A review by jediknightjoey3
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

5.0

Utterly breathtaking. I’ve read my fair share of fantasy, but this novel was entirely different from most tales of adventure and woe. What stuck out to me the most is how stories are really just a one-way mirror: you see the story reflected onto yourself, but can you really see how others perceive it? The darkness, the tragedy, every bad thing that etches itself into the weave of your tale — and are you just a pawn? This is why I enjoyed this book so thoroughly. The way Patrick Rothfuss switched from a man telling his tale to who that man is in the present. The hero; the myth; the legend, but is his great life of adventure truly his downfall? God, this book was pure poetry. A true delight for any fantasy reader. This’ll definitely stick with me for a while.