Overdone, overdramatic and overdue

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	• Confessor: Chainfire Trilogy, Part 3 (Sword Of Truth, Book 11) Terry Goodkind Tor Books, 2007 - 608 pages average customer review:based on 235 reviews view larger image
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It Was Worth it, Really

Wizard's First Rule entered the world of epic fantasy with a bang. It was a novel in the vein of Tolkein and Brooks that was just the kind of jump that the world of adult-oriented fantasy needed. There were no bespecled youths with glasses and abusive parents, nor were there any silly incantations or other such items. Instead it was a fast, brutal, well told story. Richard's continuing adventures moved forward at a similar pace through the next five books, culminating in what is, in my opinion, the finest novel of the series, Faith of the Fallen.

It was after this story that Goodkind lost his momentum. Pillars of Creation was intermittent at best and did little to move the story forward. Goodkind seemed to regain some of the urgency of the story in Chainfire and Phantom. It was with some anticipation that I purchased Confessor. I was worried that the book would lose that same urgency and momentum. It did not.

Richard and Kahlan continue to be the 'perfect' representation of the potential of mankind that Goodkind has portrayed them as in his previous books. What some people, in my opinion, mistake in their characterizations is that Goodkind is setting Richard and Kahlan out to be supreme specimens. Yes, Goodkind does laude physical traits upon his characters and he does tend to dote on how handsome or beautiful they are, and that is rather non-sensical and was a trifle unneccessary. However, the fact that Richard is better than the soldiers of the Order is to be expected. Goodkinds ultimate purpose of Reason over Faith would dictate that he would be superior, and his characterization as such is consistent with the rest of the novels. He thinks, the generic peons that he faces in Ja'la and other circumstances do not.

The one significant dissappointment that I had with this book was the ending. Without too many spoilers, Goodkind moves past his typical preachiness that had been somewhat toned down and uses the conclusion of the novel to hit the audience over the head with his ire at the lack of reason that some societal elements are known for. If you hadn't gotten his Reason VS Faith standpoint by now, the conclusion will re-iterate it a dozen times.

Overall, Confessor is a good book. It has its flaws to be sure, and there are some plot elements that Goodkind has built towards throughout the series that are never resolved. Rather this is a result of purpose or editorial oversight, I doubt we will ever know, but if you are looking for a rousing conclusion to an overall well-written series, grab up Confessor when you get a chance.

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Nice end to the series

I enjoyed this book and had a hard time setting it down to sleep. I read what some other reviewers have said and can see if you are looking at this book to be a literature masterpiece where you may be disappointed.

It tied up many of the loose strings but left the world open to create other books in the universe if other authors so desired. This book was definitely better than the first 2 parts of the Chainfire series. I found myself slightly bored with the two books that came before. This book ties up many of the prophecy's and lets you know what the author had envisioned as the true meanings of his prophecy's.

I won't go much into the plot because I think it is worth reading and do not wish to spoil it for anyone. I still have to say you can not help but feel sorry for Richard again in this books because he is always being pulled in many directions and all he wants to do is have a nice settled life with wife.

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Overdone, overdramatic and overdue

Terry Goodkind is a fine fantasy writer, I will give him that. However SOT could have easily been done in three books and progressed much more quickly. Terry likes to reiterate the same plot points over and over and over until you (the reader) start to wonder if you should just skip the chapter, and move on. "Confessor" was a worthy ending to the SOT series, but overall was long overdue.

Was there a deadline?

It sure did wind up quickly, did he have to push the last one. I get the feeling he would have used, "And they lived happily ever after". It was truly a page turner from the midpoint. I liked the reintroduction of the old characters, but could have used more of them in the storyline. Awful windy on the decription of clothes and rooms. It was a good read.

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