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Temple of the Winds - Sword of Truth 4 - Terry Goodkind Book Review

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Review Summaries
"In Temple of the Winds, the main character, Richard Rahl, is forced to save the world from dying of the plague, but may lose his wife and be forced to marry someone else in the process."
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"Richard Rahl is trying to stop the plague and keep Jagang from destroying magic. There is prophecy and many other great things in this book. "
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"This is a book that is part of an on going series. If you don't read th previous four books you are in big trouble. Terry Goodkind is a superb writer who brings his readers into the story."
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - preventing an ecological disaster
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can cast many different spells - healing
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - dictator
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - telekinesis - mind control - super strength - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
Terrain - Desert - Water - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy - licking - orgies - actual description of sex - description of breasts
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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