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Feb 11, 2024 CALS_Amanda rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
To enjoy _Name of the Wind_ at this point of time, I feel you have to look at it as a stand-alone novel. There’s no telling when or whether the third book of the trilogy will be released. So by that standard, how does it do? Remarkably…
Aug 21, 2023Aradne rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I feel like this author writes beautifully, but he doesn't really have a plan for what all these characters are going to do.
Aug 12, 2023eademarco1 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Very similar to Harry Potter and game of thrones. Long book with a small lull in the middle but otherwise a great fantasy read
Jul 28, 2023
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Jul 14, 2023blue_cobra_1046 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
By far one of the finest fantasy novels written. Rothfuss' creativity a method of spinning a story together envelops you into his world, making every page of his book incredibly engaging. Rothfuss surpasses most other fantasy writers and…
May 05, 2023
Multiple Recs! "Trust me, it's fantabulous" - Katie B. "I love "The Name of the Wind" as it helped to re-kindle a love of all things fantasy! The only reason I hesitate to recommend this material is because anyone who ends up reading…
Apr 25, 2023thehighroad rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
An incredible sweeping fantasy. It's a coming of age story of a gifted boy as he grows into a powerful wizard. I felt transported to another world, lost in the vivid descriptions of faraway places and memorized by the story and struggles…
Feb 23, 2023pacl_teens rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
"Do you yearn to experience a world teeming with magic, music, and descriptions that take you to places so vivid that you can smell the fetid spires of Tarbean? If you do, look no further than The Name of the Wind, the first installment of…
Jan 27, 2023mnevill rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of the best fantasy novels ever written. Harry Potter goes to college with a more Batman style origin story. Hands down a simply fantastic read. However Chapter 1 really blows, but the rest of the book is outstanding and makes up for…
Sep 16, 2022Jacqueline T Briere rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this long novel and I am very fond of Kvothe. I wrote a review of what I thought of Name of the Wind on my blog here: https://2jackies.blogspot.com/2019/05/my-review-of-name-of-wind.html Please check it out and leave me a…
Aug 31, 2022Vala_Nienna rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
By the end of the fist chapter this book had easily made it's way into my top 5. I fell so in love with the writing that I gave up my normal practice of writing out favourite quotes in a journal, and simply resigned myself to the fact that…
Aug 11, 2022HPL_Sandra rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This is one of the best Fantasy novels I have ever read! I really loved it. I also loved the second book in the Kingkiller Chronicles (Wise Man's Fear). But why did I give it only 3 stars? Well, the author has had 10 years to write and…
Mar 16, 2022Mpkurtz2009 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I only read about 10% of this book. It's well written, but dull. Just not offering anything special. There are too many great books out there, I just don't have time to invest in entertainment that is not entertaining me.
Feb 23, 2022ppeartree rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Couldn't finish this book. The hero is absolutely flawless, genius, good looking, gets all the ladies, etc. The world building is very interesting and the other characters are not bad but I couldn't get around the main guy. Don't waste…
Jun 24, 2021
King Killer Chronicles Book 1 - recommended by Hannah
Apr 03, 2021JCLSteveC rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Adult Harry Potter set in its own world. An epic Journey filled with magic and mystery.
Mar 20, 2021samsue rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I am definitiely NOT a fantasy reader, but I was given a pile of books by a neighbour while we were in our December to February COVID lockdown. I'd read everything I had on hand and needed something to read before bed. BIG mistake - didn't…
Feb 21, 2021alexqise rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The book is the first of many to come in Patrick Rothfuss’s The Kingkiller Chronicle series. It tells the tale of Kvothe, a heroic figure who performs many good deeds. He now works as a humble innkeeper where he is known as “Kote”.…
Jan 23, 2021dariesjp rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
It took over 200 pages to meet a female character with a name who wasn’t a prostitute. All the characters are white (at least as far as I got before becoming so annoyed I gave up). It’s too bad that the author could imagine anything for…
Dec 05, 2020NYSandy23 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I’m not sure why I never read this before since it has been out for 12 years, but I am glad I picked it up. I am a big high fantasy fan and this story is one of the best of the genre. 700 pages filled with a coming of age story, magic,…
Dec 04, 2020mx2048 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The worst reading experience for the last 4 years. This is a story in a story. How can we feel any tension if we know that the main character telling his story is well and safe? I stopped at 1/3 of the book when it became a story in a…
Oct 25, 2020EliK1 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I found myself leafing through the pages, hoping for the story to begin. There are a few moments that you think it will finally pick up and then it just doesn't go very far. The ending leaves room for a more interesting story (sequel), but…
Sep 11, 2020
Recommended by the librarians because I liked The starless sea
Jul 23, 2020DrPaul_0 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I’m a voracious reader. In my long life, I’ve read over 10,000 novels. The Name of the Wind is one of the best, ever. It offers a compelling and satisfying narrative in a richly imagined world. If you like fantasy at all, this should…
Apr 10, 2020OPL_JacobL rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A unique story told in the first person, this is the history of Kvothe (Kah-VOHTH), an adventurer who has traveled his fantasy world and endured immense suffering and pain in his attempt to learn and love. Considered a new classic of High…