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I know this series is considered a bit of a laughing stock, but is anyone else actually hoping the next one brings it back? I unironically really enjoyed this first one and was really disappointed by the weird self insert coomfest that was the 2nd, but I do still want to see where the story goes. Has anyone heard any solid updates on it? I honestly don't see how he could finish it in one more book.

I know this series is considered a bit of a laughing stock, but is anyone else actually hoping the next one brings it back? I unironically really enjoyed this first one and was really disappointed by the weird self insert coomfest that was the 2nd, but I do still want to see where the story goes.

Why is there so much filler?

>Twilight for boys
t. knower

>>19495351
This book for sure; something about the condescending, self-assured tone, the sarcasm, the quips, the prose that is trying to be well-written but isn't when compared to actually good prose, also the fact that the author is a fat neckbeard who spends his time streaming on twitch

>>18314243
Dammit, didn't mean to spoiler the image.
Anyways, #2

The Name of the Wind

Apparently this is the most highly-regarded fantasy book since it was published, though it seems to have a mixed reception on /lit/. Most of the objections that I was given on here were about Patrick Rothfuss himself, or that he is a "total soiboy" or something like that, which, after some investigation... I won't deny. But, I try to distance a work from its creator.

I began this right after City of Brass, and from the beginning, had mixed feelings. The opening chapters (all in 3rd person) I thought were very poor, and I was thinking "What's the big deal? This is supposed to be the great fantasy work of our times?" But once Kvothe's story began, it picked up. Rothfuss has been both praised and criticized for his (purple) prose... and I can see both sides of it. For the most part, he pulls it off, and there were a few sequences of writing I really enjoyed. All told, the guy can write (I would have liked more actual song lyrics or poetic sections, though).

The 3rd person interludes were solid, and not a regression. The story did decline again with the Tarbean chapters, which I thought were boring compared to what they could have been, but it picked right back up once he left. There's a section of chapters near the end which were seemed unnecessary or a letdown compared to what they could have been exploring the hills after leaving the ruined house, or which just came off as dumb and slapstick the destruction of Trebon with the draccus. But once again, it picked up and ended well.

This is a more negative-sounding review than it should be, and all considered, I liked it a good deal. Definitely fun, and some nice characterization. There are weak sections, and the setting is kinda meh, but I'm looking forward to following-up with Wise Man's Fear in a week or so. Glad I read it.

I mean, the story and most of the characters are absolute horseshit, it's often fucking embarrassing, but nonetheless the guy can write!

It has absolutely no meaning or interesting story, but the prose and imagery are absolutely beautiful. I recommend this to anyone who just wants to read something nice without having to think.

I'd prefer if this talent had fallen on someone who isn't a creepy neckbeard and occasionally has an interesting thought in his brain, but that doesn't take away from the fact that I enjoy myself reading this.

What do you guys think?

So when does this get good? I'm already halfway through this doorstop.

I just wanted to read something that would tide me over until The Winds Of Winter came out. Should I keep going or just drop it and read The Dagger And The Coin instead?

Discuss

Anybody read this? How the fuck do you pronounce Kvothe?

No spoilers pls, only 200 pages in

I can't dislike it. I found I enjoyed it more when I tried reading it a second time.

Pic Fucking related.

And what the hell, no one mentioned this before?

Name of the Wind is the way to go man.