Stone of Tears (Sword of Truth, #2) in Building a SciFi/Fantasy Library

Jun 16, 2010 Tom rated it did not like it

Shelves: hard-copy

Yeesh. I had to give up... 200-300 pages in, things have gone nowhere and we're still recapping things from the first book! If I had to hear the two main characters profess their undying love for each other anymore I was going to toss chunks. We get it already! They love each other!

Stick with the first book Wizard's First Rule it is able to (and should) stand on its own. ...more

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Jan 12, 2010 Jacqui Ainsworth rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy

I'm giving it 4 stars because it kept me entertained and made me stay up very late reading it. It's engrossing and you have to keep reading to see what happens to the characters. But there comes a point, even while reading, that you are thinking "rape, again? Really? Oh, it's even more brutal this time. Got it!" Then, like my issue with the first book, when it is consensual and loving it's passed over in a "then they woke up." You don't have to give me details Mr. Goodkind, just let me know they ...more

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Sep 26, 2015 Annie rated it it was ok

Shelves: sf-f, audible

I won't be reading the rest of this series, unless I have a month to kill and nothing else to read... The most interesting characters were neither Richard nor Kahlen. It borrowed heavily from The Wheel of Time. It was repetitive and could have been cut in half with nothing lost. I try not to finish and rate books that I think are less than three stars, but this one is an exception. I really wanted to like it, but I just kept on thinking of it as a cheap Wheel of Time knock-off. Perhaps if I hadn ...more

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Dec 21, 2007 Heather rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-more-than-once

This must be at least the 6th time I've read this series and it always amazes me how many little details I forget each time. But that's why I re-read them - it's not always about the huge story arcs and the immense battle scenes... the little things are what keep me coming back.

This is my favorite book in the series. ...more

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