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Mark Goldshtein asked this question about The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1):
Is this book hard? I am thinking of picking this for my Grade 9 book club. I had a bad experience with Steven Erikson's Malazan Empire books, so is this book hard to understand/read?
Nathan Hunt I loved this series and I am now reading Malazan, but I think this would be a great book for that age group. I'm in 12th grade (in the U.S.), and it's…moreI loved this series and I am now reading Malazan, but I think this would be a great book for that age group. I'm in 12th grade (in the U.S.), and it's one of my favorites. If you're exceptionally dim, you may have trouble with it, but barring that, it is a good read and is not hard. I've never involved myself in the book club scene as I like to read fantasy by the series load and like to choose what I read, partially because I only read one book for pleasure at a time. Also, for the average 9th grader who likes to read, rather than one who doesn't read much, would be completely fine with this. Even if you don't read much, I think you will be just fine, especially if you discuss it with a book club periodically.
I will say, after reading some of the other answers, that, yes, it is kind of long, but I think the subject matter is good if your book club likes fantasy. I think the people that say it's not the right subject matter don't know the age group well. If people are offended by some of the content, well, I dunno.... It may not be appropriate for school, but I honestly don't think it's that bad until you get to the sexy scenes in the second installment.(less)
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