From the Bookshelf of Nothing But Reading Challenges…

The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)

Patrick Rothfuss

Start date: December 2, 2012

Finish date: December 31, 2012

Discussion: Books of the Month

Why we're reading this: To get to the discussion Click Here
We voted and this one won for the Adult Paranormal/Urban Fantasy/S…more
[close] To get to the discussion Click Here
We voted and this one won for the Adult Paranormal/Urban Fantasy/SciFi/Fantasy Book of the Month

Find A Copy At

Libraries

Group Discussions About This Book

Showing 2 of 167 topics — 23,692 comments total

Books of the Month

* Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez - Nov 25 Theme BOM - South America (starts 16 Nov)
By Moderators of… , Challenger-in-Chief · 21 posts · 72 views

last updated Nov 08, 2025 01:33PM

* A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett - Nov 25 Adult / Non-Fiction BOM (starts 2 Nov)
By Moderators of… , Challenger-in-Chief · 88 posts · 89 views

last updated 4 hours, 41 min ago

showing 10 of 214 topics view all »

What Members Thought

Jun 04, 2015 Andreea rated it really liked it

--- will write a proper review once I return from my vacation ---

* Back from vacation! (It was lovely, btw.)

I truly enjoyed this book. It's an epic adventure with a great major character. The writing is so good. I think Rothfuss is bloody talented! My only complain would be that... well, I know it's a series, but I feel like this book is just setting up the next books and I personally like it when books from series (especially the first ones) stand on their own too.

But all in all, the book is gr ...more

Like · see review

Dec 16, 2022 Tiffanie rated it it was amazing

This is my second time reading the first book in this series. It's been ten years since the first time. My first impression was, although the beginning was slow, I really enjoyed this book. My second impression is exactly the same. :) ...more

Like · see review

Dec 30, 2011 Helen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

I like this book. Alot. It does take alot from this reality though. I find the University similar to the University I go to now. I suppose because the fantasy world is so close to ours, its relatable. But those who read for another world wouldn't find this book appealing. I think Kvothe is brilliant. I wish some mysteries would get solved though. Guess I just have to keep reading the rest of the trilogy. :) Its kinda said to see the now-Kvothe waiting to die where as the then-Kvothe such a hero ...more

Like · see review

Mar 29, 2014 Kari rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2015reads, gryffindor-mmp

This book started with a lot of promise and excitement for me. But about 1/3rd of the way through I became bored with the story and it never really picked up for me again. I did finish the book with a lot of questions about different characters and their intentions and back stories. I did enjoy the interludes with the interacations betweek Kote, Chronicaler and Bast and wished that would have been more of the story not just a memoir type thing.

Like · see review

Dec 30, 2011 Lindsey marked it as to-read