You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
saraverboom 's review for:
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
It’s rare to read a book that lives up to its reputation. I had heard so many good things about this book that I simply didn’t want t read it. Why? Because I couldn’t believe it would live up to my expectations, as so many other fantasy books failed to amaze me. The Name of the Wind however did live up to my expectations. In fact, it exceeded my expectations.
I’d tried to stay away from reading too much about it online, to avoid learning too much of the story before reading it, so the story was totally unknown to me when I started reading. All I knew was that many people loved it and were basically obsessed with it. As a fan of Tolkien and George R. R. Martin, I could hardly believe a “new” fantasy world would captivate me as much as Middle Earth or Westeros, so I was rather skeptical, but I kept an open mind.
My friend who kindly lent me her copy, was very involved with my progress in this book. “How far in are you?” “What has happened so far?” And “how do you like it?” were questions asked by several people around me who knew I was reading it. Admittedly, this set my expectations even higher than before I started reading.
I’m glad to say that even though my expectations were impossibly high, the characters and the plot absolutely met my expectations and I was intrigued by Kvothe from the beginning. Rothfuss’s writing is poetic and descriptive, but not slow or unfocused, as is often the case with descriptive writing. I enjoyed every bit of it. The plot was unpredictable (thank god) and the characters were believable (again, thank god).
I can’t wait to read the second book in the Kingkiller Chronicle and to find out more about the living legend that is Kvothe. Thank you, Mr Rothfuss for restoring my faith in “new” fantasy!
I’d tried to stay away from reading too much about it online, to avoid learning too much of the story before reading it, so the story was totally unknown to me when I started reading. All I knew was that many people loved it and were basically obsessed with it. As a fan of Tolkien and George R. R. Martin, I could hardly believe a “new” fantasy world would captivate me as much as Middle Earth or Westeros, so I was rather skeptical, but I kept an open mind.
My friend who kindly lent me her copy, was very involved with my progress in this book. “How far in are you?” “What has happened so far?” And “how do you like it?” were questions asked by several people around me who knew I was reading it. Admittedly, this set my expectations even higher than before I started reading.
I’m glad to say that even though my expectations were impossibly high, the characters and the plot absolutely met my expectations and I was intrigued by Kvothe from the beginning. Rothfuss’s writing is poetic and descriptive, but not slow or unfocused, as is often the case with descriptive writing. I enjoyed every bit of it. The plot was unpredictable (thank god) and the characters were believable (again, thank god).
I can’t wait to read the second book in the Kingkiller Chronicle and to find out more about the living legend that is Kvothe. Thank you, Mr Rothfuss for restoring my faith in “new” fantasy!