I found some really nice fan art of Kvothe on Deviantart. The humor of some situations genuinely made me laugh and Kvothe is captivating enough to warrant your attention, that is if you can stomach how much he likes to remind the reader and the characters surrounding him how better than anyone else he is. The concept itself is interesting, the execution however is not – I’ll get to that in a moment.ģ.
Not many people create an entire fantasy series in order to show the life of an ordinary man that has become a legend. The premise of the man behind the legend is really nice, I’ll give Rothfuss that. But I guess that’s all I can say about it.
The dialogue is fluid, when it bothers to even be present and some of the similes are eye-rollingly stupid. I don’t find it anything special or hypnotic, melodic or poetic. People left and right are praising Patrick Rothfuss’ writing style and calling it beautiful, a work of art. It’s not badly written – badly written is Eragon, because Paolini knew next to nothing about writing because he was a kid. When seeing it as an entity separate from its fandom – and I am honest when I say that rabid fans of this series hold a particular place in my “Things I dislike” list – it has its merits.ġ. Ok before I get into a long rant as to what bothered me about The Name of the Wind, I will say some good things about it. Oh… Wait, that’s right! I won’t ever finish the book because I don’t care about you, Kvothe. Maybe after two more re-reads I’ll have finally finished the book. This time around I manage to add 20 % to my overall read percentage. I did give it a try in 2014 and ended giving up on it at around 35 %. It’s not that I did not complete this book, it’s the fact that I did not make a proper review for it to express just how much I despise the main character. May contain spoilers! Read at your own risk!įor the past year something has been irking me at the back of my mind. I would like to start off my 2017 reading year with a dedication to Name of the Wind‘s main character.
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