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Title: Richard and Tom and Betty and...Oba??
Review: Does anyone else wonder what kind of fantasy world has a hero named Richard, and a character named Betty, when others have names like Jagang and Oba? This little example shows a tiny portion of the problem with Terry Goodkind's series and with the latest attempt, PILLARS OF CREATION. There is no cohesive thought in any of these books. Characters like Rachael and Chase are introduced, then disappear. Plots are recycled. Stream of consciousness shallow writing takes the place of any kind of world building or suspense.I had great hopes for this after the first two books, and have watched in dismay as it hit the skids, and now the toilet. The die hards that only tune in for the sex, the cliffhangers and the gore are going to love anything Goodkind puts out, but I think the readers with more than two brain cells to rub together are going to leave, sooner or later. I know I am done.
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