I remember people bugging out about the "The Sword of Truth" series by Terry Goodkind my senior year. I read the first two cover to cover, stopped on the third one about a third through. I just couldn't give a damn it. It felt so very "meh" all through out.
I didn't have the poltical understand at the time I read the books to see the libertarianism baked into the narrative. I just remember not caring at all for the main character guy (I think it was Rich or Richard), and thinking the whole time I had read better fantasy novels and this book wasn't bringing anything new to the table. Not until recently in adulthood had I learned of the negative stuff laced throughout the story, so I'm rather happy my past self wasn't digging this book when I was in peak book reading mode.
I kept reading it for some reason I no longer understand. It kept getting worse, Terry decided that he would be the "Ayn Rand of High Fantasy". And so in the later books, Richard would have many several page long rants, per book, about how charity and altruism was inherently bad.
Richard, while captured by the enemy, manages to steal a sword by pretending to stretch, then kills several dozen soldiers before being captured again. The captain of the guard is so impressed that he asks Richard to be on his sports team.
On one occasion, [Kahlan] is attacked by a chicken that is not a chicken, but evil incarnate. It has an evil cackle.
Gratch is a gar, a type of furry dinosaur. Richard befriends the orphaned Gratch, but later has to drive him away to save his life. Gratch later returns with an army of gars to save Richard in the middle of a battle. Gratch says "Gratch luuuug Raaach Arrrrg" a lot; apparently this means "Gratch loves Richard."
When infiltrating the enemy camp, [Nicci] avoids recognition by taking her top off; the men are so distracted by her boobs that then never look at her face. She then wreaks bloody havoc and escapes. Shortly afterwards (?) she rips out someone's still-beating heart with her bare hands.
Someone called Nadine tries to seduce Richard; her plan is to have sex with his brother in front of him and invite him to join in. She is surprised when this doesn't work.
I remember people bugging out about the "The Sword of Truth" series by Terry Goodkind my senior year. I read the first two cover to cover, stopped on the third one about a third through. I just couldn't give a damn it. It felt so very "meh" all through out.
I avoided reading his books somehow. Isn't he the libertarian fantasy author?
Edit: yes
I didn't have the poltical understand at the time I read the books to see the libertarianism baked into the narrative. I just remember not caring at all for the main character guy (I think it was Rich or Richard), and thinking the whole time I had read better fantasy novels and this book wasn't bringing anything new to the table. Not until recently in adulthood had I learned of the negative stuff laced throughout the story, so I'm rather happy my past self wasn't digging this book when I was in peak book reading mode.
I kept reading it for some reason I no longer understand. It kept getting worse, Terry decided that he would be the "Ayn Rand of High Fantasy". And so in the later books, Richard would have many several page long rants, per book, about how charity and altruism was inherently bad.
Charity? I thought Libertarians loved charity as a solution to market failures.
There is no market failure; YOU are failing the market
Sword of Truth is basically an attempt to do fantasy Atlas Shrugged
How does """objectivism""" even work in a (I presume) non-capitalist society?
Sword of Truth is one of the greatest comedies of all time: