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taylloralissa 's review for:
The Name of the Wind
by Patrick Rothfuss
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As my first true foray back into fantasy, Rothfuss delivered. He is an incredible storyteller and world builder, dropping the reader right into the thick of Kvothe's reality and building incredible mystery and tension as we discover the significance and meaning of things in time. Unlike many stories, Kvothe's isn't filled with convenient escapes and perfectly timed successes, but the mess and desperation of real life. I was held captive, hardly able to put the book down.
Rothfuss's first installment in the King Killer Chronicles loses some points for me for the sexism and misogyny deeply and unquestionably ingrained into the world's culture and every interaction with or conversation about a female character. While I understand that certain biases exist in cultures, made-up or otherwise, it seemed both unecessary and distracting to an otherwise brilliant story to make it so prominent. This was disappointing, and frankly got quite repetitive.
Rothfuss's first installment in the King Killer Chronicles loses some points for me for the sexism and misogyny deeply and unquestionably ingrained into the world's culture and every interaction with or conversation about a female character. While I understand that certain biases exist in cultures, made-up or otherwise, it seemed both unecessary and distracting to an otherwise brilliant story to make it so prominent. This was disappointing, and frankly got quite repetitive.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment