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Drachir · 25th May 2005, 08:04 AM

I am surprise that so many who read Chainfire seemed to really enjoy it. I was hoping that Goodkind would finally get to the point and wind up the series, instead he chose to leave the reader with another cliffhanger. Not only did the series not end, but the book didn't either. I was also disappointed with the fact that the author abandoned one of his central characters for the first 600 pages of the book.

I will admit that Goodkind did a better job with this effort than his previous two Sword of Truth books, but he still tends to blabber away almost endlessly about his personal philosophies (mouthed through his characters). I found I was skimming entire sections of the book trying to find a place where the plot continued. It was the equivalent of fast forwarding through commercials in a TV show that has been taped.

I will give Goodkind credit for a lively imagination and his character development is quite good, although nothing on the level of writers like Robin Hobb. It would be nice though if he finally ended an epic which is now double the length of the Lord of the Rings.

I will read the next book, but I was glad that I waited two months for my library reserve on Chainfire rather than plunking down $40. My advice is borrow the book, don't buy it. It is not worth a second read.

25th May 2005, 08:04 AM	#15 (permalink)
Drachir Drachir Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 264	Re: Chainfire, reviewed I am surprise that so many who read Chainfire seemed to really enjoy it. I was hoping that Goodkind would finally get to the point and wind up the series, instead he chose to leave the reader with another cliffhanger. Not only did the series not end, but the book didn't either. I was also disappointed with the fact that the author abandoned one of his central characters for the first 600 pages of the book. I will admit that Goodkind did a better job with this effort than his previous two Sword of Truth books, but he still tends to blabber away almost endlessly about his personal philosophies (mouthed through his characters). I found I was skimming entire sections of the book trying to find a place where the plot continued. It was the equivalent of fast forwarding through commercials in a TV show that has been taped. I will give Goodkind credit for a lively imagination and his character development is quite good, although nothing on the level of writers like Robin Hobb. It would be nice though if he finally ended an epic which is now double the length of the Lord of the Rings. I will read the next book, but I was glad that I waited two months for my library reserve on Chainfire rather than plunking down $40. My advice is borrow the book, don't buy it. It is not worth a second read.