Wizard's First Rule (Gollancz S.F.)

Author - Terry Goodkind ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Paperback Book item from Gollancz was reviewed on 25-Oct-2008.

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1) Paperback Book Wizard's First Rule (Gollancz S.F.) by Gollancz. Who can read this DRIVEL? Poorly written, with an almost juvenile writing style. Boring. Predictable. The interactions between the Kahlen and Richard, laughable. They have known each other for, um, one day, and already she has "a secret smile just for him!" Ugh. I kept reading parts of it out loud to my family and LAUGHING! I had to quit after about 100 pages. I am surprised I managed to get that far and shocked that this is a bestseller. Compares in my mind to the Eragon books by Christopher Paolini, except his are written by a teen, and for a pre-teen and teen audience. Still can´t stand them, though. I would skip this book without hesitation.¤

2) Paperback Book Wizard's First Rule (Gollancz S.F.) by Gollancz. I borrowed this book from a family member. I read the first chapter, then borrowed the rest of the books. They are amazing, epic, and addicting. i found the characters especially amazing. I mean, richard isnt one of those idiotic main characters who are full of themelves. He has purpose. I must admit, i kind of fell in love with him as i read the series.
Faith of the Fallen is the best one!¤

3) Paperback Book Wizard's First Rule (Gollancz S.F.) by Gollancz. Bought this a number of years ago and only read a few pages. Then picked it up again and read through at upwards of a couple of hundred pages in a day. Agree with the comments about writing style but did not want to look ahead to his later volumes to see if his style has matured, and so my comments are specific to just this novel. Also agree the plot had many elements of other fantasy novels as well, though it also had some interesting twists. As some have pointed out, it starts out like it is written for young readers, but towards the end becomes very adult in its content.

Yet in the end, it had me page turning for hours on end so clearly it easily held my interest. Despite issues of his writing style, he gets one critical element right. Fantasy series such as by a number of English writers flood you with too many characters too quickly. The result is you lose the plot trying to remember who a particular character is and why you should care. Goodkind introduces characters and then spends enough time that you remember them the next time they show up. This helps the plot move along at a good reading pace.

There were enough twists, turns, and surprises to balance out the groaners. Remembering that this was the first novel in the series, the real question is whether you would want to read the next. I usually alternate series, but in this case, I am moving into Volume 2 right away. Four starts for the first novel flaws, but otherwise, thoroughly enjoyable reading.¤

4) Paperback Book Wizard's First Rule (Gollancz S.F.) by Gollancz. I really enjoyed the world created and the magical aspects in it. I thought the plot was strong with a complete story arc within the book while building a small piece of a much larger narrative. I find many books that are written with the intention of being part of a series stand incomplete on their own. This was not the case for this one.

The one issue I did take with the book was whether the book was an adult or children´s book. Goodkind writes for a child, in that feelings are literally written out. Important emotions are laid out, so a young reader will not miss them. I figured this was a children´s book, so I felt fine with the writing style of obviousness. I would have rather had it been more adult. The style got annoying after so many pages. I felt if the emotions weren´t so obvious, the relationships, especially the one between Richard and Kahlan, would have appeared more organic and deep. Reflecting back on it now, it seems like an easier way for Goodkind to create a connection than to create one out more subtle writing. Sometimes the relationships seemed fake because of the writing style. Too much "telling" instead of "showing."

Returning to the point of adult vs. children fiction, I reached the portion of the book with torture and I was confused. The torture was graphic and out of place in a children´s book. After reading many page with a writing style that appeared to be for a young, less sophisticated crowd, I was surprised at the mature portrayal of torture and torture mentality. I felt if Goodkind was going to discuss this subject, he should have made the whole book at that level. The writing style and content seemed disjointed.
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5) Paperback Book Wizard's First Rule (Gollancz S.F.) by Gollancz. This book is not meant for readers under 25 in my opinion. Other than that I don´t know what´s up with all the bad reviews! I thought it was fantastic! I know it had some uncomfortable scenes and may be out on the edge for some mainstream readers, but life is not always comfortable. It doesn´t hurt to be taken out of ones comfort zone. It´s better in fantacy than in real life. The book also had love, faith, and truth. I will hold alot of things to my heart that this book teaches. Such as, Don´t take people at face value, and No matter how bad the situation, there is always a lesson to be learned. Although, I don´t think Goodkind means for this to be a book of lessons, some of the lines in the book are worth remembering. I am sooo looking forward to the next adventure and hope Goodwin doesn´t let me down. Life is not always easy, even in a fantacy world of wizzards and confessors.¤

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