Listening to the Sword of Truth series audiobooks. My impression so far: meh. Lots of preaching, fallacies and inconsistencies in between some decent action and fighting sequences. I guess MoR has ruined the fantasy genre for me.
In the first books I liked the story. There is a hero who must fight not only against his opponents but often also against his self-proclaimed allies. There is an overpowered opponent capable of magic, neutralizing magic, long-distance mind reading, politics, propaganda, leading armies, mass destruction, and conquering the world. I was really curious how this hero could succeed to defeat such opponent. Unfortunately, even the author was unable to solve this puzzle well, and the conflict resolution pretty much did not make sense.
I was mostly annoyed with the inconsistencies in the characters’ behavior, and their constant refusal to make an obvious logical decision. “Gonna suicide now” “I will fight for my life with all my might!” Or: staying put solves the problem, so the character goes on a lengthy and dangerous journey. Or: asking an obvious question solves a thorny issue, so the character remains silent. The sequels appear to be even worse in that regard.
Listening to the Sword of Truth series audiobooks. My impression so far: meh. Lots of preaching, fallacies and inconsistencies in between some decent action and fighting sequences. I guess MoR has ruined the fantasy genre for me.
Actually, it’s just that the Sword of Truth is really, really bad.
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In the first books I liked the story. There is a hero who must fight not only against his opponents but often also against his self-proclaimed allies. There is an overpowered opponent capable of magic, neutralizing magic, long-distance mind reading, politics, propaganda, leading armies, mass destruction, and conquering the world. I was really curious how this hero could succeed to defeat such opponent. Unfortunately, even the author was unable to solve this puzzle well, and the conflict resolution pretty much did not make sense.
I was mostly annoyed with the inconsistencies in the characters’ behavior, and their constant refusal to make an obvious logical decision. “Gonna suicide now” “I will fight for my life with all my might!” Or: staying put solves the problem, so the character goes on a lengthy and dangerous journey. Or: asking an obvious question solves a thorny issue, so the character remains silent. The sequels appear to be even worse in that regard.