Horribly fascinating...

Okay, so I have read the entire The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, which I have already highly recommended... Then they made the TV show off of it, called The Legend of the Seeker. Wow... it is... um... different. They completely botched the plot up to holy hell, making me pound my feet in anger at the stupidity of how they ruined the whole first book with some of their messed up plots. The main character, Richard, looks very young and... I want to say innocent, but it's not... it's just stupid. He is STUPID!!! Richard is supposed to be smart, cunning, and able to quickly find the answers to questions, but this one doesn't go through that process. After the problem is solved, it seems an epiphany just comes to him and he learns a lesson or something. It makes me think of the old Hercules series where they just go around saving random people time after time. Of course, I'm stupid as well, as I just can't stop watching it, hahaha... It's interesting to see how far they can deviate from the plot and how much they just leave out or skip. So far they have managed to skip an entire tribe of main characters, so we'll see how it works. :)

For those who have not read the series, it might be interesting to watch, but once they read the book, they will either laugh or cry at the way it was butchered into this television show...

Terry Goodkind - Wizard's First Rule

This is one of the best series I have ever read! Terry Goodkind really knows how to keep you in suspense. I lost a lot of sleep reading this book through the night, sneaking in reads during my small breaks at work, and ultimately lending it to a friend to read. This continued with the rest of the books in this series, where I would read, lend, then we would discuss.

Richard is a simple woods guide, pure of heart and a great control of his anger. He sees a woman being chased by some men and helps her. This sets into motion his discovery that he is the Seeker, a man born in times of crisis to seek out the truth and bring justice where it has not been served. He soon finds himself riddled in multitudes of prophecy, none of which he intends to follow. Only, when he tries to run from prophecy, he only seems to fulfill it in ways nobody could have foreseen.

There is no ranking system that could rank how high this book is! Not only is it great in story, but also in its themes. Try this book out, you'll love it.