So far, this has been my favorite of the Sword of Truth books. There are three major reasons why I loved this so much.1. Even though this story rooted in fantasy, there is deep, DEEP, commentary on today's society. In this particular book, commentary was often set upon today's parenting and children. On page 72, "The young are lazy nowadays. So they sit and wait, to be given, to be taken care of, instead of seeing to their own needs." Then again on page 225, "Morality comes from the top, such as parent to child. The first step then, is to set down laws and show that all of us must live by their maxims. You can never stop all wrongdoing, but if you don't punish it, then it proliferates until anarchy wears the robes of tolerance and understanding."
2. The heroes in this book are flawed. They are not perfect. But their strength comes through their willingness to do good for the masses of other good people. They fight for their beliefs, often making mistakes. But they learn from their mistakes and strengthen naturally.
3. Zedd has some fantastic one-liners that end a few of the chapters. My favorites of these are:
"Fate does not seek our consent." (p. 374)
"History is rarely made by reasonable men." (p. 402)
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