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A review by pbookmarked
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
4.0
“names are the shape of the world, and a man who can speak them is on the way to power.”
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i will admit, i probably wouldn’t have ever picked up this book if it weren’t for the super carlin brothers. they give so much hype to name of the wind and i definitely understand why.
the name of the wind is an epic fantasy told in kvothe’s perspective. kvothe, now a notorious wizard, is sharing his story with chronicler. we follow kvothe through his childhood and most importantly through his adventures at university. this story left me with many many questions but as it should being the first book in the series.
it did take me a bit to actually get into this but once i did i really enjoyed the story telling. there is some heavy world building but i found it simple to follow. the magic system of “sympathy” is quite intriguing and i found myself wanting to know more about how the system works. the characters in this story were so fun and rothfuss did fantastic with their character development.
i do have to say as a fellow band geek, my favorite part of rothfuss’s story telling was his incorporation of music. right from the beginning, music plays an important part in kvothe’s life. music descriptors in any story will always stand out to me and i will always look for them so i personally loved the emphasis on music in kvothe’s story. so much so that i’ll add a few quotes here that i loved:
“a poet is a musician who can’t sing. words have to find a man’s mind before they can touch his heart, and some men’s minds are woeful small targets. music touches their hearts directly no matter how small or stubborn the mind of the man who listens.”
“an instrument is like a companion and a lover”
“the strings felt strange against my fingers, like reunited friends who have forgotten what they have in common.”
so sorry for the more lengthy review but if you’ve made it this far then you for sure need to go pick this book up! i know i’ll be picking up the next books in the series!
・❥・
i will admit, i probably wouldn’t have ever picked up this book if it weren’t for the super carlin brothers. they give so much hype to name of the wind and i definitely understand why.
the name of the wind is an epic fantasy told in kvothe’s perspective. kvothe, now a notorious wizard, is sharing his story with chronicler. we follow kvothe through his childhood and most importantly through his adventures at university. this story left me with many many questions but as it should being the first book in the series.
it did take me a bit to actually get into this but once i did i really enjoyed the story telling. there is some heavy world building but i found it simple to follow. the magic system of “sympathy” is quite intriguing and i found myself wanting to know more about how the system works. the characters in this story were so fun and rothfuss did fantastic with their character development.
i do have to say as a fellow band geek, my favorite part of rothfuss’s story telling was his incorporation of music. right from the beginning, music plays an important part in kvothe’s life. music descriptors in any story will always stand out to me and i will always look for them so i personally loved the emphasis on music in kvothe’s story. so much so that i’ll add a few quotes here that i loved:
“a poet is a musician who can’t sing. words have to find a man’s mind before they can touch his heart, and some men’s minds are woeful small targets. music touches their hearts directly no matter how small or stubborn the mind of the man who listens.”
“an instrument is like a companion and a lover”
“the strings felt strange against my fingers, like reunited friends who have forgotten what they have in common.”
so sorry for the more lengthy review but if you’ve made it this far then you for sure need to go pick this book up! i know i’ll be picking up the next books in the series!