Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

13 reviews

olivi_yeah's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous challenging dark sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

danasaur's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • 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


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

cmbossy's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

vaevin's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced
  • 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


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

zeldazonks's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

After reading Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, I decided I wanted to get into more fantasy books this year, as it's a genre I haven't really read since I was younger. I'd heard a lot of buzz about this and thought it would be a good start. 

From that perspective, I think it's definitely a reasonable introduction to fantasy, the world building and lore are rich enough to be intriguing and interesting (the mythology is probably my favourite part of this book) but without being confusing or overwhelming.
 
Overall though the story didn't really live up to the hype I'd heard. I found the MC kind of insufferable and basically enjoyed the book in spite of him I think. There was also a thread of misogyny throughout the book which seemed to be a vehicle for the MC to give himself a pat on the back for thinking he's slightly less misogynistic than everyone else? The female characters' voices felt very samey and flat for me. I didn't find it very believable that the biggest female character has clearly known a hard life and is street smart, yet unwittingly does something that leaves her out for the count when it comes to an action scene. 

I wasn't really expecting for so much of this book to be following the MC at university, which I think would have put me off if I'd known in advance. So the story kind of lagged for me a bit there but I still enjoyed it enough to continue and see where it went. 

In spite of my gripes, I did enjoy the book overall and I'm definitely interested to read the sequel (and perhaps the third book when/if it gets released!) I think it's a case where I went in expecting a 4/5 star read based on the hype and actually I thought it was just pretty good. 


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

nortsapa's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced
  • 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

this book really hasn’t aged well? the writing around poverty & music makes me feel like the author isn’t very familiar with the lived experiences of poor folk & musicians (“if you’ve never been xyz you wouldn’t understand” is said a lot) and it has a very j.j. abrams “mystery box” plot style. it prefers being totally unpredictable to having a flowing plot with foreshadowing and the like. many offhand phrases are repeated over and over again (take a shot every time “times being what they are” is said)

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.

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

nerdkitten's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

niefer's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

xjr's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous funny mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The writing is fantastic! Has a magical, medieval feel to it. Lots of witty quips and poetry-esque descriptions and thoughts. The song segments were fun too!

I really enjoyed the world building as well. The nods to how language works and interacts + the way rumors became stories with specs of truth was fascinating and imo accurate.

Be warned! This book is part of a series, of which this is the first book. One sequel is available and a side story about a minor character (idk if she becomes more prominent in the 2nd book) 

This book focuses on Kvothe's past and why he is the innkeeper he is today. A majority takes place in a frame narrative about the adventure stories told about him. Mostly:
his childhood, his time Tarbean, and his time at university
. Sparsely filled with romance, which imo was the slowest and most repetitive part and could've shaved a dozen pages off of the book. In the latter half I noticed a lot of repetitions. While it makes sense in the story and narrative wise, it's not enjoyable to read to me.

It doesn't work as a standalone book either as it ends with
most mysteries open and a cliffhanger that foreshadows things to come in the second book I assume
.

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

martinatheweirdo's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I find this book to be beautiful. The way Rothfuss uses literary devices to foreshadow events and provide exposition is beautiful. Compared to other authors, I find Rothfuss’ use of exposition and worldbuilding to be masterfully crafted. If you’re looking for a slow paced and intricate look into the stereotypical hero arc story than you’re looking in the right place. 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings