The Narrow Road Between Desires
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- Create Date：2023-11-04 04:19:39
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Patrick Rothfuss
- ISBN：B0C54SFGG8
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Reviews
Claire
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Bitch， please。
Kamran Haris
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Two stars before reading this because I have already read the short story。 So re-heating leftovers when you forgot how to cook a meal isnt exactly the solution。 I'm guessing Rothfuss is behind on some credit card payments and I dont think we'd go for another charity shill。 Two stars before reading this because I have already read the short story。 So re-heating leftovers when you forgot how to cook a meal isnt exactly the solution。 I'm guessing Rothfuss is behind on some credit card payments and I dont think we'd go for another charity shill。 。。。more
Casey
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Bro， stop it。
Andrew Sasser
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Parasocial relationships are weird， and Goodreads is for leaving reviews and ratings of a story， not your personal feelings about the authors that write them。Patrick Rothfuss is a terrific writer and deserves the benefit of the doubt that this will be another banger of a tale。 Ipso facto， 5 stars shall be placed upon this title for the purpose of review balance until I have read the story。
Jbussen
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Never going to buy or read any of his work ever again。 I don't care if DoS ever comes out。 NO， just NO！ Never going to buy or read any of his work ever again。 I don't care if DoS ever comes out。 NO， just NO！ 。。。more
MissNikki
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No。 Just no。 Will not spend my hard earned money on anything PR until he delivers Book 3。 What a disappointment。 Has anyone asked Brandon Sanderson if he’s available to finish it？
Kyle
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This is not book three。
Dávid Szabó
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As everyone else has noted。。。 this is not a new book。 Awaiting book 3。。
Nohemí González
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Honestly I haven't read this story， I know， I know ， shocking because this was made in 2014 and this book it's a re-release， but I'll definitely will get it。 Also， stop hating on the man， if you don't like what he's doing with this book， don't get it。 Honestly I haven't read this story， I know， I know ， shocking because this was made in 2014 and this book it's a re-release， but I'll definitely will get it。 Also， stop hating on the man， if you don't like what he's doing with this book， don't get it。 。。。more
Bob Mothfuss
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Pat Rothfuss， once a hopefull storytelling brilliance， has dimmed into a frustrating enigma。 The long-awaited third book remains a mystery， while Rothfuss seems more interested in side projects and distractions。 The latest， a Bast Calendar for 2024， which he is promoting on Twitch is a slap in the face to every fan who has been waiting， for over a decade， for the conclusion of the Kingkiller Chronicle。Let's not forget the elephant in the room: the 333k dollars he swindled from his fans two years Pat Rothfuss， once a hopefull storytelling brilliance， has dimmed into a frustrating enigma。 The long-awaited third book remains a mystery， while Rothfuss seems more interested in side projects and distractions。 The latest， a Bast Calendar for 2024， which he is promoting on Twitch is a slap in the face to every fan who has been waiting， for over a decade， for the conclusion of the Kingkiller Chronicle。Let's not forget the elephant in the room: the 333k dollars he swindled from his fans two years ago。 He promised a full chapter of his much-anticipated third book， a promise that remains unfulfilled。 The silence on this matter is deafening， likely a strategic move given his ongoing legal troubles。 It's a slap in the face to every fan who believed in him， who invested not just money but emotional currency into his work。 He has turned the sacred bond between author and reader into a one-sided transaction， where he reaps all the benefits and leaves his audience with nothing but disappointment and a lighter wallet。The audacity to release a calendar， of all things， while ignoring his prior commitments is a new low， even for him。 It's clear that he views his fan base as nothing more than a piggy bank to be broken open whenever he pleases。Until Rothfuss can fulfill the promises he's made， his other endeavors， no matter how creative or interesting， will remain overshadowed by the gaping hole left by the missing third book。 Trust is a fragile thing， and once broken， it's hard to rebuild。 Rothfuss has a long road ahead if he wants to regain the faith of his readers。 So no thank Pat。 Not today。 。。。more
Jonwollam
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awful person and awful writer
JK
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Another positive rating to combat the crazy amount of negative comments。I am happy to have had Kvothe's story in my life and will continue to follow until I can hopefully read the third and last book。I get that you are frustrated and I do have to say that I am disappointed in Pat's intransparency but nothing he did had any real negative impact on anyone which is why I think this is way overblown。Keep us posted Pat and keep doing what you enjoy！ Another positive rating to combat the crazy amount of negative comments。I am happy to have had Kvothe's story in my life and will continue to follow until I can hopefully read the third and last book。I get that you are frustrated and I do have to say that I am disappointed in Pat's intransparency but nothing he did had any real negative impact on anyone which is why I think this is way overblown。Keep us posted Pat and keep doing what you enjoy！ 。。。more
Beth Tabler
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RTC
Agnetta
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If ever I read a book by Rothfuss again in my life， it will be Doors of Stone UNLESS I find out timely it does not close a circle but just starts off another cycle。I hope the internet will warn me in time。 I am so sad this great work of art that was Kingskiller Chronicle is now something I wish I had never read。 I feel sad for the author too， now looking like a clown。 I never read Slow regard。。。。I will not read this。 I will keep discouraging anyone from reading book 1。 I really hope all the peop If ever I read a book by Rothfuss again in my life， it will be Doors of Stone UNLESS I find out timely it does not close a circle but just starts off another cycle。I hope the internet will warn me in time。 I am so sad this great work of art that was Kingskiller Chronicle is now something I wish I had never read。 I feel sad for the author too， now looking like a clown。 I never read Slow regard。。。。I will not read this。 I will keep discouraging anyone from reading book 1。 I really hope all the people who say we critics do not have the right to criticize， and that we will， in time， be amazed by the third book， are correct。 I still have that hope。 That's how good the first 2 books were。 How sad。 But I have always known : easier to start a great work than to finish it。 So I understand 。 It may not be。 That is life。 And can someone call Brandon Sanderson already？ 。。。more
Ryan Keith
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the gross toxicity in the ratings here is pretty discouraging， if I were Rothfuss I'd withhold the doors of stone simply for the idiocy here。 the gross toxicity in the ratings here is pretty discouraging， if I were Rothfuss I'd withhold the doors of stone simply for the idiocy here。 。。。more
Alfy
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This author is a scammer and deserves no support whatsoever。
SIMÓN ARISTIZÁBAL
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This is a good book。。。 Goodreads is not a political place to criticize an excellent author that writes out of love for the stories， not for the money。 So Pat， if you at the end don't feel in the mood or the metal place to finish the trilogy， I just want to thank you for a lot of fantastic and awesome stories that helped me escape a little bit from normal life。 This is a good book。。。 Goodreads is not a political place to criticize an excellent author that writes out of love for the stories， not for the money。 So Pat， if you at the end don't feel in the mood or the metal place to finish the trilogy， I just want to thank you for a lot of fantastic and awesome stories that helped me escape a little bit from normal life。 。。。more
Jenn Mercer
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This review is a holding spot against the irredeemable shtheads who are giving a book a poor review before it has even been released。 eff you in the effing eff。 p。s。 Yeah， I want the 3rd book too， but whining and downvoting isn't going to make it happen any sooner。 Will update once read。 This review is a holding spot against the irredeemable shtheads who are giving a book a poor review before it has even been released。 eff you in the effing eff。 p。s。 Yeah， I want the 3rd book too， but whining and downvoting isn't going to make it happen any sooner。 Will update once read。 。。。more
Jonathan Winkler
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I haven't read this book， but I want to push back a little on the criticism of the "pre-reviews" that describe it as a cash grab， recycling of old material， etc。 My local library already has a Brodart order record for it， so I came here before I put in a hold request， to see if it were the long-promised third volume of the Kingkiller Chronicles。 It thus helps me to know that it is not。 I haven't read this book， but I want to push back a little on the criticism of the "pre-reviews" that describe it as a cash grab， recycling of old material， etc。 My local library already has a Brodart order record for it， so I came here before I put in a hold request， to see if it were the long-promised third volume of the Kingkiller Chronicles。 It thus helps me to know that it is not。 。。。more
Renee Godding
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As a general rule， i do not review books I haven’t personally read， except for when very problematic stuff is happening。 This feels a bit like that， from a marketing perspective。 For years I’ve been a supporter of Patrick Rothfuss and his works。 I’ve been in the camp of “let the man take his time with The Doors of Stone”。 Unless you’ve already paid for it in advance somehow， no author owes his audience a book。 That freedom comes at a price， though。 As an author， you do not get to tease， make fal As a general rule， i do not review books I haven’t personally read， except for when very problematic stuff is happening。 This feels a bit like that， from a marketing perspective。 For years I’ve been a supporter of Patrick Rothfuss and his works。 I’ve been in the camp of “let the man take his time with The Doors of Stone”。 Unless you’ve already paid for it in advance somehow， no author owes his audience a book。 That freedom comes at a price， though。 As an author， you do not get to tease， make false promises， and lead your audience on for years， whilst profiting of them。 That is what’s happening here。 I’m not sure if this is Rothfuss’ doing， or purely a marketing/publishers choice， but it feels a little predatory。 Despite what the deliberately ambiguous marketing leading up to this release might have you believe， The Narrow Road Between Desires is not the new entry into the series that was promised。 It’s a rerelease of The Lightning Tree， slightly edited and with additional illustrations to bump the page-count。 I like The Lightning Tree… I don’t like false promises， especially when money has changed hands， regardless of charity-causes etc。 I don’t like publishers rereleasing content at a marketed up price over and over again。 And I don’t like relying on a loyal fanbase to excuse the aforementioned discretions。 Pat， with all the respect and understanding for your process and struggles， from a former fan; this has become an honesty-thing。 Either continue to work on something new for as long as you need， and keep quiet about it （people will be plenty excited once you do announce a releasedate for The Doors of Stone， trust me！）。 Or admit that you’re done writing， and it is never coming。 Either is fine by me。What’s not fine is lying， making misleading claims， or promises you know you won’t be able to keep。 。。。more
Cheyne Brooking
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RTC。 Just feeling very excited to be in Temerant 🤠I bet everyone who gave this a premature single star are also the people I’m battling with on the subreddit about the inherent misogyny of HATINGGGG Denna。 Which did get me banned。 But I digress。
Daniel Liang
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I don't why I'm taking the effort write this but I am。Stop bitching guys。 It's his life， and he can work at a rate that suits him。 Yes， you can be angry。 No， you aren't entitled to it。It's cool to have opinions， but they're starting to get malicious。 I don't why I'm taking the effort write this but I am。Stop bitching guys。 It's his life， and he can work at a rate that suits him。 Yes， you can be angry。 No， you aren't entitled to it。It's cool to have opinions， but they're starting to get malicious。 。。。more
Matt Jamieson
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No。 Just no。 Is this a review bomb， due to the lack of a 3rd promised novel？ Yes。 Grow a pair Pat。
Said
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Unprecedented level of shamelessness from the man himself。。。
John Mauro
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RTC
Mario Franco
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5 stars reviews be like: Leave alone this poor lazy millionaire scammer， he only stole once and he would likely not do it again， maybe ， leave him alone！
Sarthak Nigam
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Looks like the author is now recycling stories and making them longer。 I believe the negativity surrounding him has really hit him hard now and that he’s trying to build some rapport back。 I don’t mind the willingness to build rapport or to gain momentum again， but does it have to be an old story refurbished？ Will read and then update the review。
Daniel Zielinski
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I'm giving this 5 stars just to make the haters mad。 I love to do it！ I'm giving this 5 stars just to make the haters mad。 I love to do it！ 。。。more
Eric Zawoloka
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