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The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
In The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, we follow the journey of Kvothe, a struggling, intelligent teenager, with a heart that can only be filled by one thing: revenge. Specifically revenge over the Chandrian, who killed Kvothe’s family and troupe. In this first book, we follow Kvothe as he tells the story of his young years, which are full of heartbreak, conflict, new friends, and new enemies. “There was more to my life than revenge. I had real obstacles to overcome close at hand. My poverty. My low birth. The enemies I made at the university were more dangerous to me than any of the Chandrian” (333).
In his storytelling, we hear about Kvothe’s hard life in Tarbean, where he faced death many a time and fought for everything he had. One day while he walked around, Kvothe heard about a man, a man who told stories, when listening to his stories Kvothe decides it is time to move on with his life. With the small amount of money he had saved up, Kvothe goes and buys clothes and a wagon trip to University, and when he arrived at the University he passed the entrance ceremony and got in for -5 talents, meaning he got paid to attend. When at the University Kvothe finds friends and mentors who show him how to be a better person. He also travels to places unknown and breaks rules in order to do anything he can to learn about the Chandrian. Book one ends when Kvothe’s inn is attacked by a demon and all silence returns to the Waystone.
I was constantly enthralled by this book, Rothfuss tells a riveting story about how pain changes a person. This fantasy novel is told in such detail that you can truly imagine everything that is going on. The way the book is put together works very well, you get snippets of Kvothe’s present time in between big plot points to see how he, Chronicler, and Bast feel about the situations. “Bast feared the deep, weary silence that gathered around his master at times, like an invisible shroud” (350). This quote shows how detailed Rothfuss is with his writing, the way he describes silence almost makes you feel the weight of it, the darkness that it carries. This book’s strengths lie in almost every page you read, the book is set up in the beginning so you will understand the context of things as they come along, so when a new word or phrase is encountered you won’t have to wait too long to figure out what it is. I can’t think of anything I really disliked about this book, I found Kvothe annoying at times, but as is expected with a character like him.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys detailed writing and fantasy. Even if you aren’t a big fan of fantasy, as I usually am not, you could still enjoy reading this as I did. The Name of the Wind is a wonderful piece of literature, which can be loved by many people, I would say even if you are hesitant to read it, go for it, I don’t think you will regret it. To close I will share a quote by Kvothe, “It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story” (716).
In his storytelling, we hear about Kvothe’s hard life in Tarbean, where he faced death many a time and fought for everything he had. One day while he walked around, Kvothe heard about a man, a man who told stories, when listening to his stories Kvothe decides it is time to move on with his life. With the small amount of money he had saved up, Kvothe goes and buys clothes and a wagon trip to University, and when he arrived at the University he passed the entrance ceremony and got in for -5 talents, meaning he got paid to attend. When at the University Kvothe finds friends and mentors who show him how to be a better person. He also travels to places unknown and breaks rules in order to do anything he can to learn about the Chandrian. Book one ends when Kvothe’s inn is attacked by a demon and all silence returns to the Waystone.
I was constantly enthralled by this book, Rothfuss tells a riveting story about how pain changes a person. This fantasy novel is told in such detail that you can truly imagine everything that is going on. The way the book is put together works very well, you get snippets of Kvothe’s present time in between big plot points to see how he, Chronicler, and Bast feel about the situations. “Bast feared the deep, weary silence that gathered around his master at times, like an invisible shroud” (350). This quote shows how detailed Rothfuss is with his writing, the way he describes silence almost makes you feel the weight of it, the darkness that it carries. This book’s strengths lie in almost every page you read, the book is set up in the beginning so you will understand the context of things as they come along, so when a new word or phrase is encountered you won’t have to wait too long to figure out what it is. I can’t think of anything I really disliked about this book, I found Kvothe annoying at times, but as is expected with a character like him.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys detailed writing and fantasy. Even if you aren’t a big fan of fantasy, as I usually am not, you could still enjoy reading this as I did. The Name of the Wind is a wonderful piece of literature, which can be loved by many people, I would say even if you are hesitant to read it, go for it, I don’t think you will regret it. To close I will share a quote by Kvothe, “It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story” (716).