Kingkiller Chronicle: The Name of the Wind (Paperback)

from fierce_bunny

A+ This book is beautifully written by a writer who clearly loves words. Not just words as tools to advance the story, but words used to lovingly create a world and memorable characters. The book has swash and buckle, wizards, dragons, and fairys; just not the way you think of them. I love the ...

from dk_phoenix

Why, why, why did my cousin neglect to inform me that, although I should read this book as I'd probably love it, that Rothfuss has yet to produce the manuscript for the second book in this series?!? Don't get me wrong -- I don't begrudge Rothfuss one bit, as he doesn't owe me anything, nor does h...

from Aerrin99

I'm a little torn as to how to begin this review. On the one hand, I enjoyed it, and I read it quickly despite its size. When I wasn't reading it, I thought about it, and when I finished it, I wished I'd had more. On the other hand, I spent a good deal of time annoyed at it, frustrated by both my...

from littlegeek

I enjoyed this book very much. A fun read. It's pretty standard fantasy fare, but well written. What gave me pause was the main character. He's sooooo perfect and so smart and so talented and so unbelieveably arrogant about all of it. Most of the time I hated the insufferable prat. Perhaps I'm su...

from TadAD

I'm finding it rather hard to rate this book; it has much going for it. However, the major problem is that, as the main character says, "We have all the groundwork now. A foundation of story to build upon." Put more simply: the whole book feels like a prologue to the real story which, I guess, wi...