jocelynfaleadb

3.5 Stars. I absolutely love the SoT series with Goodkind bringing to the fore all that brilliant energy, philosophy on life, and strong characters that one cannot help to love and admire. I have to admit that The Omen Machine does hook you, with the surprise of it starting from where Confessor leaves off. I commend Goodkind as he creates a new dastardly villain right out of the stuff of nightmares; previous villains were deadly, but here Goodkind definitely steps it up some notches. I hate to have to admit that in general I was slightly disappointed. Nevertheless, as Richard is the Seeker of Truth, among other things,(to quote from the book) it should not be just to "fault" someone "for speaking the truth." I have to agree with some of the reviewers that there was a bit of repetitiveness, which might not have been needed (to those who have read it, reference to - Henrik and Kahlan's delusions). I was also surprised by the error where, it seems the place he was referring to was switched - the Palace of the Prophets is written, where I'm assuming he meant the People's Palace (when mentioning the devotion). However I was most disappointed with the ending, it almost seems too cruel to end there; although I hope that the reasoning will fit with my assumptions. Despite the fact that in general the book was not what I expected, being a loyal devotee of Richard and Kahlan I am glad to have participated in this adventure with them. Goodkind still brings forth the lessons we should learn about life- which is shown to be a goal in each of his books; they are there if and when you dig deeper. The Omen Machine may not be exactly up to par with the rest of the books, but I still enjoyed it, and hope that a resolution of the course taken will be fast approaching. To leave you with a few words from the book: "Your only chance is to let the truth escape"

2022-11-14 17:59