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The Name of the Wind

The Name of the Wind

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  • Author：Patrick Rothfuss
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Summary

'I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings。 I burned down the town of Trebon。 I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life。 I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in。 I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day。 I have talked to Gods， loved women， and written songs that make the minstrels weep。

My name is Kvothe。
You may have heard of me'

--back cover

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Reviews

Virginia Speidel ，

4。5/5

Nate Cordano ，

Of the fantasy authors I’ve read， perhaps the most talented writer。 Very creative and rich description。 The story took some turns at the end that I didn’t quite know what I thought about， but still， 10/10。

Brittany ，

This is an amazing story！ Great adventure！！

Franck D。 ，

Uno de los mejores libros de mi vida。Trata de cómo un joven pasa de ser un artista a aprender magia y otras artes en una universidad。 Cosas únicas en este libro :----1。 Este libro contá como crecí Kvothe pero también habla de Kvothe como "jubilado"。2。 Kvothe habla con el lector， comparte todos sus sentimientos， pensamientos。 Así que te da la impresión hablar directamente con Kvothe。 3。 Su busca del amor de su vida es una aventura 4。 La mitología， la historia et los creencias son bien presentadas Uno de los mejores libros de mi vida。Trata de cómo un joven pasa de ser un artista a aprender magia y otras artes en una universidad。 Cosas únicas en este libro :----1。 Este libro contá como crecí Kvothe pero también habla de Kvothe como "jubilado"。2。 Kvothe habla con el lector， comparte todos sus sentimientos， pensamientos。 Así que te da la impresión hablar directamente con Kvothe。 3。 Su busca del amor de su vida es una aventura 4。 La mitología， la historia et los creencias son bien presentadas， entendemos como functiona este universo5。 Kvothe es súper listo， un mago natural pero sigue humano。 Así que tiene sus cualidades pero también sus fallas （siempre tiene prisa， el tiene rancor。。） 。 El sabe usar las creencias de sus enemigos para sorprendernos。 Se puede fácilmente identificarse con el （era mi caso） 5。 Casi todo los personajes tienen sus personalidades propias y también crecen en el libr 。。。more

Rebecca Norton ，

This book was enthralling， but there's something off about it that I can't quite put my foot on。 It is unusual to have a first person narrative from a protagonist who is admirable but at times not very likeable。 There were many points where I was rolling my eyes at the follies of a young and obtuse man。 Reaching the end， the story seems unfinished and like I have no idea where it is going。 Kind of anti-climactic。 There are many loose ends that I hope will be attended to in the next book。 This book was enthralling， but there's something off about it that I can't quite put my foot on。 It is unusual to have a first person narrative from a protagonist who is admirable but at times not very likeable。 There were many points where I was rolling my eyes at the follies of a young and obtuse man。 Reaching the end， the story seems unfinished and like I have no idea where it is going。 Kind of anti-climactic。 There are many loose ends that I hope will be attended to in the next book。 。。。more

Ryan ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Overall all I thought "The Name of the Wind" was a top tier epic fantasy story， however some issues with the plot and characters held it back from being a 5 out of 5。 I thought the book was well done， but parts of the story did not suit my personal taste。First， for issues I had with the book I thought the beginning lacked a good hook。 I found myself bored for the first five chapters， until the actual story picks up。 The first chapters could definitely have been condensed， and I think this was a Overall all I thought "The Name of the Wind" was a top tier epic fantasy story， however some issues with the plot and characters held it back from being a 5 out of 5。 I thought the book was well done， but parts of the story did not suit my personal taste。First， for issues I had with the book I thought the beginning lacked a good hook。 I found myself bored for the first five chapters， until the actual story picks up。 The first chapters could definitely have been condensed， and I think this was a problem with the book overall。 Too often the plot gets sidetracked on a minor subplot that， if left out， wouldn't hurt the story。 Additionally， I thought there were problems with the plot structure。 The story does a poor job with setting up promises。 The reader is promised a story about an epic man， of the likes of a god， who has done all sorts of marvels。 Although Kvothe does brillante things， the majority of the book is spent at a university for wizards， dealing with school gossip/politics。 I didn't know this was what I was signing up to when I began reading the book。 At first， it didn't bother me。 I am not a huge fan of Harry Potter， but Rothfuss does a good job creating a more realistic and engaging school of magic。 However， overtime it gets too repetitive。 The same plot structure is used over and over again。 Kvothe acts clever， gets into more than he can handle， gets in trouble， and then cleverly gets out of it while advancing/gaining something。 By the last third of the story， it started getting old。My second major issue with the story was with Kvothe。 I dislike stories where the main character is gifted supernatural mental capabilities。 These types of stories are just not as interesting。 As the reader， you always know the main character will somehow cleverly get his way out of the situation。 At times it was hard to relate to Kvothe's character。 No conflict ever seems to actually challenge him。 Other than some minor events at the start of the story， Kvothe always succeeds。 He is insanely gifted in music， acting， mathematics， chemistry， physics， magic， etc。 etc。 The list just goes on and on。 Plus， he is only 15 years old。 It's just hard to relate to characters like this。 Throughout the story I found Kvothe to be very pretentious。 I questioned if this is the character speaking， or the author's ego。 Additionally， I felt like Kvothe's views on women were forced and may also have been the author's own views projected on the character。 I respected how Kvothe treated women， but I found it uncomfortable how he put them on a pedestal。 The romance between Denna and Kvothe was the worst of it。 I felt a lot of "white knight" vibes from Kvothe。 Denna constantly just leaves Kvothe and finds another man， yet Kvothe desperately sticks around and thinks it's ok。 I found it cute and relatable how Kvothe was awkward with women as a youth and tried to be respectful， but it was too much。 I kept asking myself， "What's so speciall about Denna？ Just move on。" From the start Denna is hyped up to be so amazing， but I don't see it。 From the book， she just seems to have good looks and uses dates to get free meals， yet Kvothe practically worships her。 I just don't agree with the message this is trying to send to the reader。 Nobody， male or female， should be put on a pedestal like that and forgiven for their actions because of their physical attraction。 The romance didn't work for me， but I find that's typical in a lot of fantasy novels。Overall， "The Name of the Wind" is a good book。 It has a great magic system and interesting characters。 However， I think the book falls short due to a repetitive plot structure， unrelatable main character who is instantly gifted at anything， and a questionable romance。 。。。more

Sophie Doornebos ，

Well let's start with that I didn't understand with that kvothe's story would be told over the course of the trilogy， so when I was around page 300 I got in a bad reading slump。 Because in my mind it was taking to long。 But I eventually got over it and decided to finish it。 Well I was shocked to say for sure， and do like it a lot now。 But the middle part is just a little slow。 Well let's start with that I didn't understand with that kvothe's story would be told over the course of the trilogy， so when I was around page 300 I got in a bad reading slump。 Because in my mind it was taking to long。 But I eventually got over it and decided to finish it。 Well I was shocked to say for sure， and do like it a lot now。 But the middle part is just a little slow。 。。。more

Vladimir De Castro ，

One of the best books I've read in a long time！ I'm glad that the writing style is not overly complicated and very much accessible。 The magic system is also interesting， though I must admit that there are still things I don't quite understand。 Though the story ends with so many unanswered questions， I'm still not sure if I'm picking up that second book any time soon （as the third book still doesn't have a concrete release date 😪）。 One of the best books I've read in a long time！ I'm glad that the writing style is not overly complicated and very much accessible。 The magic system is also interesting， though I must admit that there are still things I don't quite understand。 Though the story ends with so many unanswered questions， I'm still not sure if I'm picking up that second book any time soon （as the third book still doesn't have a concrete release date 😪）。 。。。more

Cat ，

4。5 stars

Alice ，

A beautifully written story of personal struggles， magic and friendship。

Blanca ，

Un libro increíble que narra el inicio de la historia de nuestro protagonista。 No puedo esperar a leer el siguiente

ZhyDen ，

Kudos to the writer of this book。 You did an amazing job。 Why don't you try to publish your book in NovelStar？ A lot of readers will love your work， judging from the book I just read。 Kudos to the writer of this book。 You did an amazing job。 Why don't you try to publish your book in NovelStar？ A lot of readers will love your work， judging from the book I just read。 。。。more

Book Rix ，

The author did a great job。 If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

ed shellard ，

AmazingWonderful - so well told。 I look forward to reading the other books in the series。 I had a hard time putting the book down。

Alejandra ，

Muy buena lectura pero el libro se pone lento en algunas partes， en otras es muy atrapante con buenos personajes， el final te deja insatisfecho pero listo para pasar a la siguiente parte。Vale la pena leerlo。

Paula Mtz ，

Llevaba años sin leer fantasía y este libro ha sido un respiro entre tanto ensayo y no ficción。 Es bonito， la forma de escribir es brillante y entretiene de principio a fin。

Kenia Quintero ，

Un libro que te deja un vacío en el pecho pero es un vacío que aprecias y que no lo cambiaría por nada en el mundo， siento tristeza y alegría no se como describir este libro y nisiquiera lo intentare porque no existe palabra para hacerlo。

Stephanie Mirkes ，

Stopped at 24%。 So boring。

Jesus Eduardo ，

Está historia es increíble， fantasía contemporánea excelente， toda la complejidad que tiene es tanta que en esta reseña no la podría mencionar， lo único que les puedo decir es。Lean esta increíble historia。Solo les dejo una frase que me encantó:"para entrar en la universidad， necesitas conocimiento o dinero entre más tengas de una menos necesitarás de otra" Está historia es increíble， fantasía contemporánea excelente， toda la complejidad que tiene es tanta que en esta reseña no la podría mencionar， lo único que les puedo decir es。Lean esta increíble historia。Solo les dejo una frase que me encantó:"para entrar en la universidad， necesitas conocimiento o dinero entre más tengas de una menos necesitarás de otra" 。。。more

Lucas Santos ，

Muito legal ！ Me divertir muito lento esse livro ！

Isabella ，

DNF at page 195 （26%）Rating: 1 starNah， I can't handle this anymore。 I know so many people love it; I know it was an introduction to adult fantasy for some， and the book that got them back into reading for others; and I know many consider it a staple in the genre。 But the bottom line is， I don't care。 （I even underlined it。 Hehe。） I don't care what happens to Kvothe。 I don't care how he got so high and mighty， and I don't care how he fell。 I even found a near-new copy at a second hand book store DNF at page 195 （26%）Rating: 1 starNah， I can't handle this anymore。 I know so many people love it; I know it was an introduction to adult fantasy for some， and the book that got them back into reading for others; and I know many consider it a staple in the genre。 But the bottom line is， I don't care。 （I even underlined it。 Hehe。） I don't care what happens to Kvothe。 I don't care how he got so high and mighty， and I don't care how he fell。 I even found a near-new copy at a second hand book store for only $5 last week sometime， and I just didn't care enough to buy it in the hope I could finish it some other time。 My library copy was even due yesterday and I completely forgot to return it （plus I fell off a horse the day before and have a nasty bruise on my hind quarters and the left side of my pelvis。 Fortunately no fracture， but still a lot of pain）。 So yes。 Even after waiting many years for this to come in at the library， and then pushing through almost 200 pages of boredom， I am finally giving up on The Name of the Wind。 Honestly， I wish I was more sorry about it。 。。。more

Kate Knight ，

Well written。。just a character that didn't connect w me so。。。too easy to put it down for long periods in-between。 Well written。。just a character that didn't connect w me so。。。too easy to put it down for long periods in-between。 。。。more

Michael Maffucci ，

Absolute must read。

Carlos González ，

Nada， no puedo terminarlo。 No comprendo cómo esta obra puede ser una de las mejor valoradas del género de fantasía。 Parece fan fiction cutre。 El personaje principal es perfecto en todos los sentidos， es imposible empatizar con él。 La prosa del autor es de redacción de primaria。 No tengo nada en contra de algo escrito con un estilo neutro， pero cuando es tan llamativo me saca constantemente de la lectura （«Tenía el cabello negro y largo， y… Resumiendo: era hermosa»）。No entiendo el bombo que se le Nada， no puedo terminarlo。 No comprendo cómo esta obra puede ser una de las mejor valoradas del género de fantasía。 Parece fan fiction cutre。 El personaje principal es perfecto en todos los sentidos， es imposible empatizar con él。 La prosa del autor es de redacción de primaria。 No tengo nada en contra de algo escrito con un estilo neutro， pero cuando es tan llamativo me saca constantemente de la lectura （«Tenía el cabello negro y largo， y… Resumiendo: era hermosa»）。No entiendo el bombo que se le ha dado a este libro。 La biografía de Kvothe no es más que una sucesión de clichés （infancia traumática， etc， etc。）。El sistema de magia que funciona nombrando a las cosas por su verdadero nombre está sacado directamente de Historias de Terramar。Las reacciones de los personajes y su forma de comportarse en general es como de dibujos animados。 Lo he dejado cuando después de que Kvothe toca el laúd， una mujer está tapándose la boca en gesto de sorpresa， una chica se cubre la cara con las manos «para llorar con silenciosos y desesperados sollozos»， y un tipo lo mira con «el rostro pálido y desencajado， como si lo hubieran apuñalado»。Me importa un bledo lo que le pase al Kvothe este， y el libro no me hace sentir nada más que rabia e impotencia ante el hecho de que se haya llegado a comparar con Tolkien。 。。。more

Maria Manaia ，

4。5*

Isawkes ，

4'5 ✨ 4'5 ✨ 。。。more

A ，

the only book on my currently reading i've actually been able to read because of uni and even then it took weeks yall i miss reading rip，， anyway this is even better the second time around， kvothe is dummer， denna is slightly less annoying and essentially a female kvothe tbh she's grown on me a bit although they still have no chemistry。 thisbook changed my view on fantasy as a genre i recommend it to everyone ！！！ the only book on my currently reading i've actually been able to read because of uni and even then it took weeks yall i miss reading rip，， anyway this is even better the second time around， kvothe is dummer， denna is slightly less annoying and essentially a female kvothe tbh she's grown on me a bit although they still have no chemistry。 thisbook changed my view on fantasy as a genre i recommend it to everyone ！！！ 。。。more

Guga ，

This is my first review， so be easy on the "you forgot what happened on page 12， lines。。。"Yes， bear in mind that I might omit a couple things because my memories like to insert themselves into my writing after I've already written a dozen lines of the subsequent section of the review。 God， that was a mouthful。 Anyway。。。This is one of the few books I've read that I am very conflicted on， the others of the House of Secrets trilogy （childhood bias， that one）。Here's how I will break this down:First This is my first review， so be easy on the "you forgot what happened on page 12， lines。。。"Yes， bear in mind that I might omit a couple things because my memories like to insert themselves into my writing after I've already written a dozen lines of the subsequent section of the review。 God， that was a mouthful。 Anyway。。。This is one of the few books I've read that I am very conflicted on， the others of the House of Secrets trilogy （childhood bias， that one）。Here's how I will break this down:Firstly， you'll have my unbiased review， the one where I take apart sections of the book （not literal paragraphs， but worldbuilding， prose， etc。）。 In the unbiased review， I will comment as objectively as I can on as to whether or not specific readers will like this book。Secondly， you'll have my subjective review， the one where I give you my raw opinion on it， an opinion some of you may or may not share， an opinion which might tell you about the readability of this book， but it should not be trusted instantly。Lastly。。。there's no third section。With that out of the way， let us start:Story:The story follows an innkeeper， Kote， and from the very first few pages， there is mystery surrounding the character。 Kote owns the Waystone Inn， a place shrouded in silence。 Well， there's a lot more actually， but the purpose of this section is to analyze the story in its technical nature。 Objectively， the story is an above-average， autobiography about a tragic figure （Kote） brought down from his glory days。 The reader is left wondering what happened to this man Kote， whose real name is Kvothe。 Overall， the story did not drag as much as I would have thought for a book this size， and it was a quick read。 It's familiar， yet oddly strange at times。 There's not much to say without adding my personal opinion on it， which will come later on with spoilers。 There is this to say: the story is unreliable。 The narrator purposefully skims through parts of his life， or hides them away completely。 This may put off some readers because the concept of reading a huge tome with some the stuff being possible lies might not sound pleasant。 Although the average person will still enjoy it。Plot:It is very difficult to call this book one with a definitive plot due to the way its structured。 Hypothetically， you could say that this book fits this sentence: "Man narrates life that was full of academia， mystery， tragedy， and pride， and exaggerated tales。" Of course， that would be a ridiculous understatement。 This story does not follow a traditional plot outline， as Pat actually struggles with plot （he had said this on a livestream， although I have lost the source， so do not take my word as the absolute）。 There are plot issues; I've also heard that book 2 has actually worse plot issues， but that's a review for another day。 This book has some important events that progress the plot。 It's just that the main character is thrust into these events （not always） without his own accord。 But the majority events happen for a reason。。。which brings us to。。。Prose:Objectively， simple， quick， repetitive prose that is easy to read and swallow。 This leads to a comfortable read that will not have you searching up words in the old dictionary。 Oh， there are some strange words at times， but then I realized those words were actually the ones the author himself made up， so no trouble there。 Another strength of the prose is it's subtlety。 I know people say that every word counts in this book， but objectively， that's impossible。 Every word cannot count。 Some sections could be trimmed。 However， a lot of the words do in fact matter in this story。 Things are woven into the text sneakily， oftentimes in plain sight， which makes the plot have purpose if you're patient enough to dive deep and analyze。 So， there's many hints， and bits， and lines of text that can show so much if you connect them。 I will talk at length about this later on， and how it negatively impacts the book， at times。 For now， I will say the book has a good prose （nothing mindblowing， mind you）， and the experienced reader will enjoy it the most， while the average reader will breeze through without looking at most hints （that's not to say I'm experienced）。 Also， the descriptions are very brief， which leaves a lot up to the reader's imagination， something some readers will like and others will not。 Do not expect a Robert Jordan type of description， but do expect a lot of repetitive comments such as， "for a long moment，" "he/she nodded，" "he/she opened mouth and closed it，" and plenty of others。 This might not appeal to some。 Also， the author oftentimes tells about a character's expression after he's established how that character would naturally react， for example， "character looked baffled， distressed，" or "he looked as if he was withholding information。"These are not actual quotes， for the record。Worldbuilding:Not the most innovative of worlds; in fact， it is typical。 You will not see a Brandon Sanderson-level world where the grass shies from highstorms。 You will， however， find a world that is very much real and easy to grasp which is why so many people tend to over-praise it。 Oh， it's good， no doubt of it。 Objectively， Pat does a fantastic job with the currencies， the months， days， customs， buildings， and the images。 Overall， solid world that is rich with history， complementary elements that add onto the story such as the customs and religion of the people and how they affect the character's reputation， etc。 The world affects the character， and that is fantastic。Magic:A different type of magic， to say the least。 I will not spoil anything。 In general， the magic system is not absolutely hard like Sanderson's， nor is it ridiculously convenient like Rowling's。 It's a good balance between soft and hard， and it's pretty intriguing to see the scientific concepts behind the magic and sciences。 It is easy to grasp and never breaks the rules it establishes， or at least to the best of my recollection， it doesn't。Characters:You might have heard of the common complaints， "Kvothe is a Mary Sue。" These are all impulsive comments now that I've seen for myself。 This is no fanfiction-level self-insert。 Kvothe/Kote is a very interesting character。 People against this character cannot seem to understand that these ridiculously impressive qualities of young Kvothe are actually meant to make you wonder about the journey which led to the tragedy of Kote， the silent innkeeper who was once a legend。 Yes， the character is a very much annoying little brat who always manages to grasp concepts easily， but that's all he manages to do。 He can never master anything。 He can only easily understand things and occasionally implement them well into his life。 He sucks at understanding women; he takes prideful actions that bite him back。 This is not my opinion; this is a fact。 Except Kvothe you also have some other people， but do not expect a large cast on the scale of Wheel of Time。 This is an intimate story。 However， some of the characters appear flat， specifically Kvothe's rival， whose motivations are。。。well， they're there but they're nothing complex。 You also have Kvothe's two friends who feel very realistic， and the author does well enough to make them pop out at times， but never would you feel that they are in danger， since they are backdrops mainly。 And then there's Denna， a character that is hated even by the most fervent fans。 Yes， she is very much a thorn in this book's spine。 However， the implications she brings are so important。 She's like Kvothe， a damaged person who does not feel comfortable sharing her past， and she tends to rely on。。。questionable means to ensure her wealth and status。 She is， by far， the most polarizing character I've ever known。 On one hand， there is significant mystery and symbolism around her， on the other， most readers don't care for that and prefer a more straightforward romance。 If you like straightforward romance， you will hate Denna。 If you enjoy thoughtful， carefully planned setup that manages to subtly introduce key elements that affect the story， then you will find yourself in love with her much like Kvothe。 There's also the Masters of the magic school who are mostly there to spit subtle info-dumps， but there is Elodin who is a key character that will blow your mind away if you actually pay attention。 Then there's Auri， a fan favorite who is shrouded in mystery and so many repetitive subtleties that are difficult to spot if you skim， which I didn't， and so I spotted a couple without looking up on the far-fetched theories section on Reddit。 Don't look at that section， please。 You'll tear your eyes out even if you've only read the first book。Objective Review Concluding Words and Rating: Objectively， it earns a 4。0。 Oh， who am I kidding， it's not wholly objective。 I cannot give it a five because of the subjective flaws I've found。 But if I were to rate it solely based on the things I enjoyed， it would earn a 6/5 because then the flaws would be ignored。 So， 4/5 is a good rating because of the flaws such as plot issues， hit-or-miss characters， and the excessive subtlety which might put off a good chunk of fantasy readers。 And the thematic issues I will analyze。Overall， buy this book， support Patrick。 This is a good book that deserves a thorough， patient read， and a good re-read。 Have fun。SPOILERS FROM HERE ON OUTYou may skip this part since it's my raw opinion。 Subjective rating: 3。0As I said， this is a conflicting read。 I both enjoyed and utterly disliked it。 Not because it's like "Fifth Sorceress" levels of insulting， no。。。God no， nowhere near that pile of atrocities。 For me， it's okay and at times annoying， but for reasons some might find surprising or utterly relatable。 See that subtle hint at my views towards this book？ Subtlety can be surprising or a nuisance。 That's the problem。 This book is polarizing， and the excessive subtleties are what kills it for me。Subtlety in books is something I adore。 In fact， that is one of the main reasons why Brandon Sanderson's prose does not click well with me as much as Pat's。 Patrick's prose is， by far， the subtlest I've ever come across， and mind you， I'm 17， so if you have some ancient tome from 1869 written by Sir Subt Lee the 69th， sorry for not being an intellectual such as yourself that owns subtle epics。 With that in mind， I initially fell in love with how Rothfuss does not hold the reader's hand with the super important bits of the story。 Never once does he extensively mention the Chandrian， the complex history of the University， etc。 And I liked that。。。until I realized that I was reading about gestures， nods， long moments of silence， and a lot of poverty。 Look， there are some fantastic hints thrown around that I catch。 Auri's courtly manners， the signs of the Chandrian and implications of Kvothe being one （although I have debunked that repeatedly; he still sings and humms）， the subtle mirror of Kvothe that Denna is， Elodin's sneaky association with the wind that conveniently appears whenever he's there。 After a long moment， however， it becomes like a jigsaw puzzle。 It's frustrating to go back to page 5 to figure out about something on page 500。 Sure， it's satisfying and impressive。。。also mildly depressing to know that I will have to search for most of the answers; not few， but most。 Major information I'm fine with hiding。 But most of this book is one big secret。Maybe this book's prose is too good for me。 I don't know。 People say it's the most poetic prose， and I will agree that certain parts have rhythm and poetic devices used， but the overwhelming majority of this book's prose is not what people say it is。 I'm fine with simple prose， and I believe simplicity is better than flowery language。 I never hated the prose; in fact， it gets a 5/5 from me purely because of how quickly it goes by。 The subtlety is just too much for a book with an even subtler sequel， and for a book that especially makes you ask， "Okay， cool， yeah， right， but WHY？"Bare with me here。 The overall theme， allegory， call it what you want， of this book is tragedy。 It reminded me of a great hero who fell to his absolute worst， who had his truths replaced with words that made him into a legend that， in reality， was but a broken boy who had seen broken things。 How cool does that sound？ You get to read about a legend demystifying himself; you see how ancient myths and fairytales are formed， how easily the truth can be twisted into mythos。 My most favorite parts of this book are the ones where Kvothe demystifies himself。 The meandering mystery of the Chandrian （that doesn't even get analyzed in book 2， from what I've heard） can go suck Tehlu's （a fantastic god's） nuts。 The parts where Kvothe says how his titles are nothing but fakes are the best， simply because of the deeper messages 。 Think about it: events in history are often exaggerated because people like fake stories。 This makes the reader question， "How much of our actual history is real？" This book is the sameBut my heart truly sinks when I look at the contents。 And you may argue， "But a great book is comprised of many ideas， not one。" And of course， I agree。 A great book has many ideas。。。and there is always a main theme you can identify in a book that makes up the majority， even 51%， of the story。 When people tell you about A Song of Ice and Fire， they tell you about human neglect， how humanity prefers fighting with itself instead of the great threat。 That's the main theme。Tragedy is the main theme of this book， how stories of a great person are often made up lies that the great person himself/herself spread to better his/her image， or because the commoners had an ironic lack of common sense that came with a lack of technology， leading to an exagerrated history to the future generation。 Like， come on！ That's the coolest shit ever！ Unfortunately， this book is more like 20% the theme， 80% everything else。Kvothe the Bloodless was revealed to be an act of pride through painkillers。 The burning of Trebon had the hand of Denna in it。 His learning of a language in wicked speed was just good memory that did not grant him the privilege of learning the entire language。 His reputation is built on a lie， yet we painfully trot along in parts of the book that have hints。 Yes， they have hints， but if the only way to have subtlety is to sacrifice key thematic messages brought up at the very beginning of the book （and we all know that beginnings establish main themes that will be carefully analyzed）， then in my opinion， there is a major loss there。 Mind you， this is a biased thing I'm saying， so don't chop me up。 I rated the book an objective 4。 It's fine to rant passionately about subjects that were overlooked。That's all。。。or， actually， there's more。 I'm reaching the character limit。 So， yeah。 Have fun。Also， illustrations are epic。 Buy 10 Year Anniversary。 。。。more

Edu ，

Queria conseguir escrever alguma coisa aqui。 Mas eu tô só aquele meme: olho pro teclado e não sei o que dizer， só sentir。

Mimiyuh ，

you wish there was no ending。 Great read！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on Novel Star， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Name of the Wind

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Name of the Wind&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Name of the Wind&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0