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Early this morning I finally finished reading Chainfire by Terry Goodkind. Once again, Goodkind did an excellent job. After the first few chapters, I had trouble putting it down.

Goodkind has said that the Chainfire trilogy will end the series and I am getting a real sense that the end is near. Some of the plotlines are tied directly to events from previous books. Plotlines from almost each of the previous eight books were mentioned, even if Richard was using the events to try to convince everyone he wasn’t insane.

One problem I have is that it takes the characters a long time to grasp simple ideas. This has been true since the beginning of the series. People spend way too long trying to get other supposedly smart people to grasp concepts that I get right off the bat. And they always use some kind of analogy to drive the point home. I guess I would just prefer it if Goodkind sped things up a little.

Another complaint is that by now people should learn to believe Richard when he’s sure that something is wrong. No matter how little proof he has to support his claims, they should at least given him the benefit of the doubt. I guess Richard’s only previous experience with people not believing him was when Kahlan was around. She’s not around this time to stick up for him.

Anyway, I almost wish that I hadn’t read it so quickly. Some moron spoiled the ending for me, but that didn’t take away from the experience too much. I can’t wait to read the next 2 parts of the trilogy. Hopefully, I won’t have to wait too long.