My mom was really insistent I read picrel growing up, now that I'm getting back into reading again, I decided to give it a try after finishing The Hobbit.What's the general consensus on this book/series?I've heard all kinds of bad things about it, but most of them have to throw in some hate for the author and his political ideology as well. They call him a Libertarian, Ayn Rand simp, Anti-communist, pro-hierarchy, and all that in the sort of way that presumes it's bad to be any of those things. Granted, I don't want to read a book just preaching political ideas, even the ones I agree with. (I don't know Ayn Rand's beliefs, and I don't call myself a Libertarian any more, just to be clear)Is it just Redditors being mad that an author disagrees with them, or are these books actually that bad?I'm at about 150 pages, and kind of struggling to find the will to go on. The writing is just wonky and awkward most of the time. Maybe I'm just too used to Tolkien and his masterful writing, but it's just offputting. It's written with the subject matter of an edgy smut fanfic, with the subtlety of a children's book.Also, is there some sort of literature equivalent of the Three Episode Rule from Anime fandom? I'm just wondering how much it's expected I give books as a "Fair Chance" at it.
>>24891395>The writing is just wonky and awkward most of the time. Maybe I'm just too used to Tolkien and his masterful writing, but it's just offputting. It's written with the subject matter of an edgy smut fanfic, with the subtlety of a children's book.You basically just summarized it all, but the villain is kind of cool and I remember liking the concluding sections which made the first third checkpoint worth getting through.
>>24891395It's not great, but still memorable, at least the first couple books. >Is it just Redditors being mad that an author disagrees with themYes, Reddit hates Goodkind with passion. I do believe it's mostly because of politics. While Sword of Truth isn't particularly good, it's definitely not the worst thing ever.>Also, is there some sort of literature equivalent of the Three Episode Rule from Anime fandom? I'm just wondering how much it's expected I give books as a "Fair Chance" at it.Personally, I always try to finish the first book in the series. If it's not good enough, I drop it.
