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A review by fhammond_36
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
4.0
Lots of adventures and stories and music and magic characters and danger and enemies and friends. Looking forward to reading more.because this is only PART of the tale.
Also, the main character is flawed - he thinks he’s arrogant and foolish. He is. But he’s also impatient and rushes stupidly into things without thinking anything through or considering the impact on others because revenge - which he never seems to be aware of. And he has to struggle to survive without money or any political power. But he never seems to leverage or thank the people who are loyal to him. It seems like he stays isolated even though he isn’t really for most of the time. Which seems strange given his upbringing. So yes he has enemies but he also stuffs up all on his own. Which is a bit annoying. Personal growth anyone?
The characters around him are interesting which keeps you intrigued. Feels a bit random and alternately structured. Rambly? So lots of good bits. And lots of mysteries introduced that you hope will get answered. This feels like a good start for a series but I can see that it sets up things that may need to be settled or delivered at some time in the future or, like Devi, we’ll be using the blood!
And the map is not useful. Someone needs to help out!
Also, the main character is flawed - he thinks he’s arrogant and foolish. He is. But he’s also impatient and rushes stupidly into things without thinking anything through or considering the impact on others because revenge - which he never seems to be aware of. And he has to struggle to survive without money or any political power. But he never seems to leverage or thank the people who are loyal to him. It seems like he stays isolated even though he isn’t really for most of the time. Which seems strange given his upbringing. So yes he has enemies but he also stuffs up all on his own. Which is a bit annoying. Personal growth anyone?
The characters around him are interesting which keeps you intrigued. Feels a bit random and alternately structured. Rambly? So lots of good bits. And lots of mysteries introduced that you hope will get answered. This feels like a good start for a series but I can see that it sets up things that may need to be settled or delivered at some time in the future or, like Devi, we’ll be using the blood!
And the map is not useful. Someone needs to help out!