Waiting for the next one " doors of stone" may 2013

A great read. Fans of the Game of Thrones will enjoy this!

The sequel to "The name of the wind". All my previous "read this book" exhortations apply to this one as well. This is a story that is well told and engrossing. That said, there are some important differences between this book and its predecessor. While the name of the wind had an almost "1001 nights" feel to it in places, The wise man's fear conforms more to a standard narrative. It's a good narrative, don't misunderstand, but it feel slightly different from the Name of the wind. Kvothe (the protagonist) is getting older and as a result the story strays into more adult areas. There is more violence and some sexual content. It is not pointless, but it's there. It is the normal progression of life but some parents might want to keep younger teens from reading it. And those who've already graduated from college will be able to appreciate it better because Kvothe makes realistic mistakes. The mistakes everyone makes at those ages, that you can see looming and building in hindsight, but at the time are utterly invisible to you. This book has a more consistent feel to it than TNOTW did, but at the same time doesn't quite match the highs that TNOTW did. Still well worth the read. Highly recommended.

This great series continues and maintains its charm. See my review of The Name of the Wind for most of my critique. Here I will post a couple of laugh-out-loud moments from this book: A class in Naming taught by eccentric prof Elodin is called: "Introduction to Not Being a Stupid Jackass". The last two lines of an otherwise well written song by Kvothe in her bower praising Felurian, embodiment of sensuality of the Fae, so beautiful that most men never willingly leave and any that do go mad: "Her skills in love they do suffice... In close embrace men find her nice." You'll have to read the book to see how Kvothe manages to survive uttering these words to Felurian.

A real page turner. You will enjoy the book---possibly more than the first. Finally, Rothfuss has added some depth to the characters around Kvothe. Could it be that Denna is a real human being? There's still that annoying rhyme and verse bit they do around each other, but it seems more polished in this book. Elodin makes many more delightful appearances in this book. There are some shortfalls of the book. It would have been nice to have a more substantial meeting with the "seven." Many sections of the book seemed to have been haphazardly thrown into the plot. I still cannot understand for the life of me why there were so many references to the price of butter. And I have a sneaking suspicion that Kvothe has attempted to change his true name....

In The Wise Man's Fear, author Patrick Rothfuss continues Kvothe's legendary story as he travels across the four corners of civilization, from the relative familiarity of Imre and the University to the more distant lands of Vintas and beyond. This review contains some spoilers so consider yourself forewarned. I spent over a month immersing myself in Rothfuss' magically crafted world, reading slowly and deliberately, not wanting to miss any details and not wanting it to end. I frequently laughed out loud as well as experienced Kvothe's profound moments of fear and sadness. I trust Rothfuss to complete his story exactly how he intends to, and I will suspend all judgment until the end in that expectation, but I feel like the story should have progressed much further since the next book is supposed to be the last. Perhaps I've been raised too much on the Empire Strikes Back, but I expected a more substantial confrontation with the Chandrian and more of a dark twist to Kvothe's story to end this middle book. It's arguable that these things did happen, but in a more subtle way. Maybe Rothfuss has plans for the story that doesn't follow some familiar genre standards. Still, I've been introduced to many fascinating characters that seem to have a larger role to play and I wonder if one more book (albeit, a massive one) is enough to tell the whole story.

Not quite as good as the first one but good. Probably a long wait in store for #3.

What a fantastic story. I really enjoyed this book. If you haven't read the first one, "The Name of the Wind" you'll want to as this book picks up right where that one left off, without any rambling introduction/backstory. Well worth the wait.

A lot of globetrotting in this follow up to The Name Of The Wind. Plenty of new characters and settings introduced. Some of these new people and places are riveting, some a lot less so, but in the end still a fantastic read.

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