tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500397037297156063.post143143054271648734..comments2024-03-25T04:52:02.492-07:00Comments on Fruitless Pursuits: On Terry Goodkind and His Latest Self-Publishing EndeavorLuke Miltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10561782738433501505noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500397037297156063.post-227413089552950572012-07-12T04:54:48.743-07:002012-07-12T04:54:48.743-07:00Can't really add much...you guys are all corre...Can't really add much...you guys are all correct! I couldn't BELIEVE I made it through the entire "sword of truth " series. Confessor was the LAST. Screw your "first confessor" :D<br /><br />he's probably just jealous of all the game of thrones love and trying to get some attention :DStryder Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112472515398868068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500397037297156063.post-2832613608014903992012-07-11T18:40:48.765-07:002012-07-11T18:40:48.765-07:00Oh man, I gave up on Goodkind a while ago. I'v...Oh man, I gave up on Goodkind a while ago. I've read and re-read Wizards First Rule, and ventured further into the series, but about four books in it became painfully hard to keep reading - every book was soaking in thick slabs of exposition covering the evens of preceding books, and it became an epic chore to keep reading. Which sucks, because I think the basic premise behind Khalan is awesome. And it takes a helluva lot of abuse for me to abandon a fantasy series (screw you Goodkind, it's fantasy).Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495997845721866644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8500397037297156063.post-27634160670439368492012-07-11T16:07:48.636-07:002012-07-11T16:07:48.636-07:00I deliberately avoided The Omen Machine thanks to ...I deliberately avoided The Omen Machine thanks to your review. The only reason I finished the earlier books was because I already owned them and I'm anal retentive like that. By the end of Confessor it was borderline unreadable. It became very difficult to even <i>like</i> the main characters, nevermind root for their success. Sure, it was easy enough to root against the cartoonish villains, but I kept wanting just everyone to lose.<br /><br />Richard in particular is so irritating as an Objectivist archetype. Isn't the whole philosophy supposed to be built around independence and hard work? Richard hasn't had to work for a thing in his life. Everything comes naturally to him. He's good at things (like magic) that others have spent several lifetimes studying. <br /><br />Rooting for Richard was like rooting for Superman. The only things he isn't good at (strike that, not only good, <i>the best</i> at) are things that he hasn't yet tried. That's great for 6 year olds and fanboys, but some of us would like a story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com