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The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

Patrick Rothfuss

Start date: January 28, 2016

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Jun 03, 2012 Melissa Rochelle rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-2012, scifi-fantasy, magic

The first 2/3 or so were great...yes, I thought he was spending an awful long time covering one semester, but I like reading about his studies. I know, I'm a nerd.

The last 300 pages were rough going for me. I was bored. Kvothe's adventures trying to find the bandits and his time with the Adem was brutally slow. Sure there were glimpses into the secrets of the Amyr and the Chandrian, but not nearly enough.

I would have been left with a mighty bad taste in my mouth if it had ended with the Adem. ...more

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Mar 26, 2013 Ellen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio-book, fantasy, coming-of-age

I listened to this book as I walked and did housework and it took me into a completely different world. This world is somewhat medieval-feeling since there is no electricity or gas-powered vehicles. Going from one place to another requires horses, wagons or just walking. Women wear gowns and men, cloaks. Kvothe, the main character of the story, who is now an innkeeper is telling his life stories to a scribe between customers who come in for a drink or a meal. And what stories he has to tell! The I listened to this book as I walked and did housework and it took me into a completely different world. This world is somewhat medieval-feeling since there is no electricity or gas-powered vehicles. Going from one place to another requires horses, wagons or just walking. Women wear gowns and men, cloaks. Kvothe, the main character of the story, who is now an innkeeper is telling his life stories to a scribe between customers who come in for a drink or a meal. And what stories he has to tell! The first book of this series tells of his life as a child in a travelling troupe of minstels and his family's horrible slaughter at the hands of the Chandrian, creatures of childhood nightmares and fables. The rest of the first book and all of the second, details Kvothe's quest to find and destroy the Chandrian and his adventures and misadventures along the way. At the University, he learns many useful skills, both magical and medical, despite a bully and the antipathy of a powerful professor. He meets a mysterious girl, Denna, who both fascinates and confuses him. Kvothe gets in and out of many scrapes, and almost always does so with panache, leading to his growing status as a legend in his own time as his stories are told and retold in inns across the land.

In this second book of the series, Kvothe leaves the university (not completely of his own volition) and must lead a group of soldiers to find and stop some bandits who are attacking tax collectors in a land far from his own. In this quest, he makes both friends and enemies of some powerful folk, as well as dallies with a powerful faerie. Yet, underlying his many adventures, lies even darker secrets which are hinted at near the end of the second book of the series. The reader is left wondering if Kvothe should trust anyone, even his friends. I cannot wait for the third book in this series and worry my house might not be cleaned well until it is published and I can again escape into Patrick Rothfuss' completely imagined world.

I would highly recommend this book for older Harry Potter fans and anyone who enjoys stories with great adventures and a little magic. Brilliant books!! ...more

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Jun 05, 2013 Julianne Dunn rated it liked it

There were definitely slow parts that almost lost me. The first part is so hard to read. Kvothe is so obnoxiously arrogant and the story didn't seem to be going anywhere, until finally, he did go somewhere and the story got a lot more interesting. I still feel like there are missing pieces being annoyingly kept from me, like why is Bast so upset in this book and where is this story going? but I look forward to the next book. ...more

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