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ashisrandom's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
ilias_orion's review against another edition
5.0
Merciful Tehlu, what a read!
On the second day of his storytelling, Kvothe reveals as much about his life in the University as about his journey eastwards, after things going south enough to earn him notoriety.
This is a book of a man making as many mistakes as he can manage, recognising them, and, finally making the best out of them in order to achieve maturity.
P. Rothfuss assembles bits of his best ever prose to weave this masterpiece of a novel, guiding us through a pivotal time of Kvothe's life. A time in which most of the rumors and legends took shape, as well as changed a dozen shapes through oral tradition.
Arriving to the last page, many mysteries remain unsolved and a couple more are added to the long list, creating a personal concern about the author's huge amount of work for the third and last book. The certain thing is he is taking a hell of a time to embelish the final installment, maintaining the hope that it will be more than suitable an ending to an epic soon-to-be legendary written piece.
On the second day of his storytelling, Kvothe reveals as much about his life in the University as about his journey eastwards, after things going south enough to earn him notoriety.
This is a book of a man making as many mistakes as he can manage, recognising them, and, finally making the best out of them in order to achieve maturity.
P. Rothfuss assembles bits of his best ever prose to weave this masterpiece of a novel, guiding us through a pivotal time of Kvothe's life. A time in which most of the rumors and legends took shape, as well as changed a dozen shapes through oral tradition.
Arriving to the last page, many mysteries remain unsolved and a couple more are added to the long list, creating a personal concern about the author's huge amount of work for the third and last book. The certain thing is he is taking a hell of a time to embelish the final installment, maintaining the hope that it will be more than suitable an ending to an epic soon-to-be legendary written piece.
thestitchinwitch's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
ambryne's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
joelholland1's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
rickwren's review against another edition
5.0
There was no drop in quality from the first book in the Kingkiller series. It's gripping and spellbinding. I am concerned, however, that Mr. Rothfuss won't be able to wrap up this story and all the various threads in one more book, it just feels like a longer story than that.
Well done. Can't wait for the next one.
Well done. Can't wait for the next one.
henrydavies's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
audiobebop's review against another edition
3.0
I'm enjoying the series but Kvothe is so full of himself I can't give this more than three stars. He's such a shit.