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The Name of the Wind
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Start date
August 1, 2014
Finish date
August 31, 2014

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Emily
Jan 28, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasy
This book took me a while to get into - at first it seemed to trod all-too-familiar ground (average boy turns out to be Special, learns magic, saves the world, scene) and I wasn't sure why it received such rave reviews.

But then I kept reading and I have to agree with ...everyone: this book is fantastic. It deserves the praise it has received for its beautiful and compelling storytelling. Every time I became annoyed with some part of the story that I expected to be cliche, Rothfuss did something
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Jun 21, 2013 rated it it was amazing
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