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How Old Holly Came to Be
(The Kingkiller Chronicle)
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How Old Holly Came to Be is a companion short story in The Kingkiller Chronicle series. It was first published on June 21, 2013 by Grim Oak Press in the anthology Unfettered.
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How Old Holly Came to Be is probably the least discussed Temerant short story, and I can definitely see why... it's vague at best and utterly useless at worst. [By the way, Temerant is the world where the events of The Kingkiller Chronicle take place.]
The story describes a tree "Old Holly" and a lady living in a tower by the tree. All actions and events are tagged as good, bad, both, neither, or other which appears to make explicit the underlying Lethani or perhaps judgement by the God of Temera ...more
The story describes a tree "Old Holly" and a lady living in a tower by the tree. All actions and events are tagged as good, bad, both, neither, or other which appears to make explicit the underlying Lethani or perhaps judgement by the God of Temera ...more
A story that reads more like a song. It also has a decidedly old feeling about it. Very interesting and beautiful, looking forward to finding out where to stick this in the bigger picture of the Kingkiller Chronicles.
How old Holly Came to Be is a companion short story for The Kingkilller Chronicles.
Actually I am fascinated by this Short story. It's a bit odd. It feels like a short story and the chime at the same time. It has rhythm that continues throughout the story. I really like it. ...more
Actually I am fascinated by this Short story. It's a bit odd. It feels like a short story and the chime at the same time. It has rhythm that continues throughout the story. I really like it. ...more
I read a thing. It had a cover. The cover was good. The thing was bad. It had a writer. The writer write mostly good. The writer be bad. The thing was bad. Now I sleep. Sleep is good. I wish I did sleep ten minutes ago and still had not read this thing. Wanting to read it was good. Reading it was bad.
I read this book, and it was good.
I didn't know it existed, and that was bad.
I sat and read.
I turned page and laughed.
I turned page and laughed.
I turned page and laughed.
I finished the book in 5min, which was neither.
I'm tired so I nap, and it was both.
...You'll understand once you read the book.
Honestly I enjoyed this very short story. It was much more like a poem to me - with the short sentences and rhyming.
It made me laugh on multiple occasions but I'm not sure if the story is meant to ...more
I didn't know it existed, and that was bad.
I sat and read.
I turned page and laughed.
I turned page and laughed.
I turned page and laughed.
I finished the book in 5min, which was neither.
I'm tired so I nap, and it was both.
...You'll understand once you read the book.
Honestly I enjoyed this very short story. It was much more like a poem to me - with the short sentences and rhyming.
It made me laugh on multiple occasions but I'm not sure if the story is meant to ...more
It was not better than "OK", and that is bad. It only took 3 minutes, and that is good. It took time away from The Doors of Stone, which is very bad.
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This was very good. Rating: 3.3 stars. What a lyrical writing! Pat, I have read almost anything that you have written and this little thing surprised me. It was powerful and it was beautiful. And a bit boring.
WTF did I just read?
Could it be that old hooly is the ctheah 🤔 but the cthea is bad and holly is good 😂 in short the story keep saying that is good this is bad and so on
Ans it remind me of old school books to learn English by repeating the same sentence over and over with a simple change
Ans it remind me of old school books to learn English by repeating the same sentence over and over with a simple change
A strange little extract, charming in its own way. I'm sure I'll find out what it relates to in a few years.
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I am sorry to say that this is the first story by the Patfuss that I didn’t really enjoy. It was repetitive like a ballad, as Rothfuss’s writing often is, but this time I can’t say it moved me.Don’t get me wrong, it was gorgeous, but I would have preferred it in the form of a ballad instead of a story.
Disclaimer: I might reread this story in 5 years and find it genius. I probably will. I trust in the Fuss
Disclaimer: I might reread this story in 5 years and find it genius. I probably will. I trust in the Fuss
It read like a poem more than a story. It's only 11 pages. It's fairly cryptic, told like an epic, with a tone full of sorrow, but pretty, and I could see reading it again to pick up more than just the rhythm of it, but there are only hints at a deeper meaning. I enjoyed reading it and it wasn't a bad addendum, but I don't know that I would purchase it.
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i contemplate the slow but stark and inevitable decline of humanity when i think of how popular this author is on goodreads, and how popular he is amongst fantasy fans in general. he is not only a poor writer, but a mean and spiteful capitalist, churning out useless vignettes such as this for his fans in lieu of the actual end of the trilogy. while i simply do not care if the last book comes out, i can recognize that it is genuinely offensive to leave a fairly large subsection of people waiting
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I'm a total sucker for stories told in folkloric, ritualistic kinds of ways...this reads like a chant, a mantra, and while it is extremely repetitive, it feels monumental for the setting. Objectively it's the worst thing Rothfuss has written, but it's still good.
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I honestly don't see the point of this book. Like, why write such a book?
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Beautifully written and unique story of Old Holly. It is in a poetic rhyme, unfortunately, very short. Desperately awaiting Doors of Stone.
Meh... I can see now why he Rothfuss takes so long to publish a book.
Jan 15, 2019
Sean Gursky
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I read it but not sure what I read or why. I'm catching up on the Kingkiller novellas and this one was a bit unusual. I won't rate it because maybe I just didn't get it.
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I thought this was wonderful.
I would call it more of a poem than a short story.
This is the sort of thing that’s so well written it seems like anyone could do it.
But that’s what makes talent talent, right? Making something intricate look easy.
It made me want to sit down and write something.
Isn’t that another point that makes something good? It’s inspiring and makes you think. It made me write this review. I’ve never reviewed a book before. I felt it needed someone on its side. Someone that tr ...more
I would call it more of a poem than a short story.
This is the sort of thing that’s so well written it seems like anyone could do it.
But that’s what makes talent talent, right? Making something intricate look easy.
It made me want to sit down and write something.
Isn’t that another point that makes something good? It’s inspiring and makes you think. It made me write this review. I’ve never reviewed a book before. I felt it needed someone on its side. Someone that tr ...more
Honestly I found this short... thing to be kinda interesting, and that was good. It was cool to read and sad at the end, and that was both. But it probably took time away from writing Doors of Stone, and that was bad.
This book was kinda meh, and that was neither and both. ...more
This book was kinda meh, and that was neither and both. ...more
First thought: I like the symmetry.
Second thought: the ballad/poetic style is nothing to complain about. If you can read Dr. Seuss, this is fine.
Third thought: has the H in Holly always been capitalized?
Forth thought: did he just use a masculine pronoun to describe a tree?
Final thought: How Does This Connect To the Kingkiller Chronicles?!
Second thought: the ballad/poetic style is nothing to complain about. If you can read Dr. Seuss, this is fine.
Third thought: has the H in Holly always been capitalized?
Forth thought: did he just use a masculine pronoun to describe a tree?
Final thought: How Does This Connect To the Kingkiller Chronicles?!
the story itself isnt that great; its the theories and readers opinions about how this fits into the greater kingkiller chronicles that make this so wonderful.
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(read on 13 may 2019)
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3/5 stars
It was weird but also fascinating and I always like reading stories that are part of a fantasy world's lore. I think it would be nice to have a sort of anthology - something similar to what Leigh Bardugo did with The Language of Thorns - but I guess that a lot can already be found inside the main books. ...more
It was weird but also fascinating and I always like reading stories that are part of a fantasy world's lore. I think it would be nice to have a sort of anthology - something similar to what Leigh Bardugo did with The Language of Thorns - but I guess that a lot can already be found inside the main books. ...more
This was weird but good weird (?). I'm not sure I understood it completely but it was beautifully written. Probably shouldn't have read it before reading The Kingkiller Chronicle series but I think it doesn't spoil anything. It was a good (extremely) short read.
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Feb 16, 2019
Rita
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Okay, this was good. It was kind of musical and had a very, very mysterious touch to it. Overall I enjoyed it. But someone please explain to me how this is part of the Kingkiller Chronicles (and no spoilers, I’m only at the beginning of book 2)
This is a short story, so it’s a quick read.
It is an interesting style of writing. Odd, but I liked it. It left me thinking trying to make sense of it and kept flittering back into my thoughts all day.
It is an interesting style of writing. Odd, but I liked it. It left me thinking trying to make sense of it and kept flittering back into my thoughts all day.
Good, liked it. Not my favorite but I still enjoyed the writing and story.....although I HATE that Rothfuss continues to do "Rick & Morty" graphic novels or whatever they are....I like the show well enough but come on Rothfuss, where is the rest of Kvothe's story GD-it!!!!!!!
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Strangely amazing! It is beautifully written in contemplative rhythms and I more felt it than understood it, if that makes any sense.
Extremely short read. Still felt like I’d wasted my time.
A big pile of "meh". Even though it's very short, it couldn't keep me interested due to the annoying style and lack of an actual story.
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It all began when Pat Rothfuss was born to a marvelous set of parents. Throughout his formative years they encouraged him to do his best, gave him good advice, and were no doubt appropriately dismayed when he failed to live up to his full potential.
In high-school Pat was something of a class clown. His hobbies included reading a novel or two a day and giving relationship advice to all his friends ...more
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