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For he knew the name of the wind, and so the wind obeyed him. He spoke to the wind and it cradled and caressed him. Old Cob leaned back on his stool, glad for the chance to elaborate. Twice for freely-given aid. Thrice for any insult made. Not that you could expect anything else, really. He was still a stranger. Old Cob nodded before he cleared his throat and launched back into the story. It was black as a winter night and cold as ice to touch, but so long as it was round his neck, Taborlin would be safe from the harm of evil things.

Demons and such. He had drunk most and talked least over the course of the evening. Everyone knew that something bad had happened out on his farm last Cendling night, but since they were good friends they knew better than to press him for the details.

At least not this early in the evening, not as sober as they were. Eventually Jake looked away, muttering something that could, conceivably, have been an apology. Cob turned back to the boy. Are they men who sold their souls? No one knows. Things were getting heated when the front door banged open. Jake looked over. Tell this damn fool the difference between a demon and a dog. He clutched an old saddle blanket to his chest. It was an odd, awkward shape, as if it were wrapped around a tangle of kindling sticks.

His friends jumped off their stools and hurried over at the sight of him. His eyes were wild around the edges, like a skittish horse. His clothes were crisscrossed with long, straight cuts. His grey shirt hung in loose tatters except where it was stuck to his body, stained a dark, sullen red.

Graham tried to ease him into a chair. Sit down, Carter. What happened to you? Sit down. Not even as far as Baedn. It jumped on her. Killed her about two miles outside town, past the Oldstone Bridge. She was gentle as a lamb, too. Never tried to bite or kick when you brought her in for shoes. Best horse in town. Cob finally managed to free himself from Jake. What are you going to do now? Pull it yourself?

Jake and Cob glared at each other while the rest seemed at a loss for words, unsure of how to comfort their friend. The innkeeper moved carefully through the silence. Arms full, he stepped nimbly around Shep and began to arrange some items on a nearby table: a bowl of hot water, shears, some clean linen, a few glass bottles, needle and gut.

Jake tried to quiet him, but Cob brushed him aside. He reached out and pulled the edge of the bloody blanket. Whatever was inside flipped over once and snagged on the cloth. Carter tugged harder and there was a clatter like a bag of flat river stones upended onto the tabletop. It was a spider as large as a wagon wheel, black as slate. Graham, Shep, and Jake made wordless, startled sounds and moved away, raising their hands to their faces. Carter took a step backward that was almost like a nervous twitch.

Silence filled the room like a cold sweat. The innkeeper frowned. If not for the silence, it is unlikely anyone would have heard him. But they did. Their eyes pulled away from the thing on the table to stare mutely at the red-haired man. Jake found his voice first.

No, of course not. Graham nodded a silent agreement. All eyes went back to the thing on the table. About the Author Patrick Rothfuss was born in Wisconsin where long winters and lack of cable television brought about a love of reading and writing.

His mother read to him as a child, and his father taught him to build things. If you are looking for the roots of his storytelling, look there. He still lives in central Wisconsin, still lacks cable television, teaches at the college he grew to love as a student and the long winters force him to stay inside and write. Travelers to the village where Kote runs an inn are rare, but those who’ve shown up lately have brought bad news. A sort of demonic spider attacks a local, and then Kote rescues a wandering scholar, bringing him to the inn to recover.

The man recognizes Kote as the legendary hero Kvothe and begs him to reveal the reality behind all the legends. Most of the novel is Kvothe’s autobiography, that of a young genius growing up in a troupe of elite traveling players, tutored by an old arcanist, until marauders mere marauders?

Rothfuss skillfully handles the change of Kvothe’s voice from child to youth to student, and the voice of the mature Kvothe in retrospective interjections. Hints of further adventures are strewn about in this series opener, whose one problem lies in its naturally slow, unfortunately sometimes draggy pacing. Not exactly a page-turner, but fanciers of long, intricate plots will be pleased.

All rights reserved –This text refers to the hardcover edition. So Far Pick for Harry Potter fans craving a new mind-blowing series should look no further than The Name of the Wind –the first book in a trilogy about an orphan boy who becomes a legend. Full of music, magic, love, and loss, Patrick Rothfuss’s vivid and engaging debut fantasy knocked our socks off. Starred Review.

The originality of Rothfuss’s outstanding debut fantasy, the first of a trilogy, lies less in its unnamed imaginary world than in its precise execution. Kvothe “pronounced nearly the same as ‘Quothe’ ” , the hero and villain of a thousand tales who’s presumed dead, lives as the simple proprietor of the Waystone Inn under an assumed name.

Prompted by a biographer called Chronicler who realizes his true identity, Kvothe starts to tell his life story. From his upbringing as an actor in his family’s traveling troupe of magicians, jugglers and jesters, the Edema Ruh, to feral child on the streets of the vast port city of Tarbean, then his education at “the University,” Kvothe is driven by twin imperatives—his desire to learn the higher magic of naming and his need to discover as much as possible about the Chandrian, the demons of legend who murdered his family.

As absorbing on a second reading as it is on the first, this is the type of assured, rich first novel most writers can only dream of producing. The fantasy world has a new star. All rights reserved. Fantasy readers-a notoriously discerning group-tend to dole out praise judiciously, which makes the reception of The Name of the Wind , the first volume in Patrick Rothfuss’s The Kingkiller Chronicle , that much more remarkable.

Critics are already throwing around comparisons to some of the biggest names in fantasy, including George R. They praise Rothfuss’s fresh take on the genre’s conventions, particularly a shifting narrative that keeps the action moving. At nearly pages, The Name of the Wind isn’t meant to be knocked off in a weekend. But readers who pick up Rothfuss now-and, according to critics, that won’t be a small number-can say they knew him back when.

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Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. Images in this review. Sawyer, award-winning author of Wake. I am a voracious reader and I like this genre of books read Robin Hobb — but not particularly this one. This story plods along; it is extremely boring at times; and the protagonist is self-absorbed to say the least.

I am still not finished with it and have been picking it up off and on for weeks. Normally I would finish a book in two days.

I just read the reviews of book two and will pass on it altogether. It just sounds like more of the same with nothing wrapped up. And it took the author 4 years to write book two since book one? Why consider it if it is more of the same. And it has been 7 years since book two and no mention of book three. I guess my standards are different but I think this book is way overblown in the reviews and there is no assurance there will even be an ending.

No mention of book three so there is no reason to believe there will ever be one. He appears to have shifted to comic books. Again, why bother to start a series when there will never be any closure? Too many good series to waste time on this one. Good Points: — Well written, mainly. There is plenty of suspense and it is an engaging read. Bad bits — This book needs a good edit.

Many incidents or story sections are repetitive — how many times will the character not have enough money for tuition and have to go and find money? How many times will he meet his lady love and just have a chat with her more later — Framing story: the whole story is recounted in a pub by the main character in the first person.

Willem and Simmon are good examples. The masters in the university are better drawn. The physical descriptions are usually poor, or non-existent, and few characters have strong enough traits to be memorable.

There are several identical chapters where the character looks for the boring, self-centred, but yawn incredibly beautiful Denna, finds her, they have a great chat, but once again, nothing happens.

Overall, I would recommend fans of Harry Potter, or fantasy genre to read the book. I think the sequel, which I am currently reading, compounds many of the weaknesses of the first book, so I may not make it until the third book. Use the button below to download the eBook free and after reading the book, consider buying the paperback version. Your email address will not be published. Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass. User icon An illustration of a person’s head and chest. Sign up Log in.

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Nine years later, Pat was forced by university policy to finally complete his undergraduate degree in English. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon.

It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. The lyrical fantasy masterpiece about stories, legends and how they change the world. The Name of the Wind is an absolute must-read for any fan of fantasy fiction. Le Guin, George R. Martin, and J. My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me’ So begins the tale of Kvothe – currently known as Kote, the unassuming innkeepter – from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, through his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic.

In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend-hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin. The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best, and an astounding must-read coming-of-age adventure. Readers adore The Name of the Wind : ‘The quality of the writing breathes magic into even fairly ordinary scenes, and makes some of the important ones extraordinary’ Mark Lawrence ‘ This is why I love fantasy so much.

The writing style is smooth, the pacing just right. Rothfuss has more than earnt his reputation. I’m so glad this book lived up to the hype. Previous page. Book 1 of 2. The Kingkiller Chronicle.

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Highlighted by 7, Kindle readers. Besides, anger can keep you warm at night, and wounded pride can spur a man to wondrous things. LeGuin , award-winning author of Earthsea “The characters are real and the magic is true. There is a beauty to Pat’s writing that defies description.

A new giant is striding the land. Martin or J. Tolkein, but never felt that Rothfuss was imitating anyone. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts. The most obvious part was a hollow, echoing quiet, made by things that were lacking. If there had been a crowd, even a handful of men inside the inn, they would have filled the silence with conversation and laughter, the clatter and clamor one expects from a drinking house during the dark hours of night.

If there had been music In fact there were none of these things, and so the silence remained. Inside the Waystone a pair of men huddled at one corner of the bar. They drank with quiet determination, avoiding serious discussions of troubling news.

In doing this they added a small, sullen silence to the larger, hollow one. It made an alloy of sorts, a counterpoint.

The third silence was not an easy thing to notice. If you listened for an hour, you might begin to feel it in the wooden floor underfoot and in the rough, splintering barrels behind the bar. It was in the weight of the black stone hearth that held the heat of a long dead fire. It was in the slow back and forth of a white linen cloth rubbing along the grain of the bar. And it was in the hands of the man who stood there, polishing a stretch of mahogany that already gleamed in the lamplight.

The man had true-red hair, red as flame. His eyes were dark and distant, and he moved with the subtle certainty that comes from knowing many things. The Waystone was his, just as the third silence was his. This was appropriate, as it was the greatest silence of the three, wrapping the others inside itself.

It was heavy as a great river-smooth stone. It was the patient, cut-flower sound of a man who is waiting to die. Old Cob was filling his role as storyteller and advice dispensary. The men at the bar sipped their drinks and listened. In the back room a young innkeeper stood out of sight behind the door, smiling as he listened to the details of a familiar story.

They had taken his sword and stripped him of his tools: key, coin, and candle were all gone. The boy gave a slow nod. Everyone knows that blue fire is one of their signs.

Drink your drink. He pulled more beer for Jake, Shep, and Old Cob, moving with an air of bustling efficiency. The story was set aside while the men tended to their dinners. Old Cob tucked away his bowl of stew with the predatory efficiency of a lifetime bachelor. The others were still blowing steam off their bowls when he finished the last of his loaf and returned to his story. No windows. All around him was nothing but smooth, hard stone.

It was a cell no man had ever escaped. The wall tore like a piece of paper, and through that hole Taborlin could see the sky and breathe the sweet spring air.

He stepped to the edge, looked down, and without a second thought he stepped out into the open air

Day One: The Name of the Wind. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day.

I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. So begins a tale unequaled in fantasy literature – the story of a hero told in his own voice. Le Guin, award-winning author of Earthsea. There is a beauty to Pat’s writing that defies description. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon.

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Don’t let the lack of book 3 deter you from giving them a chance! Below are my spoiler free thoughts about why I love the story so much. Notw is the first novel published by Patrick Rothfuss, but seems to me to show none of the signs of the debut novel. Short stories and interludes are interspersed throughout the main narrative with such artistry and such a thorough change of voice that it hardly seems possible that they could all be coming from the same narrator in-story or author out-of-story.

All of this fits beautifully with what I perceive to be the main themes of the series. The second main theme of the series is the importance of deeply understanding the true nature of things. This is made clear in the introductory blurb to the first book in which the main character provides a brief introduction to himself by way of the many names and titles he has accrued in his life.

The significance of names is also showcased by the power of True Names, which embody the platonic ideal and deepest essence of those things which they identify. Hence, the Name of the wind is no mere descriptor or label, but is a powerful thing which cannot be possessed by any except those with an intimate understanding of the nature and essence of wind. Describe it. Although the setting is fantastical and this is a world where faeries and magic are real, this is fundamentally a mystery story.

Or maybe I should say a whole collection of interconnected mystery stories, because there seem to be no end of fascinating questions raised for readers to theorize about. The main character has a clear motivation, but no understanding of how to go about pursuing it, or even why the seminal events in his past occurred as they did. The love-interest is a three-dimensional, well-realized, hauntingly-compelling character, but we are left unsure even of her name, much less her history or deeper motivations.

I could probably go on for pages and not do justice to this aspect of the story, but the gist is this: this story makes you care about its characters and world so much that the vast array of mysteries and secrets scattered throughout the story becomes as fascinating as the events of the main plot, and the way in which the mysteries and story are intertwined becomes its own riddle for readers to puzzle over.

There are various people who at different times and in their own ways function as mentors to him, but there is no Gandalf figure pushing him out of his comfortable home and leading him to adventure, no Dumbledore waiting in the wings to dole out backstory elements and quests.

Where Tolkien seemingly created LotR et al. If you skim over them, as I usually have, you can still enjoy the story fully, and if you really delve into comparing the different words from the different languages as some fans online have done you can get some tantalizing clues at connections and answers otherwise hidden from sight. Rothfuss seemingly does not have the ability to carelessly gloss over a detail, but rather he intricately plots everything, so that every word is the mot juste, every allusion is significant, every detail is meaningful, and the overall creation is not just a beautiful story but is beauty, in story form.

He manages to do this without ever seeming to veer into a dry exposition-dump, or getting lost in the weeds of unimportant details. I love quotes. The Name of the Wind has been a favorite for some time. However, while unrealistic, I feel that stories where the hero is able to be superhuman in some aspects provides some inspiration for me in real life, which make those novels so much more fulfilling to read.

In all these things, Patrick Rothfuss delivers excellently in this first installment of the Kingkiller Chronicles.

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The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind. Highlighted by 14, Kindle readers. Fear tends to come from ignorance. Once I knew what the problem was, it was just a problem, nothing to fear. Highlighted by 7, Kindle readers. Besides, anger can keep you warm at night, and wounded pride can spur a man to wondrous things.

LeGuin , award-winning author of Earthsea “The characters are real and the magic is true. There is a beauty to Pat’s writing that defies description. A new giant is striding the land. Martin or J. Tolkein, but never felt that Rothfuss was imitating anyone. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts.

The most obvious part was a hollow, echoing quiet, made by things that were lacking. If there had been a crowd, even a handful of men inside the inn, they would have filled the silence with conversation and laughter, the clatter and clamor one expects from a drinking house during the dark hours of night.

If there had been music In fact there were none of these things, and so the silence remained. Inside the Waystone a pair of men huddled at one corner of the bar. They drank with quiet determination, avoiding serious discussions of troubling news. In doing this they added a small, sullen silence to the larger, hollow one. It made an alloy of sorts, a counterpoint. The third silence was not an easy thing to notice. If you listened for an hour, you might begin to feel it in the wooden floor underfoot and in the rough, splintering barrels behind the bar.

It was in the weight of the black stone hearth that held the heat of a long dead fire. It was in the slow back and forth of a white linen cloth rubbing along the grain of the bar. And it was in the hands of the man who stood there, polishing a stretch of mahogany that already gleamed in the lamplight. The man had true-red hair, red as flame. His eyes were dark and distant, and he moved with the subtle certainty that comes from knowing many things. The Waystone was his, just as the third silence was his.

This was appropriate, as it was the greatest silence of the three, wrapping the others inside itself. It was heavy as a great river-smooth stone.

It was the patient, cut-flower sound of a man who is waiting to die. Old Cob was filling his role as storyteller and advice dispensary. The men at the bar sipped their drinks and listened. In the back room a young innkeeper stood out of sight behind the door, smiling as he listened to the details of a familiar story. They had taken his sword and stripped him of his tools: key, coin, and candle were all gone.

The boy gave a slow nod. Everyone knows that blue fire is one of their signs. Drink your drink. He pulled more beer for Jake, Shep, and Old Cob, moving with an air of bustling efficiency.

The story was set aside while the men tended to their dinners. Old Cob tucked away his bowl of stew with the predatory efficiency of a lifetime bachelor. The others were still blowing steam off their bowls when he finished the last of his loaf and returned to his story. No windows. All around him was nothing but smooth, hard stone. It was a cell no man had ever escaped.

The wall tore like a piece of paper, and through that hole Taborlin could see the sky and breathe the sweet spring air. He stepped to the edge, looked down, and without a second thought he stepped out into the open air For he knew the name of the wind, and so the wind obeyed him.

He spoke to the wind and it cradled and caressed him. Old Cob leaned back on his stool, glad for the chance to elaborate. Twice for freely-given aid. Thrice for any insult made. Not that you could expect anything else, really. He was still a stranger. Old Cob nodded before he cleared his throat and launched back into the story. It was black as a winter night and cold as ice to touch, but so long as it was round his neck, Taborlin would be safe from the harm of evil things.

Demons and such. He had drunk most and talked least over the course of the evening. Everyone knew that something bad had happened out on his farm last Cendling night, but since they were good friends they knew better than to press him for the details. At least not this early in the evening, not as sober as they were.

Eventually Jake looked away, muttering something that could, conceivably, have been an apology. Cob turned back to the boy. Are they men who sold their souls? No one knows. Things were getting heated when the front door banged open. Jake looked over. Tell this damn fool the difference between a demon and a dog. He clutched an old saddle blanket to his chest.

It was an odd, awkward shape, as if it were wrapped around a tangle of kindling sticks. His friends jumped off their stools and hurried over at the sight of him. His eyes were wild around the edges, like a skittish horse. His clothes were crisscrossed with long, straight cuts. His grey shirt hung in loose tatters except where it was stuck to his body, stained a dark, sullen red.

Graham tried to ease him into a chair. Sit down, Carter. What happened to you? Sit down. Not even as far as Baedn. It jumped on her. Killed her about two miles outside town, past the Oldstone Bridge.

She was gentle as a lamb, too. Never tried to bite or kick when you brought her in for shoes. After that my mom gave me the Hobbit and Dragonriders. I grew up reading about every fantasy and sci-fi book I could find. I used to go to the local bookstore and look at the paperbacks on the shelf. I read non-fantasy stuff too, of course.

But fantasy is where my heart lies. Q: Who are some of your favorite authors? Favorite books? A: Hmmm…. How about I post that up as a list?

Q: What are you reading now? He was nominated for the Philip K Dick award this last year. I heard him read a piece of the first novel, Recursion, out at Norwescon. I picked it up and got pulled right in. Capacity is the second book in the series.

Good writing and cool ideas. Did you always plan on a trilogy? I knew it was going to be about him from the very beginning. The story is a lot of things, I guess. I just wrote it and it got to be so long that it had to be broken up into pieces.

There were three natural breaking points in the story…. Hence the Trilogy. Q: What is next for our hero? A: Hmm….. He learns more about magic. He learns how to fight, gets tangled up in some court politics, and starts to figure unravel some of the mysteries of romance and relationships, which is really just magic of a different kind, i. Starred Review. Prompted by a biographer called Chronicler who realizes his true identity, Kvothe starts to tell his life story. As absorbing on a second reading as it is on the first, this is the type of assured, rich first novel most writers can only dream of producing.

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Kvothe begins his story during his childhood, when he lived amongst a troupe of highly reputed traveling performers known as Edema Ruh.

His loving parents train him from a young age as an actor, singer, and lute player. He does extremely well in all of these as in every other field to which he turns his hand. The troupe acquires the scholar and arcanist Abenthy, who trains Kvothe in science and sympathy: a discipline that creates links from one physical object to allow manipulation of another.

For this composition, Arliden starts collecting all the various tales of the mythical Chandrian and tries to get at the kernel of truth behind them—without explaining how this is related to Lanre. This inquiry turns out to have fatal consequences. Upon returning, he finds his parents and all members of his troupe dead, and the all-too-real Chandrian seated around the campfire, which has turned blue.

The eleven-year-old Kvothe is on the point of being killed by the Chandrian named Cinder when their leader, Lord Haliax, pressures them to depart due to the approach of some mysterious enemies of theirs.

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She is poor, homeless, and prone to wandering, but manages to make a decent living with her voice and charm. Men have a fatal attraction to her, an attraction she can never seem to return. When a man gets too familiar with her, she will often leave town quickly and silently. Taborlin the Great Taborlin the Great is a famous wizard of old time, who had become a legend, and is poetically talked about. Chronicler Chronicler is a writer, who, being saved by Kvothe from a creature resembling a spider, recognizes Kvothe and asks him to tell the story of his life.

Q: Were you always a fan of fantasy novels? A: Always. My first non-picture books were the Narnia Chronicles. After that my mom gave me the Hobbit and Dragonriders. I grew up reading about every fantasy and sci-fi book I could find. I used to go to the local bookstore and look at the paperbacks on the shelf.

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Starred Review. Prompted by a biographer called Chronicler who realizes his true identity, Kvothe starts to tell his life story. As absorbing on a second reading as it is on the first, this is the type of assured, rich first novel most writers can only dream of producing.

The fantasy world has a new star. All rights reserved. Critics are already throwing around comparisons to some of the biggest names in fantasy, including George R. A sort of demonic spider attacks a local, and then Kote rescues a wandering scholar, bringing him to the inn to recover.

The man recognizes Kote as the legendary hero Kvothe and begs him to reveal the reality behind all the legends. Hints of further adventures are strewn about in this series opener, whose one problem lies in its naturally slow, unfortunately sometimes draggy pacing.

Not exactly a page-turner, but fanciers of long, intricate plots will be pleased. A new giant is striding the land. Sawyer, award-winning author of Wake. I am a voracious reader and I like this genre of books read Robin Hobb — but not particularly this one.

This story plods along; it is extremely boring at times; and the protagonist is self-absorbed to say the least. I am still not finished with it and have been picking it up off and on for weeks.

Normally I would finish a book in two days. I just read the reviews of book two and will pass on it altogether. It just sounds like more of the same with nothing wrapped up. And it took the author 4 years to write book two since book one? Why consider it if it is more of the same. And it has been 7 years since book two and no mention of book three. I guess my standards are different but I think this book is way overblown in the reviews and there is no assurance there will even be an ending.

No mention of book three so there is no reason to believe there will ever be one. He appears to have shifted to comic books. Again, why bother to start a series when there will never be any closure? Too many good series to waste time on this one.

Good Points: — Well written, mainly. There is plenty of suspense and it is an engaging read. Bad bits — This book needs a good edit. Many incidents or story sections are repetitive — how many times will the character not have enough money for tuition and have to go and find money?

How many times will he meet his lady love and just have a chat with her more later — Framing story: the whole story is recounted in a pub by the main character in the first person. Willem and Simmon are good examples. The masters in the university are better drawn.

 

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Extended embed settings. You have already flagged this document. Thank you, for helping us keep this platform clean. However, the one redeeming factor Kvothe has is that the reader often gets to experience the less cocky, innkeeper version of his personality. This adds a second layer to his personality.

This helps undercut the characteristics of Kvothe that are more irking. Beyond that, however, Kvothe has a hilarious sense of humor, and coupled with his predilection towards practical jokes, makes him a hero that I love to cheer on. His grudge against Ambrose provides endless comic relief throughout the novel, and is a reliable form of amusement for both the reader and Kvothe. In addition, he does have a tendency to lose as much as he gains though a line where Kvothe claimed to have poor luck made me laugh , which generally balances out his annoying tendency of brilliance.

One of the most intriguing aspects of The Name of the Wind is how fascinating the side characters are. Auri captured my heart early on with her nonsensical musings and innocence. She, like Elodin, exemplifies the dangers and dark underside of the Arcanum.

The other masters at the Arcanum are equally distinct and interesting for their personalities. Further from the Arcanum, Devi is a personality that constantly surprises me and Kvothe! Despite her hard exterior, I appreciate the brief scenes that reveal her more heartfelt motives.

This book is long, no doubt, yet Patrick Rothfuss uses it to his advantage. The scenes that appear in the beginning of the book are just as detailed as the ones that take place in the climax of the plot.

Like him, I remembered the details tinged with horror, though the padding of many pages had dulled even the sharpest edges. When Kvothe is playing The Lay of Sir Savian Trailiard in the Eolian, his ability to pull the edges of the song closed at the end was wondrous, yes, but entirely plausible. Short books are admirable for their ability to conjure up intense emotion with only a few hundred pages, but I have to admit that the immense context extensive novels provide is unrivaled.

Denna is a complicated character. And to a point, she does live up as his parallel. However, I have some qualms about how Rothfuss treats her, and all the women, in his story.

Denna, Fela, Mola, Devi, and even to some extent, Auri tend to exhibit the same brand of sexual allure. Even women that Kvothe has no interest in have to be beautiful and attracted to Kvothe to some extent. Herein lies the issue: all the women are sexualized to some extent. I simply adore the magic system, both for its structure and the depth of detail Rothfuss goes into when describing it. See all reviews. Top reviews from other countries. Good Points: – Well written, mainly. There is plenty of suspense and it is an engaging read.

Bad bits – This book needs a good edit. Many incidents or story sections are repetitive – how many times will the character not have enough money for tuition and have to go and find money? How many times will he meet his lady love and just have a chat with her more later – Framing story: the whole story is recounted in a pub by the main character in the first person.

I don’t think this framing adds much to the narrative, and just makes it longer and more difficult to get into. Willem and Simmon are good examples. The masters in the university are better drawn. The physical descriptions are usually poor, or non-existent, and few characters have strong enough traits to be memorable. I don’t think it has ever been spun out like this, and with such an unlikeable love interest.

There are several identical chapters where the character looks for the boring, self-centred, but yawn incredibly beautiful Denna, finds her, they have a great chat, but once again, nothing happens. This quickly becomes boring, and I wish she would get killed off so we didn’t have to read this. Overall, I would recommend fans of Harry Potter, or fantasy genre to read the book. I think the sequel, which I am currently reading, compounds many of the weaknesses of the first book, so I may not make it until the third book.

I’ve just completed my 7th or 8th re-read, I’ve lost count now, but still managed to spot things I missed before. Truly a work of genius in so many different ways; it is not only a brilliant, epic fantasy, it also questions the nature of stories and story-telling, human nature, political and social hierarchies, and many other things.

However, I always give a book at least pages to prove itself. Around 45 pages in, the story improved dramatically. I hate her. Her character is dull, every scene with her in it is dull, and every time Kvothe mentions her I am bored. I like to read about characters who are fun. This is a fantasy book so it makes sense that the main character would be fantastical.

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Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Prompted by a biographer called Chronicler who realizes his true identity, Kvothe starts to tell his life story. From his upbringing as an actor in his family’s traveling troupe of magicians, jugglers and jesters, the Edema Ruh, to feral child on the streets of the vast port city of Tarbean, then his education at “the University,” Kvothe is driven by twin imperatives—his desire to learn the higher magic of naming and his need to discover as much as possible about the Chandrian, the demons of legend who murdered his family.

As absorbing on a second reading as it is on the first, this is the type of assured, rich first novel most writers can only dream of producing. The fantasy world has a new star. All rights reserved. Fantasy readers-a notoriously discerning group-tend to dole out praise judiciously, which makes the reception of The Name of the Wind , the first volume in Patrick Rothfuss’s The Kingkiller Chronicle , that much more remarkable.

Critics are already throwing around comparisons to some of the biggest names in fantasy, including George R. They praise Rothfuss’s fresh take on the genre’s conventions, particularly a shifting narrative that keeps the action moving. At nearly pages, The Name of the Wind isn’t meant to be knocked off in a weekend.

But readers who pick up Rothfuss now-and, according to critics, that won’t be a small number-can say they knew him back when. My name is Kvothe, pronounced nearly the same as “quothe. I’ve had more names than anyone has a right to. Read more. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video!

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Top reviews from the United States. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Don’t let the wait for book 3 deter you from starting! Verified Purchase. I think this series is worth starting both because it seems that the third book may be getting close to release as of Jan ’22 , and also because the story contains so many well-crafted mysteries that you can enjoyably kill two or three years just rereading the books already published and trying to figure out what is going to happen in the next book.

Don’t let the lack of book 3 deter you from giving them a chance! Below are my spoiler free thoughts about why I love the story so much. Notw is the first novel published by Patrick Rothfuss, but seems to me to show none of the signs of the debut novel. Short stories and interludes are interspersed throughout the main narrative with such artistry and such a thorough change of voice that it hardly seems possible that they could all be coming from the same narrator in-story or author out-of-story.

All of this fits beautifully with what I perceive to be the main themes of the series. The second main theme of the series is the importance of deeply understanding the true nature of things. This is made clear in the introductory blurb to the first book in which the main character provides a brief introduction to himself by way of the many names and titles he has accrued in his life. The significance of names is also showcased by the power of True Names, which embody the platonic ideal and deepest essence of those things which they identify.

Hence, the Name of the wind is no mere descriptor or label, but is a powerful thing which cannot be possessed by any except those with an intimate understanding of the nature and essence of wind. Describe it. Although the setting is fantastical and this is a world where faeries and magic are real, this is fundamentally a mystery story.

Or maybe I should say a whole collection of interconnected mystery stories, because there seem to be no end of fascinating questions raised for readers to theorize about. The main character has a clear motivation, but no understanding of how to go about pursuing it, or even why the seminal events in his past occurred as they did.

The love-interest is a three-dimensional, well-realized, hauntingly-compelling character, but we are left unsure even of her name, much less her history or deeper motivations.

I could probably go on for pages and not do justice to this aspect of the story, but the gist is this: this story makes you care about its characters and world so much that the vast array of mysteries and secrets scattered throughout the story becomes as fascinating as the events of the main plot, and the way in which the mysteries and story are intertwined becomes its own riddle for readers to puzzle over.

There are various people who at different times and in their own ways function as mentors to him, but there is no Gandalf figure pushing him out of his comfortable home and leading him to adventure, no Dumbledore waiting in the wings to dole out backstory elements and quests. Where Tolkien seemingly created LotR et al. If you skim over them, as I usually have, you can still enjoy the story fully, and if you really delve into comparing the different words from the different languages as some fans online have done you can get some tantalizing clues at connections and answers otherwise hidden from sight.

Rothfuss seemingly does not have the ability to carelessly gloss over a detail, but rather he intricately plots everything, so that every word is the mot juste, every allusion is significant, every detail is meaningful, and the overall creation is not just a beautiful story but is beauty, in story form.

He manages to do this without ever seeming to veer into a dry exposition-dump, or getting lost in the weeds of unimportant details. I love quotes. The Name of the Wind has been a favorite for some time. However, while unrealistic, I feel that stories where the hero is able to be superhuman in some aspects provides some inspiration for me in real life, which make those novels so much more fulfilling to read.

In all these things, Patrick Rothfuss delivers excellently in this first installment of the Kingkiller Chronicles. For some authors, writing style is an incumbrance to the plot or character development, while for others it takes pleasure in stretching to its full flowered, majestic extent. But still. For Rothfuss, words are not only poetry, but they themselves are motifs that act as harbingers, signals for important themes, and invokers of specific feelings.

The first chapter in The Name of the Wind is a prime example. The exact same chapter bookends every book in this series, with only a few replacements that resonate all the more strongly with the reader because of their glaring difference.

That is, that at the end of the story Kvothe is telling, no matter how glorious his victories or brilliant his mind, he will ultimately become a weak, old innkeeper waiting to die. It is a chilling reminder that Rothfuss uses masterfully to bring more nuance to his writing.

To me, this first chapter that repeats so often is a version of that, informing the reader of the comparatively horrible fate that Kvothe will suffer. It provides wonderful contrast: the reader knows he or she is reading an story fantastic and traditional in equal measures, so the ending is certainly a happy one.

Throughout the remainder of the text, Rothfuss uses all manner of rhetorical devices in unimaginably clever ways, some of which only appear if the reader looks closely. Later on, Kvothe quotes the line back at Ambrose verbatim. Moving past the writing, Kvothe is a fairly decent main character.

As befits his trope, he begins his childhood learning skills in this case, acting that will inevitably be the key to his later success, loses his parents horribly, and proceeds to spend the rest of the books losing his naivety and trying to gain revenge.

However, the one redeeming factor Kvothe has is that the reader often gets to experience the less cocky, innkeeper version of his personality. This adds a second layer to his personality. This helps undercut the characteristics of Kvothe that are more irking. Beyond that, however, Kvothe has a hilarious sense of humor, and coupled with his predilection towards practical jokes, makes him a hero that I love to cheer on.

His grudge against Ambrose provides endless comic relief throughout the novel, and is a reliable form of amusement for both the reader and Kvothe.

In addition, he does have a tendency to lose as much as he gains though a line where Kvothe claimed to have poor luck made me laugh , which generally balances out his annoying tendency of brilliance. One of the most intriguing aspects of The Name of the Wind is how fascinating the side characters are. Auri captured my heart early on with her nonsensical musings and innocence. She, like Elodin, exemplifies the dangers and dark underside of the Arcanum.

The other masters at the Arcanum are equally distinct and interesting for their personalities. Further from the Arcanum, Devi is a personality that constantly surprises me and Kvothe!

Despite her hard exterior, I appreciate the brief scenes that reveal her more heartfelt motives. This book is long, no doubt, yet Patrick Rothfuss uses it to his advantage. The scenes that appear in the beginning of the book are just as detailed as the ones that take place in the climax of the plot.

Like him, I remembered the details tinged with horror, though the padding of many pages had dulled even the sharpest edges. When Kvothe is playing The Lay of Sir Savian Trailiard in the Eolian, his ability to pull the edges of the song closed at the end was wondrous, yes, but entirely plausible.

Short books are admirable for their ability to conjure up intense emotion with only a few hundred pages, but I have to admit that the immense context extensive novels provide is unrivaled. Denna is a complicated character. And to a point, she does live up as his parallel. However, I have some qualms about how Rothfuss treats her, and all the women, in his story. Denna, Fela, Mola, Devi, and even to some extent, Auri tend to exhibit the same brand of sexual allure.

Even women that Kvothe has no interest in have to be beautiful and attracted to Kvothe to some extent. Herein lies the issue: all the women are sexualized to some extent. I simply adore the magic system, both for its structure and the depth of detail Rothfuss goes into when describing it. See all reviews. Top reviews from other countries. Good Points: – Well written, mainly. There is plenty of suspense and it is an engaging read.

Bad bits – This book needs a good edit. I just read the reviews of book two and will pass on it altogether. It just sounds like more of the same with nothing wrapped up. And it took the author 4 years to write book two since book one? Why consider it if it is more of the same.

And it has been 7 years since book two and no mention of book three. I guess my standards are different but I think this book is way overblown in the reviews and there is no assurance there will even be an ending.

No mention of book three so there is no reason to believe there will ever be one. He appears to have shifted to comic books. Again, why bother to start a series when there will never be any closure? Too many good series to waste time on this one.

Good Points: — Well written, mainly. There is plenty of suspense and it is an engaging read. Bad bits — This book needs a good edit. Many incidents or story sections are repetitive — how many times will the character not have enough money for tuition and have to go and find money? How many times will he meet his lady love and just have a chat with her more later — Framing story: the whole story is recounted in a pub by the main character in the first person.

Willem and Simmon are good examples. The masters in the university are better drawn. The physical descriptions are usually poor, or non-existent, and few characters have strong enough traits to be memorable. There are several identical chapters where the character looks for the boring, self-centred, but yawn incredibly beautiful Denna, finds her, they have a great chat, but once again, nothing happens.

Overall, I would recommend fans of Harry Potter, or fantasy genre to read the book. I think the sequel, which I am currently reading, compounds many of the weaknesses of the first book, so I may not make it until the third book. Use the button below to download the eBook free and after reading the book, consider buying the paperback version. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

Skip to content. Quick Navigation. The name of the wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Related Posts. Rothfuss skillfully handles the change of Kvothe’s voice from child to youth to student, and the voice of the mature Kvothe in retrospective interjections. Hints of further adventures are strewn about in this series opener, whose one problem lies in its naturally slow, unfortunately sometimes draggy pacing. Not exactly a page-turner, but fanciers of long, intricate plots will be pleased.

All rights reserved –This text refers to the hardcover edition. So Far Pick for Harry Potter fans craving a new mind-blowing series should look no further than The Name of the Wind –the first book in a trilogy about an orphan boy who becomes a legend. Full of music, magic, love, and loss, Patrick Rothfuss’s vivid and engaging debut fantasy knocked our socks off. Starred Review. The originality of Rothfuss’s outstanding debut fantasy, the first of a trilogy, lies less in its unnamed imaginary world than in its precise execution.

Kvothe “pronounced nearly the same as ‘Quothe’ ” , the hero and villain of a thousand tales who’s presumed dead, lives as the simple proprietor of the Waystone Inn under an assumed name. Prompted by a biographer called Chronicler who realizes his true identity, Kvothe starts to tell his life story. From his upbringing as an actor in his family’s traveling troupe of magicians, jugglers and jesters, the Edema Ruh, to feral child on the streets of the vast port city of Tarbean, then his education at “the University,” Kvothe is driven by twin imperatives—his desire to learn the higher magic of naming and his need to discover as much as possible about the Chandrian, the demons of legend who murdered his family.

As absorbing on a second reading as it is on the first, this is the type of assured, rich first novel most writers can only dream of producing. The fantasy world has a new star. All rights reserved. Fantasy readers-a notoriously discerning group-tend to dole out praise judiciously, which makes the reception of The Name of the Wind , the first volume in Patrick Rothfuss’s The Kingkiller Chronicle , that much more remarkable. Critics are already throwing around comparisons to some of the biggest names in fantasy, including George R.

They praise Rothfuss’s fresh take on the genre’s conventions, particularly a shifting narrative that keeps the action moving. At nearly pages, The Name of the Wind isn’t meant to be knocked off in a weekend. But readers who pick up Rothfuss now-and, according to critics, that won’t be a small number-can say they knew him back when. My name is Kvothe, pronounced nearly the same as “quothe. I’ve had more names than anyone has a right to. Read more. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.

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Top reviews Most recent Top reviews. Top reviews from the United States. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Don’t let the wait for book 3 deter you from starting! Verified Purchase. I think this series is worth starting both because it seems that the third book may be getting close to release as of Jan ’22 , and also because the story contains so many well-crafted mysteries that you can enjoyably kill two or three years just rereading the books already published and trying to figure out what is going to happen in the next book.

Don’t let the lack of book 3 deter you from giving them a chance! Below are my spoiler free thoughts about why I love the story so much. Notw is the first novel published by Patrick Rothfuss, but seems to me to show none of the signs of the debut novel. Short stories and interludes are interspersed throughout the main narrative with such artistry and such a thorough change of voice that it hardly seems possible that they could all be coming from the same narrator in-story or author out-of-story.

All of this fits beautifully with what I perceive to be the main themes of the series. The second main theme of the series is the importance of deeply understanding the true nature of things. This is made clear in the introductory blurb to the first book in which the main character provides a brief introduction to himself by way of the many names and titles he has accrued in his life. The significance of names is also showcased by the power of True Names, which embody the platonic ideal and deepest essence of those things which they identify.

Hence, the Name of the wind is no mere descriptor or label, but is a powerful thing which cannot be possessed by any except those with an intimate understanding of the nature and essence of wind. Describe it. Although the setting is fantastical and this is a world where faeries and magic are real, this is fundamentally a mystery story. Or maybe I should say a whole collection of interconnected mystery stories, because there seem to be no end of fascinating questions raised for readers to theorize about.

The main character has a clear motivation, but no understanding of how to go about pursuing it, or even why the seminal events in his past occurred as they did. The love-interest is a three-dimensional, well-realized, hauntingly-compelling character, but we are left unsure even of her name, much less her history or deeper motivations. I could probably go on for pages and not do justice to this aspect of the story, but the gist is this: this story makes you care about its characters and world so much that the vast array of mysteries and secrets scattered throughout the story becomes as fascinating as the events of the main plot, and the way in which the mysteries and story are intertwined becomes its own riddle for readers to puzzle over.

There are various people who at different times and in their own ways function as mentors to him, but there is no Gandalf figure pushing him out of his comfortable home and leading him to adventure, no Dumbledore waiting in the wings to dole out backstory elements and quests. Where Tolkien seemingly created LotR et al.

If you skim over them, as I usually have, you can still enjoy the story fully, and if you really delve into comparing the different words from the different languages as some fans online have done you can get some tantalizing clues at connections and answers otherwise hidden from sight. Rothfuss seemingly does not have the ability to carelessly gloss over a detail, but rather he intricately plots everything, so that every word is the mot juste, every allusion is significant, every detail is meaningful, and the overall creation is not just a beautiful story but is beauty, in story form.

He manages to do this without ever seeming to veer into a dry exposition-dump, or getting lost in the weeds of unimportant details. I love quotes. The Name of the Wind has been a favorite for some time. However, while unrealistic, I feel that stories where the hero is able to be superhuman in some aspects provides some inspiration for me in real life, which make those novels so much more fulfilling to read.

In all these things, Patrick Rothfuss delivers excellently in this first installment of the Kingkiller Chronicles. For some authors, writing style is an incumbrance to the plot or character development, while for others it takes pleasure in stretching to its full flowered, majestic extent. But still. For Rothfuss, words are not only poetry, but they themselves are motifs that act as harbingers, signals for important themes, and invokers of specific feelings.

The first chapter in The Name of the Wind is a prime example. The exact same chapter bookends every book in this series, with only a few replacements that resonate all the more strongly with the reader because of their glaring difference. That is, that at the end of the story Kvothe is telling, no matter how glorious his victories or brilliant his mind, he will ultimately become a weak, old innkeeper waiting to die. It is a chilling reminder that Rothfuss uses masterfully to bring more nuance to his writing.

To me, this first chapter that repeats so often is a version of that, informing the reader of the comparatively horrible fate that Kvothe will suffer. It provides wonderful contrast: the reader knows he or she is reading an story fantastic and traditional in equal measures, so the ending is certainly a happy one.

Throughout the remainder of the text, Rothfuss uses all manner of rhetorical devices in unimaginably clever ways, some of which only appear if the reader looks closely. Later on, Kvothe quotes the line back at Ambrose verbatim. Moving past the writing, Kvothe is a fairly decent main character. As befits his trope, he begins his childhood learning skills in this case, acting that will inevitably be the key to his later success, loses his parents horribly, and proceeds to spend the rest of the books losing his naivety and trying to gain revenge.

However, the one redeeming factor Kvothe has is that the reader often gets to experience the less cocky, innkeeper version of his personality. This adds a second layer to his personality. This helps undercut the characteristics of Kvothe that are more irking. Beyond that, however, Kvothe has a hilarious sense of humor, and coupled with his predilection towards practical jokes, makes him a hero that I love to cheer on.

His grudge against Ambrose provides endless comic relief throughout the novel, and is a reliable form of amusement for both the reader and Kvothe. In addition, he does have a tendency to lose as much as he gains though a line where Kvothe claimed to have poor luck made me laugh , which generally balances out his annoying tendency of brilliance. One of the most intriguing aspects of The Name of the Wind is how fascinating the side characters are.

Auri captured my heart early on with her nonsensical musings and innocence. She, like Elodin, exemplifies the dangers and dark underside of the Arcanum. The other masters at the Arcanum are equally distinct and interesting for their personalities. Further from the Arcanum, Devi is a personality that constantly surprises me and Kvothe!

Despite her hard exterior, I appreciate the brief scenes that reveal her more heartfelt motives. This book is long, no doubt, yet Patrick Rothfuss uses it to his advantage. The scenes that appear in the beginning of the book are just as detailed as the ones that take place in the climax of the plot. Like him, I remembered the details tinged with horror, though the padding of many pages had dulled even the sharpest edges. When Kvothe is playing The Lay of Sir Savian Trailiard in the Eolian, his ability to pull the edges of the song closed at the end was wondrous, yes, but entirely plausible.

Short books are admirable for their ability to conjure up intense emotion with only a few hundred pages, but I have to admit that the immense context extensive novels provide is unrivaled. Denna is a complicated character. And to a point, she does live up as his parallel.

However, I have some qualms about how Rothfuss treats her, and all the women, in his story.

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So Far Pick for Harry Potter fans craving a new mind-blowing series should look no further than The Name of the Wind –the first book in a trilogy about an orphan boy who becomes a legend. Full of music, magic, love, and loss, Patrick Rothfuss’s vivid and engaging debut fantasy knocked our socks off.

Starred Review. The originality of Rothfuss’s outstanding debut fantasy, the first of a trilogy, lies less in its unnamed imaginary world than in its precise execution. Kvothe “pronounced nearly the same as ‘Quothe’ ” , the hero and villain of a thousand tales who’s presumed dead, lives as the simple proprietor of the Waystone Inn under an assumed name. Prompted by a biographer called Chronicler who realizes his true identity, Kvothe starts to tell his life story.

From his upbringing as an actor in his family’s traveling troupe of magicians, jugglers and jesters, the Edema Ruh, to feral child on the streets of the vast port city of Tarbean, then his education at “the University,” Kvothe is driven by twin imperatives—his desire to learn the higher magic of naming and his need to discover as much as possible about the Chandrian, the demons of legend who murdered his family.

As absorbing on a second reading as it is on the first, this is the type of assured, rich first novel most writers can only dream of producing. The fantasy world has a new star.

All rights reserved. Fantasy readers-a notoriously discerning group-tend to dole out praise judiciously, which makes the reception of The Name of the Wind , the first volume in Patrick Rothfuss’s The Kingkiller Chronicle , that much more remarkable.

Critics are already throwing around comparisons to some of the biggest names in fantasy, including George R. They praise Rothfuss’s fresh take on the genre’s conventions, particularly a shifting narrative that keeps the action moving. At nearly pages, The Name of the Wind isn’t meant to be knocked off in a weekend. But readers who pick up Rothfuss now-and, according to critics, that won’t be a small number-can say they knew him back when.

My name is Kvothe, pronounced nearly the same as “quothe. I’ve had more names than anyone has a right to.

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Don’t let the wait for book 3 deter you from starting! Verified Purchase. I think this series is worth starting both because it seems that the third book may be getting close to release as of Jan ’22 , and also because the story contains so many well-crafted mysteries that you can enjoyably kill two or three years just rereading the books already published and trying to figure out what is going to happen in the next book.

Don’t let the lack of book 3 deter you from giving them a chance! Below are my spoiler free thoughts about why I love the story so much. Notw is the first novel published by Patrick Rothfuss, but seems to me to show none of the signs of the debut novel.

Short stories and interludes are interspersed throughout the main narrative with such artistry and such a thorough change of voice that it hardly seems possible that they could all be coming from the same narrator in-story or author out-of-story. All of this fits beautifully with what I perceive to be the main themes of the series.

The second main theme of the series is the importance of deeply understanding the true nature of things. This is made clear in the introductory blurb to the first book in which the main character provides a brief introduction to himself by way of the many names and titles he has accrued in his life.

The significance of names is also showcased by the power of True Names, which embody the platonic ideal and deepest essence of those things which they identify. Hence, the Name of the wind is no mere descriptor or label, but is a powerful thing which cannot be possessed by any except those with an intimate understanding of the nature and essence of wind.

Describe it. Although the setting is fantastical and this is a world where faeries and magic are real, this is fundamentally a mystery story. Or maybe I should say a whole collection of interconnected mystery stories, because there seem to be no end of fascinating questions raised for readers to theorize about.

The main character has a clear motivation, but no understanding of how to go about pursuing it, or even why the seminal events in his past occurred as they did. The love-interest is a three-dimensional, well-realized, hauntingly-compelling character, but we are left unsure even of her name, much less her history or deeper motivations.

I could probably go on for pages and not do justice to this aspect of the story, but the gist is this: this story makes you care about its characters and world so much that the vast array of mysteries and secrets scattered throughout the story becomes as fascinating as the events of the main plot, and the way in which the mysteries and story are intertwined becomes its own riddle for readers to puzzle over.

There are various people who at different times and in their own ways function as mentors to him, but there is no Gandalf figure pushing him out of his comfortable home and leading him to adventure, no Dumbledore waiting in the wings to dole out backstory elements and quests. Where Tolkien seemingly created LotR et al. If you skim over them, as I usually have, you can still enjoy the story fully, and if you really delve into comparing the different words from the different languages as some fans online have done you can get some tantalizing clues at connections and answers otherwise hidden from sight.

Rothfuss seemingly does not have the ability to carelessly gloss over a detail, but rather he intricately plots everything, so that every word is the mot juste, every allusion is significant, every detail is meaningful, and the overall creation is not just a beautiful story but is beauty, in story form. He manages to do this without ever seeming to veer into a dry exposition-dump, or getting lost in the weeds of unimportant details.

I love quotes. The Name of the Wind has been a favorite for some time. However, while unrealistic, I feel that stories where the hero is able to be superhuman in some aspects provides some inspiration for me in real life, which make those novels so much more fulfilling to read. In all these things, Patrick Rothfuss delivers excellently in this first installment of the Kingkiller Chronicles.

For some authors, writing style is an incumbrance to the plot or character development, while for others it takes pleasure in stretching to its full flowered, majestic extent. But still. For Rothfuss, words are not only poetry, but they themselves are motifs that act as harbingers, signals for important themes, and invokers of specific feelings. The first chapter in The Name of the Wind is a prime example.

The exact same chapter bookends every book in this series, with only a few replacements that resonate all the more strongly with the reader because of their glaring difference.

That is, that at the end of the story Kvothe is telling, no matter how glorious his victories or brilliant his mind, he will ultimately become a weak, old innkeeper waiting to die.

It is a chilling reminder that Rothfuss uses masterfully to bring more nuance to his writing. To me, this first chapter that repeats so often is a version of that, informing the reader of the comparatively horrible fate that Kvothe will suffer. It provides wonderful contrast: the reader knows he or she is reading an story fantastic and traditional in equal measures, so the ending is certainly a happy one. Throughout the remainder of the text, Rothfuss uses all manner of rhetorical devices in unimaginably clever ways, some of which only appear if the reader looks closely.

Later on, Kvothe quotes the line back at Ambrose verbatim. Moving past the writing, Kvothe is a fairly decent main character. As befits his trope, he begins his childhood learning skills in this case, acting that will inevitably be the key to his later success, loses his parents horribly, and proceeds to spend the rest of the books losing his naivety and trying to gain revenge.

However, the one redeeming factor Kvothe has is that the reader often gets to experience the less cocky, innkeeper version of his personality. This adds a second layer to his personality. This helps undercut the characteristics of Kvothe that are more irking. Beyond that, however, Kvothe has a hilarious sense of humor, and coupled with his predilection towards practical jokes, makes him a hero that I love to cheer on. His grudge against Ambrose provides endless comic relief throughout the novel, and is a reliable form of amusement for both the reader and Kvothe.

In addition, he does have a tendency to lose as much as he gains though a line where Kvothe claimed to have poor luck made me laugh , which generally balances out his annoying tendency of brilliance. One of the most intriguing aspects of The Name of the Wind is how fascinating the side characters are. Auri captured my heart early on with her nonsensical musings and innocence. She, like Elodin, exemplifies the dangers and dark underside of the Arcanum.

The other masters at the Arcanum are equally distinct and interesting for their personalities. Further from the Arcanum, Devi is a personality that constantly surprises me and Kvothe! Despite her hard exterior, I appreciate the brief scenes that reveal her more heartfelt motives.

This book is long, no doubt, yet Patrick Rothfuss uses it to his advantage. The scenes that appear in the beginning of the book are just as detailed as the ones that take place in the climax of the plot.

Like him, I remembered the details tinged with horror, though the padding of many pages had dulled even the sharpest edges. When Kvothe is playing The Lay of Sir Savian Trailiard in the Eolian, his ability to pull the edges of the song closed at the end was wondrous, yes, but entirely plausible.

Short books are admirable for their ability to conjure up intense emotion with only a few hundred pages, but I have to admit that the immense context extensive novels provide is unrivaled. Denna is a complicated character. And to a point, she does live up as his parallel. However, I have some qualms about how Rothfuss treats her, and all the women, in his story. Denna, Fela, Mola, Devi, and even to some extent, Auri tend to exhibit the same brand of sexual allure. Even women that Kvothe has no interest in have to be beautiful and attracted to Kvothe to some extent.

Herein lies the issue: all the women are sexualized to some extent. I simply adore the magic system, both for its structure and the depth of detail Rothfuss goes into when describing it. See all reviews. Top reviews from other countries. Good Points: – Well written, mainly. There is plenty of suspense and it is an engaging read.

Bad bits – This book needs a good edit. Many incidents or story sections are repetitive – how many times will the character not have enough money for tuition and have to go and find money?

How many times will he meet his lady love and just have a chat with her more later – Framing story: the whole story is recounted in a pub by the main character in the first person. I don’t think this framing adds much to the narrative, and just makes it longer and more difficult to get into. Willem and Simmon are good examples. The masters in the university are better drawn. The physical descriptions are usually poor, or non-existent, and few characters have strong enough traits to be memorable.

I don’t think it has ever been spun out like this, and with such an unlikeable love interest. There are several identical chapters where the character looks for the boring, self-centred, but yawn incredibly beautiful Denna, finds her, they have a great chat, but once again, nothing happens.

This quickly becomes boring, and I wish she would get killed off so we didn’t have to read this. Overall, I would recommend fans of Harry Potter, or fantasy genre to read the book. I think the sequel, which I am currently reading, compounds many of the weaknesses of the first book, so I may not make it until the third book. I’ve just completed my 7th or 8th re-read, I’ve lost count now, but still managed to spot things I missed before. Truly a work of genius in so many different ways; it is not only a brilliant, epic fantasy, it also questions the nature of stories and story-telling, human nature, political and social hierarchies, and many other things.

However, I always give a book at least pages to prove itself. Around 45 pages in, the story improved dramatically. I hate her. Her character is dull, every scene with her in it is dull, and every time Kvothe mentions her I am bored. I like to read about characters who are fun. This is a fantasy book so it makes sense that the main character would be fantastical. Patrick Rothfuss is giving life to elements of the world of Earthsea, created by Ursula K.

This is a fantastic book and will be a great read for anyone who is a fan of the fantasy genre. I took this on holiday and it took a lot to get me into this book. I eventually finished it after 2 weeks and that’s a long time for me. I wasn’t sure what I was expecting as this is a story about a barkeep who it transpires is something else altogether and the barkeep sits down to tell his life’s story to a scribe. So you have 2 main threads Frustratingly the story in both present and past is slow When you finally get to the end you realise you’re probably less than a quarter of the way through the Barkeep’s life.

The writing is good and the idea’s are good but it’s just too damn slow and I didn’t want to run off and buy the next instalment because of this. Self publishing.

Share Embed Flag. TAGS chronicle bestselling author download epic kingkiller registration unlimited membership timesbestselling. You also want an ePaper? Martin “Rothfuss has real talent. I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day.

I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. So begins a tale unequaled in fantasy literature – the story of a hero told in his own voice. It is a tale of sorrow, a tale of survival, a tale of one man’s search for meaning in his universe, and how that search, and the indomitable will that drove it, gave birth to a legend. He’s bloody good, this Rothfuss guy. Le Guin, award-winning author of Earthsea “The characters are real and the magic is true.

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Verified Purchase. I think this series is worth starting both because it seems that the third book may be getting close to release as of Jan ’22 , and also because the story contains so many well-crafted mysteries that you can enjoyably kill two or three years just rereading the books already published and trying to figure out what is going to happen in the next book. Don’t let the lack of book 3 deter you from giving them a chance!

Below are my spoiler free thoughts about why I love the story so much. Notw is the first novel published by Patrick Rothfuss, but seems to me to show none of the signs of the debut novel.

Short stories and interludes are interspersed throughout the main narrative with such artistry and such a thorough change of voice that it hardly seems possible that they could all be coming from the same narrator in-story or author out-of-story.

All of this fits beautifully with what I perceive to be the main themes of the series. The second main theme of the series is the importance of deeply understanding the true nature of things. This is made clear in the introductory blurb to the first book in which the main character provides a brief introduction to himself by way of the many names and titles he has accrued in his life.

The significance of names is also showcased by the power of True Names, which embody the platonic ideal and deepest essence of those things which they identify.

Hence, the Name of the wind is no mere descriptor or label, but is a powerful thing which cannot be possessed by any except those with an intimate understanding of the nature and essence of wind. Describe it. Although the setting is fantastical and this is a world where faeries and magic are real, this is fundamentally a mystery story.

Or maybe I should say a whole collection of interconnected mystery stories, because there seem to be no end of fascinating questions raised for readers to theorize about. The main character has a clear motivation, but no understanding of how to go about pursuing it, or even why the seminal events in his past occurred as they did.

The love-interest is a three-dimensional, well-realized, hauntingly-compelling character, but we are left unsure even of her name, much less her history or deeper motivations. I could probably go on for pages and not do justice to this aspect of the story, but the gist is this: this story makes you care about its characters and world so much that the vast array of mysteries and secrets scattered throughout the story becomes as fascinating as the events of the main plot, and the way in which the mysteries and story are intertwined becomes its own riddle for readers to puzzle over.

There are various people who at different times and in their own ways function as mentors to him, but there is no Gandalf figure pushing him out of his comfortable home and leading him to adventure, no Dumbledore waiting in the wings to dole out backstory elements and quests.

Where Tolkien seemingly created LotR et al. If you skim over them, as I usually have, you can still enjoy the story fully, and if you really delve into comparing the different words from the different languages as some fans online have done you can get some tantalizing clues at connections and answers otherwise hidden from sight.

Rothfuss seemingly does not have the ability to carelessly gloss over a detail, but rather he intricately plots everything, so that every word is the mot juste, every allusion is significant, every detail is meaningful, and the overall creation is not just a beautiful story but is beauty, in story form. He manages to do this without ever seeming to veer into a dry exposition-dump, or getting lost in the weeds of unimportant details. I love quotes.

The Name of the Wind has been a favorite for some time. However, while unrealistic, I feel that stories where the hero is able to be superhuman in some aspects provides some inspiration for me in real life, which make those novels so much more fulfilling to read.

In all these things, Patrick Rothfuss delivers excellently in this first installment of the Kingkiller Chronicles. For some authors, writing style is an incumbrance to the plot or character development, while for others it takes pleasure in stretching to its full flowered, majestic extent. But still. For Rothfuss, words are not only poetry, but they themselves are motifs that act as harbingers, signals for important themes, and invokers of specific feelings.

The first chapter in The Name of the Wind is a prime example. The exact same chapter bookends every book in this series, with only a few replacements that resonate all the more strongly with the reader because of their glaring difference. That is, that at the end of the story Kvothe is telling, no matter how glorious his victories or brilliant his mind, he will ultimately become a weak, old innkeeper waiting to die.

It is a chilling reminder that Rothfuss uses masterfully to bring more nuance to his writing. To me, this first chapter that repeats so often is a version of that, informing the reader of the comparatively horrible fate that Kvothe will suffer.

It provides wonderful contrast: the reader knows he or she is reading an story fantastic and traditional in equal measures, so the ending is certainly a happy one. Throughout the remainder of the text, Rothfuss uses all manner of rhetorical devices in unimaginably clever ways, some of which only appear if the reader looks closely.

Later on, Kvothe quotes the line back at Ambrose verbatim. Moving past the writing, Kvothe is a fairly decent main character. As befits his trope, he begins his childhood learning skills in this case, acting that will inevitably be the key to his later success, loses his parents horribly, and proceeds to spend the rest of the books losing his naivety and trying to gain revenge.

However, the one redeeming factor Kvothe has is that the reader often gets to experience the less cocky, innkeeper version of his personality. This adds a second layer to his personality. This helps undercut the characteristics of Kvothe that are more irking. Beyond that, however, Kvothe has a hilarious sense of humor, and coupled with his predilection towards practical jokes, makes him a hero that I love to cheer on.

His grudge against Ambrose provides endless comic relief throughout the novel, and is a reliable form of amusement for both the reader and Kvothe. In addition, he does have a tendency to lose as much as he gains though a line where Kvothe claimed to have poor luck made me laugh , which generally balances out his annoying tendency of brilliance.

One of the most intriguing aspects of The Name of the Wind is how fascinating the side characters are. Auri captured my heart early on with her nonsensical musings and innocence. She, like Elodin, exemplifies the dangers and dark underside of the Arcanum. The other masters at the Arcanum are equally distinct and interesting for their personalities. Further from the Arcanum, Devi is a personality that constantly surprises me and Kvothe!

Despite her hard exterior, I appreciate the brief scenes that reveal her more heartfelt motives. This book is long, no doubt, yet Patrick Rothfuss uses it to his advantage. The scenes that appear in the beginning of the book are just as detailed as the ones that take place in the climax of the plot.

Like him, I remembered the details tinged with horror, though the padding of many pages had dulled even the sharpest edges. When Kvothe is playing The Lay of Sir Savian Trailiard in the Eolian, his ability to pull the edges of the song closed at the end was wondrous, yes, but entirely plausible.

Short books are admirable for their ability to conjure up intense emotion with only a few hundred pages, but I have to admit that the immense context extensive novels provide is unrivaled. Denna is a complicated character. And to a point, she does live up as his parallel. However, I have some qualms about how Rothfuss treats her, and all the women, in his story. Denna, Fela, Mola, Devi, and even to some extent, Auri tend to exhibit the same brand of sexual allure.

Even women that Kvothe has no interest in have to be beautiful and attracted to Kvothe to some extent. Herein lies the issue: all the women are sexualized to some extent. I simply adore the magic system, both for its structure and the depth of detail Rothfuss goes into when describing it.

Но честно говоря, она в это уже почти не верила. – Пусть «ТРАНСТЕКСТ» работает, – принял решение Стратмор.  – Я хочу быть абсолютно уверен, что это абсолютно стойкий шифр. Чатрукьян продолжал колотить по стеклу.