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

Patrick Rothfuss

Start date: October 1, 2012

Finish date: October 31, 2012

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Oct 08, 2013 S.C. rated it really liked it

The name of the wind is an amazing novel. Patrick Rothfuss is an incredible fantasy writer.

The Name of the Wind follows the life of the legendary Kvothe as he relates his life story to a chronicler over a period of three days.

A perfect book for lovers of epic fantasy. A great protagonist and plenty of interesting side characters. My favourite secondary character is Master Elodin. He entertains me so much! Any so called fan of epic fantasy should not miss out on this series.

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Jan 10, 2015 Matt rated it did not like it

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My main problem with this novel is the the main character. Kvothe. He is great at everything: math, music (both instrumental and voice), chemistry, physics, magic, etc. I found his genius unbelievable and annoying. I'm not sure there is anything in which he doesn't excel. He never truly struggled. He never grew as a person.

Bearing that in mind, this isn't that bad of a novel. I rolled my eyes a lot, but it turned out to be a quick read. I should say that I borrowed it from the library which turn ...more

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