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#161 HoosierDaddy

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:05 AM

My point was... who in the world cares enough about Tairy to research his history?

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:06 AM

Did his dyslexia go away or something? I thought he was still dyslexic.

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:10 AM

HoosierDaddy, on Mar 28 2009, 09:05 PM, said:

My point was... who in the world cares enough about Tairy to research his history?

his fanatics
who then pass on the knowledge to hiscritics, as defence of his writing style.

or so I've heard.

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Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 01:20 AM

I used to be a fan (though I wouldn't consider myself a fanatic.) The dyslexia, I had read it somewhere along the line. I thought the books had really gone downhill about book 5. I'm sorry, I liked 'Soul of the fire." Maybe because I don't remember the evil chicken. Thank god!.

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 07:41 AM

It wasn't even so much the chicken that made me give up in book 5. Goodkind continued two annoying storytelling ploys in that book.

It was the fact that once again, for the fifth book in a row, the Author has to make up an excuse for Zed being inactive. Every single book has hinged on the fact that Zed wasn't there to just fix everything in a jiffy or save Richard from doing something stupid out of ignorance.

And it was the second or third book where Richard, instead of getting properly involved in the war with the Empire, doing some preparations and leading the host, has to instead go galloping off to god knows where to handle what ever stupid made up obstical Goodkind has made up.

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 07:45 AM

To be honest, I actually really liked Kahlan's portions of the 6th book: Faith of the Fallen. Richard's sucked, but her's were all massive battle scenes and whatnot...

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 09:02 AM

Aptorian, on Mar 29 2009, 03:41 AM, said:

And it was the second or third book where Richard, instead of getting properly involved in the war with the Empire, doing some preparations and leading the host, has to instead go galloping off to god knows where to handle what ever stupid made up obstical Goodkind has made up.

I don't mean to argue on the stupid factor Apt, but, isn't that what writing fiction is about. "Going off to solve one stupid obstical after another?"

Do I think it had any business carrying on for 10 books (11 counting the novella)? No, hell no! It should have been ended by at least seven, but he was signed on for an enormous amount of money for the last 3 (I think)

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 09:57 AM

HoosierDaddy, on Mar 29 2009, 02:45 AM, said:

To be honest, I actually really liked Kahlan's portions of the 6th book: Faith of the Fallen. Richard's sucked, but her's were all massive battle scenes and whatnot...

Yes, one part in sot that doesnt suck ass. Kahlan saying, screw this, im gonna kick some ass! Then she proceeds to kick said ass.

I've always been crazy but its kept me from going insane.

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 10:03 AM

Slow Ben, on Mar 29 2009, 05:57 AM, said:

HoosierDaddy, on Mar 29 2009, 02:45 AM, said:

To be honest, I actually really liked Kahlan's portions of the 6th book: Faith of the Fallen. Richard's sucked, but her's were all massive battle scenes and whatnot...

Yes, one part in sot that doesnt suck ass. Kahlan saying, screw this, im gonna kick some ass! Then she proceeds to kick said ass.

As of yet I have not been able to watch an episode of the horrible t.v. show, but if they do add this part to it, I'd watch it just to see that chick naked and covered in white paint!!

Schwing!!

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 10:04 AM

Waydoug is wise.

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 06:51 PM

Slow Ben, on Mar 29 2009, 03:04 AM, said:

Waydoug is wise.

If you don't like SoT, you are not wise!

I still heart Goodkind.

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 07:30 PM

Assail, on Mar 29 2009, 07:51 PM, said:

If you don't like SoT, you are not wise!

Well... There's a statement with which to take issue.

Goodkind writes badly, plots badly and uses his books purely as an opportunity to proselytize his profoundly unpleasant philosophy. That's why I don't like SoT.

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 08:06 PM

Assail is no fun. I like my Goodkind apologists to be rabid, rude, uncompromising, barely literate, hateful, and unable to string together a logical thought. Assail's just a guy who happens to like a book I don't. It's disappointing, I want a super troll for the TG thread. Where's the fun in rational, calm Goodkind discussion? So, just for me Assail, could you maybe post a 3 page rant about how we are all cretins for not recognizing the divinity of the Yearded One? Please? It'll be fun, I promise.

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#174 Assail

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 08:34 PM

Raymond Luxury Yacht, on Mar 29 2009, 01:06 PM, said:

For you, anything.

I'll start working on it as soon as I get a spare chance!

I still heart Goodkind.

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 08:37 PM

If you begin growing a "yeard" aswell I'd be pleased.

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 08:42 PM

Aptorian, on Mar 29 2009, 01:37 PM, said:

If you begin growing a "yeard" aswell I'd be pleased.

What is a yeard?

I still heart Goodkind.

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Posted 29 March 2009 - 08:45 PM

You're a Terry Goodkind fan and you don't know what a yeard is?

Hello, soldiers, look at your mage, now back to me, now back at your mage, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stopped being an unascended mortal and switched to Sole Spice, he could smell like he’s me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re in a warren with the High Mage your cadre mage could smell like. What’s in your hand, back at me. I have it, it’s an acorn with two gates to that realm you love. Look again, the acorn is now otataral. Anything is possible when your mage smells like Sole Spice and not a Bole brother. I’m on a quorl.