sure that Rahl’s followers think we are bloodthirsty monsters, capable of anything. They will have been told endless tales of their enemy’s ruthless brutality. I’m sure none of them know much about Darken Rahl except what they have been told by Darken Rahl.” The wizard frowned, his intelligent eyes sharp. “It may be a perversion of logic, but that makes it no less threatening, or deadly. Rahl’s followers need only to crush us, they don’t have to understand anything else. But for you to win, against a stronger foe, you must use your head.”
سر اون قسمت اول خیلی فکر کردم. هنوز هم مطمئن نیستم بتونم چنین چیزی رو قبول کنم.
ولی در مورد قسمت دوم، واقعاً خوشم اومد! اونجایی که گفت هیچ ارتشی بااین فکر که خدا طرف دشمنشونه به جنگ نرفته، عالی بود :)
+ ترجمه خوب بود، ولی ویرایشش وحشتناک بود. به شدت هم راه می رفت روی اعصابم :|
When I read this, I hadn't read a fantasy book in over a decade. This was a glorious return to the genre. Excellent characters and an exciting world, even if the names were a little trite.