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4.41 AVERAGE
3.5/5 stars for me!! I really enjoy the writing in this book and I think the way the story was told was awesome. I had some problems connecting to this particular story and I did not like the main character very much. Which would suck in the instance of this book because it is all about our main character as well as told in his POV. Overall I think this book is super accessible and the side characters are really awesome; If you love coming of age stories I would definitely give this a go!
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
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
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Un 2, no creo que merezca más. Es entretenido pero me esperaba algo más parecido a las historias tipo "Leyendas de la Dragonlance".
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A really fun book, gripping, and the way it's told in the story telling by Kvothe is super interesting! Can't wait to read more, although I'm dreading finishing the next book and the third book still not being done...
This was a great book. A page turner without being a pot boiler. Immersive, vivid, and the author has a great turn of phrase. Recommend!
I am like, conflicted on this one? I think if I had read it sight unseen I would've landed on fine-to-good but because there's fucking a million ratings and 60k reviews that are mostly either incredible accolades or like, visceral hatred and then also the author has been working on the last book for what 10 years at this point Im much more in the Hrmmmm camp?
Ultimately, I found it enjoyable enough if a little low stakes, meandering, and at times seemingly directionless. I found Kvothe and Denna interesting and the frame story is a smart subversion of how these stories tend to get told.
I am, frankly, baffled by any reviewer who talks about how good the world building is: the world's history is vague at best, I have no idea really about the power structures or the politics or even the general feel of the world, compared to like Wheel of Time where we know so much about the different people and culture and history of that world pretty immediately and effortlessly. Im also deeply unimpressed by the supporting cast: most everyone is purposefully one note, I didnt find the supporting characters endearing or unique.
I think that's ultimately what got me: nothing in this one felt particularly unique, it all felt very paint by numbers which is where I get lost: is this just straightforward fantasy done well with a unique framing device? is it talking about something different?
I can't tell if this book is smarter than it seems or if Im giving it too much of the benefit of the doubt: the protagonist is absolutely a male Mary-Sue (Michael-Sue?? sound off in the comments!) but also there's this aspect that hes telling his own story so we have to take it with that grain of salt.
this is a book ultimately about storytelling: how we tell our stories, to ourselves and to everyone else, and what that says about us, what stories we want told and what we want to keep private, what stories shaped us.
So when Im reading another meandering section of Kvothes story Im beginning to wonder why the Author is telling this, why Kvothe is telling this, what am I not seeing?
I already ordered the second book so I'm looking forward to seeing if any of my suspicions are correct or if I gave this one too much credit.
Ultimately, I found it enjoyable enough if a little low stakes, meandering, and at times seemingly directionless. I found Kvothe and Denna interesting and the frame story is a smart subversion of how these stories tend to get told.
I am, frankly, baffled by any reviewer who talks about how good the world building is: the world's history is vague at best, I have no idea really about the power structures or the politics or even the general feel of the world, compared to like Wheel of Time where we know so much about the different people and culture and history of that world pretty immediately and effortlessly. Im also deeply unimpressed by the supporting cast: most everyone is purposefully one note, I didnt find the supporting characters endearing or unique.
I think that's ultimately what got me: nothing in this one felt particularly unique, it all felt very paint by numbers which is where I get lost: is this just straightforward fantasy done well with a unique framing device? is it talking about something different?
I can't tell if this book is smarter than it seems or if Im giving it too much of the benefit of the doubt: the protagonist is absolutely a male Mary-Sue (Michael-Sue?? sound off in the comments!) but also there's this aspect that hes telling his own story so we have to take it with that grain of salt.
this is a book ultimately about storytelling: how we tell our stories, to ourselves and to everyone else, and what that says about us, what stories we want told and what we want to keep private, what stories shaped us.
So when Im reading another meandering section of Kvothes story Im beginning to wonder why the Author is telling this, why Kvothe is telling this, what am I not seeing?
I already ordered the second book so I'm looking forward to seeing if any of my suspicions are correct or if I gave this one too much credit.