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kathleencoughlin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Drug use and Alcohol
danasaur's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Murder, Alcohol, Medical content, Mental illness, Violence, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality
Moderate: Gore, Sexism, Stalking, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Classism, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Murder, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Police brutality, Violence, War, and Alcohol
Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, War, and Suicidal thoughts
leonormsousa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Will I read the sequel: likely but not a priority since the third book hasn't come out yet.
Moderate: Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Body horror, Death of parent, Murder, Addiction, Death, Blood, Bullying, Sexism, Violence, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Gore
nortsapa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
i don’t like school settings and i wasn’t really prepared for us to spend 75% of this book in a school, or to encounter quite so much patriarchy. another review says the protagonist is a mary sue and i very much agree.
there’s lots of different fictional races, which i presume is why people say this cast is diverse, but it’s more like there’s russians & jews, the french & italians, the british, and romani people. as a jew, i always feel off-put by kinds of oppression/microaggressions faced by some groups in here, and by the fact that there’s a ‘money race’ for lack of a better term.
at many points the book was a chore to get through, and i was disappointed by the lack of a clean ending. also, lots of grammar/spelling/math errors in my edition?
overall i won’t be recommending it to anyone myself, but it’s a genre staple and fun to talk about with friends. definitely check the content warnings area before embarking.
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Classism, Abandonment, Death, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Racism, Medical trauma, Grief, Child abuse, Animal death, Ableism, Gore, Sexism, Vomit, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Body horror, Blood, and Addiction
Minor: Vomit, Violence, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gore, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Medical content, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Bullying, Blood, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, War, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Classism, and Body horror
graphic depictions of whipping a child, pickup artistry, anti-sex work, timeskipsrandom_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Moderate: Death of parent, Police brutality, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Violence
Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit
midnightcomets's review against another edition
Graphic: Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Police brutality
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Rape
maregred's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Bullying, Classism, Misogyny, and Blood
Minor: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Police brutality
ekcd_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The only negative thing I have to say is the pacing was funny. I thought the book reached a good ending point and there were 500 pages left. Then again and 200 pages left. Then the book actually ended and it felt mid sentence!
Perhaps the intended effect…
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical content, Police brutality, Child abuse, Violence, Bullying, Body horror, Alcohol, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment
annapox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Violence
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Classism, and Sexual assault
pokecol's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I don't think either of these perspectives are necessary to expose the nature of the book or series (singular) to. There is outside context but leave this to a future generation and such context will be largely meaningless. We can discuss the impact of WWII on Tolkien's Trilogy, but that is not the critical point on what makes Middle-Earth and The Lord of the Rings what they are - nor is its exclusive positives in prose the aspect we solely take away from that series.
When it comes to the King Killer Chronicles, the Name of the Wind is, again, just enjoyable. Its a straight-forward story with brilliant description, beautiful flow, interesting if not particularly deep characters, great moments and a wonderful sense of connection.
My way of looking at it is mostly that its a book where nothing really happens - a little silly sounding, but in the idea of a story there is no main plot that unfolds and ends its just part of an adolescent boys journey written through extremely lyrical expression and perspective. Its like a riveting tale a new friend might tell you about their time in another country or some fun way they look back on things they did as a child that they've mastered the telling of - because that's what the book is, Kote providing a personal take on how he perceives the tale of his life so far. Its a really enjoyable peek into nothing happening. Weird.
The book also leaves off on just enough of a hook to get you to keep wanting to read, ultimately it feels like a foundation to build upon and I gather that is it's purpose in part. If the context of the pages of The Name of the Wind were evaluated alone though, I would say it was great.
The highlights were often the parts that in other books would be dull, in how story-tellers with a story-telling told tales of the world. That of Lanre sticks out VERY specifically. The downsides however are that lack of central plot means it doesn't feel like we're moving towards anything and for a book touting the name "King Killer Chronicles Book 1" it had an awful lack of King Killing, or steps towards King Killing, or reference to Killing a King at all for that matter - in terms of expectations it is disappointing as the scope of the story is very small. And the book could do without the very dated way women are perceived by straight men, its old-hack and was the most detractive part of the book, even if Denna specifically was able to appear fairly involved as a character, taking a breath to describe her sexual perception to Kvothe is unnecessary and is explicitly about appealing to a pretty bad straight male ideology which should probably be avoided.
At the time of writing, this was the longest book I have read, and simultaneously one the books I had the easiest time getting through. I know not what to feel for things to come but I intend to proceed without any lens coming from Patrick Rothfuss' public expression or the public perception of the books, it services no-one.
Tl;dr: a book where nothing happens, but its the most enjoyable nothing I've had the pleasure to read.
Moderate: Alcohol, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Violence, Police brutality, and Sexism