[DarkGothicGirl]

I bought this book a few weeks ago, and I really enjoyed reading it. I am so looking forward to the next one.

[Cause]

Read it a while ago and just started a re-read. Its my ten minutes before bed relaxing book.

Just wanted to chime in I thought it was great

[Fist Gamet]

Read this a couple of months or so ago and really enjoyed it. I can honestly say that I found it a pleasure to read and didn't skim any of it. The writing style is nice and easy and the characters engaging. Good book. Eagerly awaiting the next installment.

[Kurt Montandon]

I'm starting to think that one of the things that helped me like this book so much is because I've never read any of the Harry Potter books (nor do I have any desire to do so), and last read the Earthsea books about twenty years ago, when I was nine or ten years old. So the cliches don't ring quite as strong, and are very forgivable in light of how well their executed.

Really, it's like the first time I read Gardens of the Moon - I'm convinced this guy's writing something special, something with a unique flavor, if not entirely unique themes (tropes are impossible to break from, if only for the quantity of books that have already been published - every theme has alread been done).

[pat5150]

I might as well spread the word after announcing this on the blog earlier tonight.

I got confirmation from Betsy Wollheim that The Wise Man's Fear has been delayed. With Rothfuss turning in the book by the end of the year, we are probably looking at a fall 2009 release date. Everyone involved wants the sequel to be better than The Name of the Wind, so they are not taking any chances...

Patrick

[globish rip]

Everyone involved wants the sequel to be better than The Name of the Wind, so they are not taking any chances...

haha does that mean someone else is writting it?

[Cause]

The wise mens fear? A sea in storm a night with no moon and the anger of a calm man. I guess he gets kicked out of the university for breaking into the library

[polishgenius]

How disappointing, although I do want a good book out of this so I won't be jumping ship over it.

[teholbeddict]

I really loved NOTW, I will say though for those who haven't read it and are considering picking it up that it does start off a little slow. Bear with it though and it's worth it. I was surprised at the quality of writing for a first time author. I think it may seem a little slow because alot of it is back story and development. I'm hoping the next one will jump in with the same momentum the first one finished with. Maybe I'm just spoiled by the breakneck speed of SE. I don't like being spoon-fed every detail, makes life boring!

[Falco]

Also thought it was fantastic, and I love picking it up and re-reading sections of it. Happy to wait for the sequel if it keeps the quality high.

[pat5150]

Just wanted to let you know that I just posted an exclusive excerpt from The Wise Man's Fear on the blog!

Patrick

[teholbeddict]

Thanks for the heads up Pat I'm on my to the blog check it out now. I guess this will have to tide us over until it finally comes out in 2010.

[Abyss]

Just finished this. Preliminary reaction: I liked it enuf to read the next one, perhaps even buy it in mmpb. I didn't love it.


I enjoyed the Kvothe/Bast/Chronicler sequences more than the flashbacks that make up the bulk of the book. This was three interesting characters, loaded with history i wanted to read about, interacting in interesting ways. I wanted to read about THIS Kvoth. I want to know how he met Bast. I want to know what drove Chronicler to find him. Sadly, the book gives us none of that.

What bugged me was the framing parts suggested something really awesome was going on back in the day, but the 'lil' Kvothe' parts just dragged for me. Lots of whining about lack of money. Lots of unrequited love bull

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with Denna (honestly, the whole 'oh, he/she just likes me as a friend' thing irked me every time it came up).

Lots of unoriginal 'rivalry with the high born bully'. And not enough of the truly interesting parts with the wizards and learning magic. The day-to-day stuff, which i realize some people truly love, really just bored me, and it made up a huge chunk of the story. And the dragon was

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a drug-addicted firebreathing cow, which, frankly and

imnsho, reads better than it was.

I did like PR's writing. I liked his world-buildling. I'm intrigued by the bad guys in the background. I never contemplated not finishing the book. But it had none of the pull i feel when i'm reading something that truly drags me in and demands i find out what happens next. I left it aside for days to read other things and came back to it when i was done.

Anyrate, i'm still on board, but this is far from an addition to my 'read upon hb release' list.


- Abyss, middleplussed.

[teholbeddict]

I agree that some of the Kvothe flashbacks were a bit annoying. That being said it is obvious that this is setting us up for the next stage in his life which should have some of the more exciting stuff you were hoping for. I really enjoyed the parts involving wizarding and his time at the University

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which is a shame as he's obviously about to be thrown out

. I agree that

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the portions involving Denna were god awful. They just dragged on and on.

I thought the whole dragon bit was quite funny actually! I hope we get a little more interaction between Chronicler and Kvothe in part two. That and I'd like to get the back story on Bast. I really, really loved this book, it was one of the best I read for 2008. You can definitely tell great things are on the horizon! It strikes me that this book would probably be a good read for all of the people one the forum who complain anout Harry Potter being lacking as it's for young adults. Name of the Wind is a little like HP for all of us mature growups in a way

[Illuyankas]

Read it a little while ago. Was cool, but Kvothe was being the stereotypical 'nice guy' with whatsherface, which was offputting. Will become much, much better once the story leaves the University and he learns to be awesome elsewhere.

This post has been edited by Illuyankas: 05 January 2009 - 06:58 PM

[Cause]

Im fairly sure that as each book comes we will have less flashback and more of the here and now. Its a major plot element his life as a bartender, bast and most importantly perhaps this seeming invasion of fey creatures that he seems to blame himself for and appear to be related to his exile and the murdering of the king

[Abyss]

Could be. It bothered me that all the stuff in his self-summary 'I have shagged this goddess, killed that king, stolen this object, etc etc...' sounded so much more interesting than 'I was kicked out of the university at a younger age than most are admitted'. Okay, yes, we get it, you went to school and learned magic stuff and got tossed because you pissed off the wrong bully. Can we get to the good stuff now? Please?

I just wanted more mecha-demon-spider invasion and less sweet valley high.

- Abyss, has Archie comics for that sort of thing.

[teholbeddict]

Well I think you should be happy with the next book then as it seemed like he was going to be kicked out in no time at the conclusion of book one. There was an excerpt of The Wise Man's Fear posted on Pat's Fantasy Hotlist at the beginning of December. He's still at the College sneaking around in the archives. Perhaps this will be the adventure that gets him tossed and onto the road of the type of action you're looking for. I really enjoyed the books I'll be happy with the college or Kvothe kick some spider-demon ass, anything as long as there's no more of the crappy yearning for Denna! That was a waste of time! Unfortunately I'm sure she'll pop up somewhere, as she was constantly mentioned in conversations between Kvothe, Bast and Chronicler. The great love of his life or whaterver they called her.

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[Illuyankas]

Holy fuck, if

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she turns out to be the queen of the king he kills the book's going through the wall

[polishgenius]

teholbeddict, on Jan 5 2009, 06:49 PM, said:

It strikes me that this book would probably be a good read for all of the people one the forum who complain anout Harry Potter being lacking as it's for young adults. Name of the Wind is a little like HP for all of us mature growups in a way

Grrr. That comparison's one of my pet hates. The only comparison's that it happens to also occur in a place of education. It's got more in common with Earthsea.

Dresden Files is the HP for us mature grownups...