“In many ways, unwise love is the truest love.” Pg. 53
“It was like watching stories being born.” Pg. 379
“For without hope what do any of us have?” Pg. 450
“There are so many men, all endlessly attempting to sweep me off my feet. And there is one of you... Making sure my feet are firm beneath me, lest I fall.” Pg. 471
“They say a thing in one breath and others will find meaning in it for a year.” Pg. 713
“Anything that brings two people close together is intimate.” Pg. 817
“All you have to offer the world is your anger.” Pg. 839
A few years ago a friend of mine handed me The Name of the Wind with the one word of instruction, “Read.” It was a thick black paperback book that stretched upwards of 1,000 pages; how could I NOT read it? How had I not read it already? What the hell?
“Give me that sonovabitch” I said. “What’s it about?”
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| Not a black Devil Crab Thingy |
“It’s about a ginger who owns a bar, tells stories, and fights black devil crab thingys.”
Being as we were both employees of a chain book store who strove for nothing higher than to be cool, edgy, and hyper-literate devourers of verbiage who dance on the razor blade edge of fiction I had to consume it and pretend to like it lest I look a fool. I was, after all, a massive fan of A Song of Ice and Fire
series, and as such would not be intimidated by the first effort of some unknown author.
series, and as such would not be intimidated by the first effort of some unknown author. Of course, as a fan of George R. R. Martin’s epic series I have seen first hand the perils that go along with getting on board with a series of 1,000+ page fantasy novels. The release schedule for such books tends to be frustratingly slow. And as I read 30 - 50 books per year my ability to recall who killed what where and with, wait, is she getting her wolf back or not tends to get a bit muddled.
I’m awesome so I read The Name of the Wind with a quickness.
When you finish a 1,000+ page book you’re reaction should NOT be:
“I wish that was longer.”
And yet this was my reaction. I also force fed it to several of my friends and bought the excellent audio version from Audible.
The Wise Man’s Fear is the sequel to Mr. Rothfuss’s first novel. And it is great.
I bought two copies.
So if you haven’t read The Name of the Wind then you should just buy both books and read them and enjoy them and we will talk about them in 3 months when you’ve finished reading them. It will be fun. You will be happy and hug me. I like hugs.
If you’ve already read Wind, but haven’t read The Wise Man’s Fear then I will justify the investment of Wise Man in a few simple words: Kvothe unleashes all manner of hell and sexes a bunch of women-folk; a fact competently demonstrated by the fine folks over at Penny Arcade:
I don’t really want to say much else about a book that is a sequel, except that you should do yourself a favor by reading it. Mr. Rothfuss also runs a rather excellent blog that is worth checking on a regular basis.
Here's a random Youtube video starring a pretty girl:
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