The Name of the Wind

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Nora aka Diva wrote: "I hated it, one of the most boring and overly descriptive books I have Ever had the displeasure of reading. Seriously it was like reading endless filler, the story seemed to go nowhere. I didn't e..."

How can you say that?!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Igrifter]

Two donkeys named Alpha and Beta in a fictitious world? Seriously? Why not call the main character as Agamemnon?

[Pickle]

Tonks wrote: "Nora aka Diva wrote: "I hated it, one of the most boring and overly descriptive books I have Ever had the displeasure of reading. Seriously it was like reading endless filler, the story seemed to ..."


because everyone has an opinion which is luckily different, that's what makes us use things like this website to read others reviews of books, if everyone was the same there would be no point.

I thought it was a terrible book and a huge let down but i bought this at the same time as The Lies of Locke Lamora which i loved so it wasnt all bad.

[Nora aka Diva]

Tonks wrote: "How can you say that?!!!!!!!!!!!! ..."
Easy, I thought it sucked. Plain and simple. You disagree with my opinion, hey that's fine. Not eveyone will like the same things, that's life for ya.

[Nora aka Diva]

Pickle wrote: " i bought this at the same time as The Lies of Locke Lamora which i loved so it wasnt all bad. .."
I loved that book too! :)

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Nora aka Diva wrote: "Tonks wrote: "How can you say that?!!!!!!!!!!!! ..."
Easy, I thought it sucked. Plain and simple. You disagree with my opinion, hey that's fine. Not eveyone will like the same things, that's life..."

I suppose so, but what didn't you like about it?

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Igrifter wrote: "Two donkeys named Alpha and Beta in a fictitious world? Seriously? Why not call the main character as Agamemnon?"

As far as I see it, Ben can call his donkeys whatever he wants!

[Nora aka Diva]

Tonks wrote: "I suppose so, but what didn't you like about it? ..."
Everything... I hated it all.

Here, I pulled this from my review...
I didn't finish this book. What I did read seemed like 15 chapters of filler. The author has apparantly never met a metaphor or simile he didn't like for they are well over used. Some I think he even made up, poorly though. A good story should pull the reader into it, bring the characters to life. This book did not. It seemed to get bogged down in minor details. Very descriptive to the point of being overly so... I would give this book negative stars if I could.

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Wow....

[Eric]

Nora aka Diva wrote: "Tonks wrote: "I suppose so, but what didn't you like about it? ..."
Everything... I hated it all.

Here, I pulled this from my review...
I didn't finish this book. What I did read seemed like 15 ..."

Many fantasy novels make up unique metaphors, similes, and idioms. A language evolves relative to the society using it. Since that society is not ours, they come out differently.

Sorry you didn't like it, I strongly disagree.

[Richard]

This is a Jerry Seinfeld book: a book about nothing.

As many noted, it is very well-written, far above the run-of-the-mill prose of many popular fantasy writers. The individual incidents in the book are mostly interesting and amusing, however, there is no over-all story presented. Because of that, I'm not inclined to continue this 'trilogy' until I know both that it is completed and completes an actual story. A concrete example of this is the Wheel of Time series which was supposed to be six volumes (if not fewer), grew to at least twice that, and was never completed by Jordan before his death.

Rothfuss uses a phrase a few pages from the end "this is the foundation of story" and that is an accurate summation of this book. It is a summary of character sketches for the 'trilogy', a foundation without a structure of plot. That is why there are such differing reactions to this book: those who like plots have been cheated; those who simply want interesting conversation (the Seinfeld formula) have gotten their money's worth.

I think there is an excellent chance that if this series is completed, future readers will be able to safely skip this volume (and perhaps the second as well) and read only the concluding volume without missing a beat in the actual stories of Kvothe and Bast.

[Nora aka Diva]

Eric wrote: "Sorry you didn't like it, I strongly disagree...."

That's your right to disagree. Just how life is, we won't all like the same things. I am sure there are books I love that others loathe... oh well. lol

[Jessica]

I loved it. I hope the people who think it'll take more than 3 books to wrap up are right. Keep 'em coming!

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John wrote: I hate the waits, im currently waiting for book 3,Jim Butcher's next book, and George R.R. Martin's next book. I finally started a series I think is finished "Ender's Saga" by Orson Scott Card.


Had to laugh about the Ender saga being complete. It's complete enough that we're no longer really waiting for books, but he's still adding to the Ender universe with the new series Earth Unaware. And of course there's still the movie, which currently being filmed.

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I've read a lot of ficticon over the years and enjoyed most of it. It's rare that I run across something this well written. The depth of feeling and emotion Rothfuss is able to capture is breathtaking. I'm not someone who writes notes in books or highlights things, but I was compelled to highlight and bookmark several pages because the writing is so jaw-droppingly brilliant. I didn't highlight because of the writing itself though, but the scene, or feeling that he cemented in my soul forever.

I suck at writing, so I'm not explaining well what his words did for me. But if nothing else, his writing makes this series worth reading. Those who hate it probably aren't people I'd have much in common with ;)

[Cory]

Richard wrote: "This is a Jerry Seinfeld book: a book about nothing.

As many noted, it is very well-written, far above the run-of-the-mill prose of many popular fantasy writers. The individual incidents in the b..."

Richard wrote: I think there is an excellent chance that if this series is completed, future readers will be able to safely skip this volume (and perhaps the second as well) and read only the concluding volume without missing a beat in the actual stories of Kvothe and Bast.

No chance if you want to actually comprehend/understand/appreciate it. This is a very complex story that contains many hints/clues within the first two books along with the necessary background information to fully appreciate what the conclusion will be in the 3rd installment.

I love the series personally. Hadn't read much in this genre since back in my teens/early 20's. I happened upon some business with Mr. Rothfuss back in 2009. Ended up picking up his book due to that and boy am I happy I did.

[Michelle]

Lwp wrote: "I listened to this book on audio. The language flows beautifully. I must confess that when I am reading a book I have a nasty tendency to hop, skip and jump over the descriptive passages. When list..."

i completely agree, i bought the audio book from audible, which they had split into two parts due to it's length. i couldn't aford to pay the cash price and had to wait a month for my credit to buy the second part and then wise man's fear in two parts the next two months! it was excuciating having to wait!! so worth it though! i can't remember the narrators name but it was a perfect marriage of book and reader. i enjoyed the languid pace and beautiful descriptive writing style. it's up there with my very top reads. seems a marmite book.. you either love or hate it!

[E.R.]

A fine book, well worth reading. Most modern fantasy is pretty forgettable, but Rothfuss has created a great fantasy world with cool characters. It's not a masterpiece, but darn close.