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I really enjoyed The Name of the Wind. I thought it was a unique approach to deconstruct the hero and make him seem more like everyone else. Most of the epic tales that surround Kvothe are nothing more than misunderstood stories - he takes an herbal remedy to prevent bleeding before a flogging and the rumor spreads that Kvothe does not bleed. He might be quick witted, but he's not as god-like as many make him out to be.
I was disappointed at how incomplete it seemed. I ...more
I really enjoyed The Name of the Wind. I thought it was a unique approach to deconstruct the hero and make him seem more like everyone else. Most of the epic tales that surround Kvothe are nothing more than misunderstood stories - he takes an herbal remedy to prevent bleeding before a flogging and the rumor spreads that Kvothe does not bleed. He might be quick witted, but he's not as god-like as many make him out to be.
I was disappointed at how incomplete it seemed. I ...more
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