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The Name of the Wind
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April 1, 2015
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April 30, 2015
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What Members Thought

Markus
Mar 13, 2017 marked it as to-read
It seems everyone has read this book by now. People have been telling me how good it is, how I would like it so much and how it is precisely my kind of book. Even friends who don't read much at all have read this book and suggested it to me.

To all those who care: I promise to read Rothfuss and The Name of the Wind. But I absolutely refuse to start reading this chronicle until there is a solid release date for the final book.
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Vimal Thiagarajan
Apr 03, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: tomes
Had been thinking that fantasy is a genre that lacked literary depth.And then I read The Name Of The Wind.
Steven Pautz
Mar 21, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: ebook, dl
I'd delayed reading this because it came recommended in the same breath as A Song of Ice And Fire, which I loved at the time but now view as the regretful read of an abandoned series. That was a mistake, as it's beautifully written and drew me in more than any other book or series in years.

It seemed to lose its way a little bit after the middle, but the rest of it fueled my imagination and had me feeling like a kid again. The foreshadowing and all the little details and "ah-ha" moments scattered
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Anderson Atlas
Mar 07, 2014 rated it it was amazing
This is a step by step account of a beautiful character created by pain and suffering. The magic in this world is realistic and believable. Patrick Rothfuss does a wonderful job in stringing us along the development of the main characters life even as revenge stays perched on his shoulder the entire time. Will he avenge his parents?
Daniela Gregorio
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Jan 01, 2015 rated it really liked it
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