The Pillars Of Creation

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A departure from the past

2 years ago

TG went out on a limb with this book tearing away from typical SOT action in a departure that focused on two good and evil character studies. I probably expect that this installment will work to setup further plot developments in the world and you can see that foreshadowing. The first half of the book can be tough and a bore if you are a regular reader to the series and jonesing for your RR fix. But you have to learn to let it go and read the material for what it is. However, the… + read more

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A little confusing

This review is from: Pillars of Creation (Hardcover)

7 years ago

I was really confused when I began reading the book, but then it all fit into place. While Richard and Kahlan don't appear until the end, they aren't forgotten, and are still the main focus. Overall, I thought it was a very good book, not too exciting until the end, but still good. I await the next novel by Terry Goodkind.

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736 pages of...nothing

2 years ago

Faith of the Fallen (the preceding book) makes this one even more of a disappointment. It's essentially the author going off on a tangent that achieves next to no plot development. I also found the new characters irritating and one-dimensional. This was really unnecessary and is a total waste of time. Spare yourselves.

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Different but just as good in its own way as Faith

This review is from: Pillars of Creation (Hardcover)

8 years ago

While some others may find this book lacking in the general, fast-paced action of Terry Goodkind's Faith of the Fallen, I don't believe it is necessarily worse than Faith of The Fallen. Terry Goodkind introduces what I think are going to be some key characters for the future books with a very interesting story and plot. I think we have all got a little too focused sometimes on Richard and Khalan, though I admit I missed them a lot, to appreciate the build up to the next installment… + read more

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A Let Down

3 years ago

Okay. This book is important in the context of understanding Rahl's overall journey and understanding the importance of his ally and sister, Jennsen. However, readers will be a bit lost in the beginning trying to grasp the importance of such a character. It was a quick read, but Goodkind failed to capitalize on Rahl's personal journey in this book...something readers are really ready to dig into. Read it. Get through it. Move on to the next book.

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Disappointing

This review is from: Pillars of Creation (Hardcover)

8 years ago

This series started off with a bang, however the farther it goes, the more boring it gets. This book was the worst yet, and I had to skip entire pages just to get through it. Richard and Kahlan didn't even appear until just before page 500. Aggh.

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Better on the 2nd time around!

3 years ago

It is true, after reading every page with delight in the previous six books, this seventh book can be a horrible shock. But permit me this advice, read it again soon after and you will enjoy it! Once you get over the difference in the character perspectives, and order your mind around the fact that it doesn't deal with what you thought it would, it is truly interesting. This has been an incredible journey, and don't wuss out now, just because of a couple of bumps in the road!

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The Pillars of Creation

This review is from: Pillars of Creation (Hardcover)

8 years ago

I found that he took way too long to introduce the two new Characters HMM Drefan, oh sorry it is Oba.I found the repetition of those two boring and found myself flipping through sections of this book. Unlike Soul of the Fire which I read every page. All I can say is Terry PLEASE do NOT go The same route As Robert Jorden Let us readers have some closure. All in all the ending and later section of the book were well written and the end still left me wanting more so bring on the next book.

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the worst

4 years ago

i have to agree that this book was not particularly as good as all the other ones that goodkind has written. all his other ones were page turners, books i didn't want to put down and books i would lose sleep over because i couldn't stop reading them. however, pillars of creations was a big disappointment for me. it was boring, uninteresting and nothing really happened in the book. it took me 2 years to finally finish the book because it was really that bad, i chose to read other books… + read more

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