/lit/ - Literature

Is Kingkiller Chronicles shit? Is it poorly written?

I mean, from what I've seen the main mary sue character is a virgin but manages to easily sleep with a sex goddess and then escape. Sounds like the author is just writing about someone he wishes he could be and YA readers are circlejerking to it.

I've heard the main character, Kvothe, is just a huge mary sue character.

Am I correct in assuming this series is one big fanfiction-writer's wet dream? Let me know..

>>4567640
You'll really enjoy pic related.

Book 3 fucking when?

The protagonist was completely infallible, the lore behind the universe is unmemorable and derivative of other fantasy works (namely the Once & Future King and King Arthur legends), and the "magic school" chapters were a poorly reduced version of Harry Potter.

Also, the "dragon" in the book is a vegetarian that rampages through the countryside because it got high by eating plants.

It also happens to be among the worst-written books I've ever had the displeasure of reading. The dialogue in particular approached sitcom-levels of contrivance.

Hey /lit/, just wanted to know if The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss is worth reading. An acquaintance recommended it. I also do need a good book to read, miss the feel of a book in my hands. So if that book isn't good any other recommendations? Maybe we can reach a consensus?

Harry Potter is better.

Kvothe is a Mary Sue of the highest caliber.
Deanna is a friend-zoning slut.
Rothfuss is a neckbeard.

Holy shit, this book was terrible.

I heard this book was fucking amazing. Has /lit/ read it?

>>3221755
yea it is, read them now

What do you guys think about Name of the Wind here? I think it has some good potential and really like the setting!

Does /lit/ like The Name of the Wind?

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Recent fantasy novels that are actually good. Is there such a thing? (Pic related, a truly awful book.)

I used to read a lot of this crap as a kid, and while I couldn't put up with the Game of Thrones tv series for more than a few episodes (neither could the book maintain my interest) it did wet my appetite for the genre again.

I'm not expecting 'great literature', just something that manages to be clever and entertaining. And if there's something that I can't stand its ridiculous mary-sue shit like pic-related.

Hey guys, I have some questions about this novel. I have heard that it's the hero that Fantasy deserves and is single-handedly saving the genre, and I have heard that it's the opposite, and that the main character is a mary sue who fucks everyone.

Which is true? Is this a good or bad novel?

itt: mary sue characters

i can't wait for everyone to post CHARACTERS I HATE = MARY SUE.

Headed to Barnes and Noble in half an hour with a gift card. Quick, must read books fiction books! Can be fantasy or sci-fi but pleas get creative.

Tell me quickly what I must get.

I need to know if this and The Wise Man's Fear is worth reading? I've heard a bit about this series in the last couple of days.

Has anyone read The Name of the Wind? Shit is god tier. I can't wait for the next book to come out.