[Mischiefs' Folly]

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[Salt-Man Z]

Mischiefs, on 17 February 2011 - 07:06 PM, said:

Here

I saw that but couldn't bring myself to read it. It's one thing with Malazan, whose excerpts tease with details hinting at further revelations; you can read the preview and then stew over what it all means in the context of the previous books. But with Rothfuss I don't want a taste; I just want to sit down and read for a couple of uninterrupted hours.

[QuickTidal]

Salt-Man Z, on 17 February 2011 - 07:13 PM, said:

Mischiefs, on 17 February 2011 - 07:06 PM, said:

Here

I saw that but couldn't bring myself to read it. It's one thing with Malazan, whose excerpts tease with details hinting at further revelations; you can read the preview and then stew over what it all means in the context of the previous books. But with Rothfuss I don't want a taste; I just want to sit down and read for a couple of uninterrupted hours.

Yup, I'm with Chris on this one.

[Sinisdar Toste]

its not much of an excerpt, by which i mean its very short and just kind of reinforces things that we already know about characters. it introduces the adem into the story in an indirect way, but its pretty amusing as well and its got me excited for the book, overall. although who knows what condition i'll be in once i finish tCG... could be out of action for a couple weeks

[amphibian]

Salt-Man Z, on 17 February 2011 - 07:13 PM, said:

I saw that but couldn't bring myself to read it. It's one thing with Malazan, whose excerpts tease with details hinting at further revelations; you can read the preview and then stew over what it all means in the context of the previous books. But with Rothfuss I don't want a taste; I just want to sit down and read for a couple of uninterrupted hours.

No chance of you caving and reading it later? I was honest with myself and clicked the link. It'll get read soon enough.

[Chance]

Salt-Man Z, on 17 February 2011 - 07:13 PM, said:

Mischiefs, on 17 February 2011 - 07:06 PM, said:

Here

I saw that but couldn't bring myself to read it. It's one thing with Malazan, whose excerpts tease with details hinting at further revelations; you can read the preview and then stew over what it all means in the context of the previous books. But with Rothfuss I don't want a taste; I just want to sit down and read for a couple of uninterrupted hours.

More then a couple of hours...its a massive book.

[Cause]

Thats no excerpt thats a teaser! Im really disappointed.

[King Bear]

This is one series I'm interested in reading. I mean, it's being written by a guy with an enormous beard. What more could I ask for? Still, could someone give me some impressions on what it's like? Naming some similar works as points of comparison would be appreciated too. Unless it defies comparison, in which case I'm even more intrigued.

Edit: is it a triology? I'm all for trilogies over massive multi-multi-multi volume epics atm, especially in serieses that are still being written.

This post has been edited by Bombur: 21 February 2011 - 09:21 AM

[Bauchelain the Evil]

Yes It's a trilogy.

Also, I really enjoyed NotW and I'm waiting eagerly for this. The best way to describe it is that it's like a Wizard of Earthsea but better written and more interesting.

Now lets wait for Abyss to talk of the dragon cow.

[King Bear]

Bauchelain the Evil, on 21 February 2011 - 07:03 PM, said:

Yes It's a trilogy.

Also, I really enjoyed NotW and I'm waiting eagerly for this. The best way to describe it is that it's like a Wizard of Earthsea but better written and more interesting.

Now lets wait for Abyss to talk of the dragon cow.

I'm sold.

[Chance]

It is very unlikely to end up a trilogy...

There has been some noise about two trilogies one of the told event and one of the events after the story is told, I however wonder how he intends to wrap up the first trilogy in the next volume it hardly seems possible.

/Chance

[Abyss]

Bauchelain the Evil, on 21 February 2011 - 07:03 PM, said:

...Now lets wait for Abyss to talk of the dragon cow.

The things i dislike about the first book go well beyond the dragon cow.

But I will check WMF out eventually. I won't pay tall dollars for it, but i will read it. There was enough to like in NotW, dragon cow, unrequited teen angst love bull, and harry potter retread notwithstanding.


- Abyss, mooved as quickly as possible...

[Abyss]

But just in case....

[QuickTidal]

I had issues with a number of things in the first book and found it overlong, but I think I enjoyed enough to read WMF when it comes out. I will, however, probably be buying it in eBook form for the Kindle though, so at least I don't have to lug that bastard around!

All power to the Dragon Cow! Hypno-Toad!

[Chance]

QuickTidal, on 22 February 2011 - 06:47 PM, said:

I had issues with a number of things in the first book and found it overlong, but I think I enjoyed enough to read WMF when it comes out.

The pacing and length of the thing doesn't much change from NotW, if anything it slows down and gets longer .

/Chance

[King Bear]

Chance, on 22 February 2011 - 03:22 PM, said:

It is very unlikely to end up a trilogy...

There has been some noise about two trilogies one of the told event and one of the events after the story is told, I however wonder how he intends to wrap up the first trilogy in the next volume it hardly seems possible.

/Chance

I'll wait a while to read it then. I do not want to get roped into a series that seems to be a trilogy, but turns out as the first set of three books in a longer series. Prince of Nothing and Wars of Light and Shadow, anyone? Not saying those two are bad, but I did go into them thinking the story would end at book three.

btw, I'm betting the Dragon-cow is QB's soletaken form. That's why he hasn't veered yet, he's embarrassed to. (Have not read tCG.) And that's how wins an epic battle with the Errant, or Calm or someone. His opponent is so busy laughing they cannot defend themselves.

This post has been edited by Bombur: 23 February 2011 - 08:05 AM

[Morgoth]

I loved NotW up until he went to university. From then on it was all preictable cliches as far as I could see.

[kcf]

While I finished it over a month ago, my review only just went live. In short, I really liked it - though if you didn't like The Name of the Wind, I don't think you'll like The Wise Man's Fear either. But if you did like The Name of the Wind, I think you'll like this one even more.

An excerpt from my review:

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In this series, Rothfuss sets out deconstruct the standard epic fantasy hero. To do this he must embrace a number of the classic tropes involved – Kvothe is orphaned, driven to avenge his parents’ death, attractive, arrogant, gifted (at music and in some academic pursuits), an adolescent coming of age, a legendary fighter, a talented wizard, etc. The joy for me is in watching Rothfuss slowly dissect this ideal fantasy hero – a classic Gary Stu if you will. Rothfuss chooses to do so by having an older and (possibly) wiser hero relay his story to a chronicler and the reader sees this all through the first person perspective of Kvothe telling his coming of age story. Kvothe chooses what to share and how to share it while periodic interludes provide hints of the popular versions of these events as told by people at large and offer other fun and interesting perspectives. Kvothe often leaves out what would otherwise seem rather important – like the time he is on a ship attacked and sunk by pirates which he barely survives after which he spends time as a penniless beggar is glossed over in only a couple of lines, yet he spends pages mooning over the girl of his dreams. Apparently one of the more infamous events in Kvothe’s popular lore is a trial that he eventually wins – yet he barely mentions it in his retelling, much to the chronicler’s chagrin. The reader is left wondering which is more at work – the exaggeration of rumor or Kvothe’s own version of things?

The truth is that all of this would be a complete failure if not for Rothfuss’ incredible story-telling ability. The style that he writes with is intoxicating and addictive – there is energy to his story-telling that cannot be denied. Calling the book a page-turner doesn’t quite do it – this is a 1000+ page book that reads like a book less than half its size. In a time when I have very limited time for reading, I still managed to finish it in less than a week. The way Rothfuss writes makes me think he’s one of those people that you could spend all night listening to as they tell one ridiculous story after another. At the time of your listening you are having the time of your life, later in retrospect you kind of wonder what the big deal was.
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