Wizard's First Rule - thumbs up! (no spoilers)

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I just finished reading Wizard's First Rule, by Terry Goodkind. Wow!
It's not the _best_ fantasy novel I've ever read, but it's definitely
up there.

Here's a confession: I personally can't stand Tolkien. I think he was a
first-class worldbuilder, but a third-class writer, one with very
little sense of proper dramatic pacing. His story was great, he just
didn't know how to tell it properly.

And storytelling is where Goodkind shines. In the first 18 pages,
Wizard's First Rule already has a dramatic chase and combat scene, a
well-described setting, two interesting and fleshed-out characters. It
continues on at a breathtaking pace, with new and interesting things
happening all the time. And somehow, Goodkind still manages to squeeze
in proper scenery descriptions and characterization.

To be fair, there are definitely weaknesses. For instance, I think
Goodkind tried for a dramatic ending a bit too hard, and ended up with
a couple of fairly large plot holes. But still, an excellent, excellent
book. I'm definitely getting the sequels.

(If you include spoilers in your reply, please use spoiler space and/or
change the subject line).

Laszlo

 

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Joseph wrote:
> laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu wrote in
> news:1124265932.212901.221970@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:
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> > I just finished reading Wizard's First Rule, by Terry Goodkind. Wow!
> > It's not the _best_ fantasy novel I've ever read, but it's definitely
> > up there.
> >
> > Here's a confession: I personally can't stand Tolkien. I think he was
> > a first-class worldbuilder, but a third-class writer, one with very
> > little sense of proper dramatic pacing. His story was great, he just
> > didn't know how to tell it properly.
> >
> > And storytelling is where Goodkind shines. In the first 18 pages,
> > Wizard's First Rule already has a dramatic chase and combat scene, a
> > well-described setting, two interesting and fleshed-out characters. It
> > continues on at a breathtaking pace, with new and interesting things
> > happening all the time. And somehow, Goodkind still manages to squeeze
> > in proper scenery descriptions and characterization.
> >
> > To be fair, there are definitely weaknesses. For instance, I think
> > Goodkind tried for a dramatic ending a bit too hard, and ended up with
> > a couple of fairly large plot holes. But still, an excellent,
> > excellent book. I'm definitely getting the sequels.
> >
> > (If you include spoilers in your reply, please use spoiler space
> > and/or change the subject line).
> >
> > Laszlo
>
> A caution Laszlo, the later books start to veer into some rather overt
> Objectivism. I stopped reading at book six of the Sword of Truth series:
> _Faith of the Fallen_. I don't mind political philosophy in my fantasy,
> but it just overwhelmed that book's story. Here's an interview with
> Terry Goodkind for his perspective on this.
>
> http://www.scifidimensions.com/Aug03/terrygoodkind.htm

*gurgle*

TG: "I consider Ayn Rand to be the greatest philosopher since
Aristotle."

Wow, thanks. I did actually detect faint echoes of Objectivism in
Wizard's First Rule, but it was a minor annoyance. If it gets more
overt later in the series, I may have to reconsider.

I also enjoyed this quote from him:

TG: "To this day, in any other country [than the US] around the world,
you are not allowed to say things against the state, because the state
is considered above individual lives."

This level of ignorance about foreign countries is astounding.

Laszlo

 

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On 17 Aug 2005 01:44:37 -0700, laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu dared speak
in front of ME:

>Joseph wrote:
>> laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu wrote in
>> news:1124265932.212901.221970@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:
>> > (If you include spoilers in your reply, please use spoiler space
>> > and/or change the subject line).
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>> > Laszlo
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>> A caution Laszlo, the later books start to veer into some rather overt
>> Objectivism. I stopped reading at book six of the Sword of Truth series:
>> _Faith of the Fallen_. I don't mind political philosophy in my fantasy,
>> but it just overwhelmed that book's story. Here's an interview with
>> Terry Goodkind for his perspective on this.
>>
>> http://www.scifidimensions.com/Aug03/terrygoodkind.htm
>
>*gurgle*
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>TG: "I consider Ayn Rand to be the greatest philosopher since
>Aristotle."
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>Wow, thanks. I did actually detect faint echoes of Objectivism in
>Wizard's First Rule, but it was a minor annoyance. If it gets more
>overt later in the series, I may have to reconsider.

Most of it is ok up to _Faith of the Fallen_ though he *does* hammer
it a bit in Blood of the Fold. _Pillars of Creation_ tones it down a
fair bit again. Naked Empire... it's present throughout, but lightly.
The "Wizard's Rules" themselves are pretty much "why non-objectivists
are inferiour beings."

>TG: "To this day, in any other country [than the US] around the world,
>you are not allowed to say things against the state, because the state
>is considered above individual lives."
>
>This level of ignorance about foreign countries is astounding.

Indeed. Criticizing the state is one of the Canadian national
pasttimes (right after hockey and beer.)

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On 17 Aug 2005 01:05:32 -0700, laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu dared speak
in front of ME:

>I just finished reading Wizard's First Rule, by Terry Goodkind. Wow!
>It's not the _best_ fantasy novel I've ever read, but it's definitely
>up there.

He gets... preachy later in the series, and the sermon is Objectivism.
I still enjoy reading the books, though.

>To be fair, there are definitely weaknesses. For instance, I think
>Goodkind tried for a dramatic ending a bit too hard, and ended up with
>a couple of fairly large plot holes. But still, an excellent, excellent
>book. I'm definitely getting the sequels.

I'd be curious to hear about these plot holes. With proper spoiler
space, of course.
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Kaos wrote:

> >To be fair, there are definitely weaknesses. For instance, I think
> >Goodkind tried for a dramatic ending a bit too hard, and ended up with
> >a couple of fairly large plot holes. But still, an excellent, excellent
> >book. I'm definitely getting the sequels.
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When Kahlan is under the belief that Richard is under her power, why
doesn't she say anything that would foil Darken Rahl? She could have
told Richard to die, for instance. She was in love with him, but she
wasn't stupid, and she knew (erroneously, as it turned out) that
killing Richard would not only be the only chance to save millions, it
would be better for Richard than being Darken Rahl's puppet.

Maybe she just couldn't bring herself to kill Richard? Okay, then she
should have told Richard that she would rather die than have him tell
Rahl what's in the book. My understanding of the way her power works is
that her wishes would have precedence over anything else, including her
own life.

Another thing: since when does Kahlan's touch compel people to tell the
truth? She didn't tell Richard that she wanted him to tell the truth.
When Darken Rahl threatened to kill Kahlan if Richard didn't tell him
more, the correct response for a truly Touched minion of Kahlan would
have been to make something believable up, not blabber on about how it
would not be the truth. And Darken Rahl would have _known_ this.

Lastly: when Darken Rahl had conflicting information about which box
would kill him, why didn't he use his special brain damaging
mindreading powers on Richard _then_? He had no further use for
Richard's perfect recall, the "disjointed information" he could have
gotten out of Richard would have been plenty to help him in his
decision, and he _knew_ that a Confessor's touch was not absolute (he
was a better wizard than Zedd, and Zedd said that as a Wizard of the
First Order, of course he knew about the loophole).

You could say that Darken Rahl got overconfident at that point, but I
simply can't buy it. He showed enough doubt that the mindreading would
have been a perfectly obvious and logical move.

Laszlo

 

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Mad Hamish wrote:
> On 17 Aug 2005 01:05:32 -0700, laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu wrote:
>
> >I just finished reading Wizard's First Rule, by Terry Goodkind. Wow!
> >It's not the _best_ fantasy novel I've ever read, but it's definitely
> >up there.
> >
> >Here's a confession: I personally can't stand Tolkien. I think he was a
> >first-class worldbuilder, but a third-class writer, one with very
> >little sense of proper dramatic pacing. His story was great, he just
> >didn't know how to tell it properly.
> >
> >And storytelling is where Goodkind shines. In the first 18 pages,
> >Wizard's First Rule already has a dramatic chase and combat scene, a
> >well-described setting, two interesting and fleshed-out characters. It
> >continues on at a breathtaking pace, with new and interesting things
> >happening all the time. And somehow, Goodkind still manages to squeeze
> >in proper scenery descriptions and characterization.
> >
> >To be fair, there are definitely weaknesses. For instance, I think
> >Goodkind tried for a dramatic ending a bit too hard, and ended up with
> >a couple of fairly large plot holes. But still, an excellent, excellent
> >book. I'm definitely getting the sequels.
> >
> >(If you include spoilers in your reply, please use spoiler space and/or
> >change the subject line).
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> spoilers, can't recall if it's WFR or a later book

It was in WFR.

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Why? I had no problems with that part.

> Goodkind's "see spot run" writing style get's rather annoying.

I don't know what you mean... if you think his vocabulary was too
simplistic, then I sure do envy you. The very first line of the book
had a word I was unfamiliar with ("variegated").

Laszlo

 

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laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu wrote in
news:1124265932.212901.221970@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

> I just finished reading Wizard's First Rule, by Terry Goodkind. Wow!
> It's not the _best_ fantasy novel I've ever read, but it's definitely
> up there.
>
> Here's a confession: I personally can't stand Tolkien. I think he was
> a first-class worldbuilder, but a third-class writer, one with very
> little sense of proper dramatic pacing. His story was great, he just
> didn't know how to tell it properly.
>
> And storytelling is where Goodkind shines. In the first 18 pages,
> Wizard's First Rule already has a dramatic chase and combat scene, a
> well-described setting, two interesting and fleshed-out characters. It
> continues on at a breathtaking pace, with new and interesting things
> happening all the time. And somehow, Goodkind still manages to squeeze
> in proper scenery descriptions and characterization.
>
> To be fair, there are definitely weaknesses. For instance, I think
> Goodkind tried for a dramatic ending a bit too hard, and ended up with
> a couple of fairly large plot holes. But still, an excellent,
> excellent book. I'm definitely getting the sequels.
>
> (If you include spoilers in your reply, please use spoiler space
> and/or change the subject line).
>
> Laszlo

A caution Laszlo, the later books start to veer into some rather overt
Objectivism. I stopped reading at book six of the Sword of Truth series:
_Faith of the Fallen_. I don't mind political philosophy in my fantasy,
but it just overwhelmed that book's story. Here's an interview with
Terry Goodkind for his perspective on this.

http://www.scifidimensions.com/Aug03/terrygoodkind.htm

 

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Just thought I'd put my 2p in, and to agree with Joseph. Things get rather
bogged down in trying to make a point in/after Faith of the Fallen. Up
until that point though I could hardly put the series down. I also get the
impression though that there might be no end to the saga - there's a
newish one out IIRC and the last few have shown no signs of bringing the
story to any sort of conclusion!

Chris

 

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laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu kirjoitti:

> Mad Hamish wrote:
> > On 17 Aug 2005 01:05:32 -0700, laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu wrote:
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Banning fire.

In a pre-modern society.

Where, if they ban fire, they will never eat cooked food again, or
forge iron, or bake pots, or have light or warmth in the dark and cold.

It's a colossally stupid idea, only exceeded by the stupidity of the
author making the people actually consider it.

-- Wakboth

 

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Wakboth wrote:
> laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu kirjoitti:
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> forge iron, or bake pots, or have light or warmth in the dark and cold.

I have no idea what your point is. Are you saying that without fire,
people would live in misery and poverty, and many of them would die?

I don't think anyone was arguing against this. I certainly wasn't.

> It's a colossally stupid idea, only exceeded by the stupidity of the
> author making the people actually consider it.

Let's try this again. Why do you feel it is ridiculous to even imagine
a powerful despot passing a decree to ban fire?

Laszlo

 

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In news:0l46g193gov3p43an41poj3mtacqu7qpok@4ax.com,
Kaos <kaos@invalid.xplornet.com> typed:
> I'd be curious to hear about these plot holes. With proper spoiler
> space, of course.

Perhaps he refers to the rather direct "to be continued" implication present
in the final parts?

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In news:1124268277.544246.181670@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com,
laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu <laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu> typed:
> Wow, thanks. I did actually detect faint echoes of Objectivism in
> Wizard's First Rule, but it was a minor annoyance. If it gets more
> overt later in the series, I may have to reconsider.

Read and decide. IMO Goodkind concentrates mainly on critiquing people who
want to live in comfortable lies and allow charlatans to lead them by those
lies. Especially in the world Bush is trying to make, I find the Sword of
Truth series invigorating (even if TG himself apparently views US through
rosecolored glasses, judging from your quote. Liking the author isn't
required for liking his books).

But yes, a strong philosophical/moral stance is evident and might put you
off the series later on. If you find you dislike fe. book #8 you've still
read 7 enjoyable books.

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On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 04:47:01 -0600, Kaos <kaos@invalid.xplornet.com>
carved upon a tablet of ether:

> Indeed. Criticizing the state is one of the Canadian national
> pasttimes (right after hockey and beer.)

New Zeland's in the midst of an election campaign right now, so it's
third after the rugby and watching politicians lie about each other.

--
Rupert Boleyn <rboleyn@paradise.net.nz>
"Just because the truth will set you free doesn't mean the truth itself
should be free."

 

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On 17 Aug 2005 01:05:32 -0700, laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu wrote:

>I just finished reading Wizard's First Rule, by Terry Goodkind. Wow!
>It's not the _best_ fantasy novel I've ever read, but it's definitely
>up there.
>
>Here's a confession: I personally can't stand Tolkien. I think he was a
>first-class worldbuilder, but a third-class writer, one with very
>little sense of proper dramatic pacing. His story was great, he just
>didn't know how to tell it properly.
>
>And storytelling is where Goodkind shines. In the first 18 pages,
>Wizard's First Rule already has a dramatic chase and combat scene, a
>well-described setting, two interesting and fleshed-out characters. It
>continues on at a breathtaking pace, with new and interesting things
>happening all the time. And somehow, Goodkind still manages to squeeze
>in proper scenery descriptions and characterization.
>
>To be fair, there are definitely weaknesses. For instance, I think
>Goodkind tried for a dramatic ending a bit too hard, and ended up with
>a couple of fairly large plot holes. But still, an excellent, excellent
>book. I'm definitely getting the sequels.
>
>(If you include spoilers in your reply, please use spoiler space and/or
>change the subject line).
>
spoilers, can't recall if it's WFR or a later book


























you've got to worry about a fantasy story where people are seriously
considering banning fire.

Goodkind's "see spot run" writing style get's rather annoying.

 

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"Mad Hamish" <hnewsunspammie@iinet.net.au> wrote in message
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> On 17 Aug 2005 01:05:32 -0700, laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu wrote:
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> Goodkind's "see spot run" writing style get's rather annoying.

Yeah, I quit reading on a junior high level a long time ago.

Glenn D.

 

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In article <1124265932.212901.221970@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
<laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu> wrote:
>I just finished reading Wizard's First Rule, by Terry Goodkind. Wow!
>It's not the _best_ fantasy novel I've ever read, but it's definitely
>up there.

I liked most of WFR. But... [not sure if this is spoiler, so adding space
anyway].


































I couldn't cope with the torture scenes; I got rid of the book and never
bought any sequels. Obviously they weren't a problem for most posters, so
I'll put this one down to a personal quirk.
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Kaos wrote:
> On 18 Aug 2005 01:41:35 GMT, dalamb@qucis.queensu.ca (David Alex Lamb)
> dared speak in front of ME:
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> >In article <1124265932.212901.221970@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
> > <laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu> wrote:
> >>I just finished reading Wizard's First Rule, by Terry Goodkind. Wow!
> >>It's not the _best_ fantasy novel I've ever read, but it's definitely
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*shrug* They were very obviously _meant_ to be erotic, catering to a
bunch of very common and quite normal fantasies.

If you found a real-life documentary of similar activities erotic, that
would be sick. You probably wouldn't, though. Quite apart from moral
objections, most people just don't find the torture of the Iraqi
prisoners (which had similar themes) erotic. We're not wired that way,
and the book's descriptions of torture deliberately omitted the details
that make real-life torture decidedly non-erotic.

Laszlo

 

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Kaos wrote:
> On 17 Aug 2005 11:18:04 -0700, laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu dared speak
> in front of ME:
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> >Wakboth wrote:
> >> laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu kirjoitti:
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> >> > Mad Hamish wrote:
> >> > > On 17 Aug 2005 01:05:32 -0700, laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu wrote:
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> >> forge iron, or bake pots, or have light or warmth in the dark and cold.
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> >I have no idea what your point is. Are you saying that without fire,
> >people would live in misery and poverty, and many of them would die?
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> >I don't think anyone was arguing against this. I certainly wasn't.
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> >> It's a colossally stupid idea, only exceeded by the stupidity of the
> >> author making the people actually consider it.
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> >Let's try this again. Why do you feel it is ridiculous to even imagine
> >a powerful despot passing a decree to ban fire?
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> It's ridiculous for the peoples of the lands he's trying to infiltrate
> to consider it as a sign of the great wisdom of 'Father Rahl.'

Did the book have people (common people, that is) supporting the fire
ban? If so, then I missed it (and withdraw my argument).

Laszlo

 

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On 18 Aug 2005 01:41:35 GMT, dalamb@qucis.queensu.ca (David Alex Lamb)
dared speak in front of ME:

>In article <1124265932.212901.221970@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
> <laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu> wrote:
>>I just finished reading Wizard's First Rule, by Terry Goodkind. Wow!
>>It's not the _best_ fantasy novel I've ever read, but it's definitely
>>up there.
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>I'll put this one down to a personal quirk.

That was actually the point of them, according to Goodkind: they were
meant to be horrible.

Personally, I found them somewhat erotic, but I'm sick.
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On 17 Aug 2005 11:18:04 -0700, laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu dared speak
in front of ME:

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>Wakboth wrote:
>> laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu kirjoitti:
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>> > Mad Hamish wrote:
>> > > On 17 Aug 2005 01:05:32 -0700, laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu wrote:
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>I have no idea what your point is. Are you saying that without fire,
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>Let's try this again. Why do you feel it is ridiculous to even imagine
>a powerful despot passing a decree to ban fire?

It's ridiculous for the peoples of the lands he's trying to infiltrate
to consider it as a sign of the great wisdom of 'Father Rahl.'

I think it's really a subtle attempt by Goodkind to make a point about
nuclear disarmament...
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On 18 Aug 2005 03:01:23 -0700, chaoslight@gmail.com dared speak in
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>Kaos wrote:
>> On 17 Aug 2005 11:18:04 -0700, laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu dared speak
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>> >Wakboth wrote:
>> >> laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu kirjoitti:
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>> >> > Mad Hamish wrote:
>> >> > > On 17 Aug 2005 01:05:32 -0700, laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu wrote:
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>> >Let's try this again. Why do you feel it is ridiculous to even imagine
>> >a powerful despot passing a decree to ban fire?
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>> It's ridiculous for the peoples of the lands he's trying to infiltrate
>> to consider it as a sign of the great wisdom of 'Father Rahl.'
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>Did the book have people (common people, that is) supporting the fire
>ban? If so, then I missed it (and withdraw my argument).

I can't actually remember many 'common' people voicing opinions one
way or the other about it. I'm more concerned with the way the
non-despotic 'community leaders' just sort of went along with it.

Maybe it was just Rahl using that First Rule bit on them, though; the
only ones who seemed to really think it was bunk were wizards or sworn
enemies.
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On 18 Aug 2005 02:59:03 -0700, chaoslight@gmail.com dared speak in
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>Kaos wrote:
>> On 18 Aug 2005 01:41:35 GMT, dalamb@qucis.queensu.ca (David Alex Lamb)
>> dared speak in front of ME:
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>> >In article <1124265932.212901.221970@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
>> > <laszlo_spamhole@freemail.hu> wrote:
>> >>I just finished reading Wizard's First Rule, by Terry Goodkind. Wow!
>> >>It's not the _best_ fantasy novel I've ever read, but it's definitely
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>> That was actually the point of them, according to Goodkind: they were
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>> Personally, I found them somewhat erotic, but I'm sick.
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>*shrug* They were very obviously _meant_ to be erotic, catering to a
>bunch of very common and quite normal fantasies.

Not according to the author; they were supposed to be horrifying.

>If you found a real-life documentary of similar activities erotic, that
>would be sick.

Take out the nonconsensual nature of it, and you'll find such a
documentary plays weekly on Showcase (if you get Canadian tv where you
are.)

OTOH, put the lack of consent back in and I agree with your next
statement: I probably wouldn't find it all that appealing.

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> Actually, he wasn't. He had more *power* but he didn't have Zedd's
> greater knowledge. Zedd came from the land that made the confessors;
> Zedd was also the one who torched Darken's papa.

Zedd says (thinks?) that Darken Rahl is more skilled than Zedd believed
possible. Still leaves knowledge open but Darken Rahl wasn't just powerful,
he knew how to use the power better than anyone.

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Kaos <kaos@invalid.xplornet.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:46:59 GMT, Keith Davies
><keith.davies@kjdavies.org> dared speak in front of ME:
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>>I guess. I don't watch hockey -- didn't even when the NHL was going.
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> Heh. I don't watch hockey, drink beer or like cold.
> I do bitch about teh government, though.

I don't watch hockey, I don't drink beer often -- never did, though I
appreciate a good beer from time to time -- and I prefer cold to hot.
With the exception of *immensely* enjoying how women dress in summer.


Keith
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Between saving the world and having a spot of tea Kaos said

> Not according to the author; they were supposed to be horrifying.
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>>If you found a real-life documentary of similar activities erotic, that
>>would be sick.
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> Take out the nonconsensual nature of it, and you'll find such a
> documentary plays weekly on Showcase (if you get Canadian tv where you
> are.)

Isn't Canadian TV considered in most humane countries to be torture?