[Indio777]

Originally Posted by Luffy

I don't know why I'm posting some quotes from Goodkind, I just think it can make you choose, especially if you're looking for fantasy...

"The books I write are first of all novels, not fantasy, and that is deliberate; I'm really writing books about human beings."

"To define me as a fantasy writer is to misunderstand the context of my books by misidentifying their fundamentals."

"The stories I'm telling are not fantasy-driven, they're character-driven, and the characters I want to write about could be set in any world. I'd like to address a broader audience."

"What I have done with my work has irrevocably changed the face of fantasy. In so doing I've raised the standards. I have not only injected thought into a tired empty genre, but, more importantly, I've transcended it showing what more it can be . . ."

He does seem to have a rather high opinion of his work, doesn't he?

These quotes are similar--or perhaps the same--to some I read after I decided to stop reading his books. They certainly did not make me want to reconsider reading the ones I hadn't already read.

Doesn't he have a habit of disparaging who write less than glowing reviews? Basically they are narrow-minded or simply incapable of appreciating how wonderful his books are? I seem to remember reading about that somewhere ...

Edit: left out a word