Kvothe

Fuck Beginnings, or How I Learned to Stop Kvetching and Love The Name of the Wind

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

January 20, 2020 by Pheagan 4 Comments

I read this book because people who love the same kinds of books that I do dearly love this book. At the risk of offending the true blue fans, I did not exactly love this book in the beginning. I think it’s worthwhile to talk about it for others who might be put off by the same things I was. Spoiler alert: I ended up loving it. Also, this review really is mildly spoilerish, so make your own choices as to whether to read it. […]

Kvothe Grows Up in Kingkiller Chronicles, Volume 2

January 30, 2015 by Valyruh 5 Comments

As compelling as his debut novel in the “Kingkiller Chronicles” trilogy, Rothfuss’s second tome nonetheless has a very different feel to it, almost like three distinct novels. It also has some weaknesses that were not evident in his first novel, but for all that, it is an engrossing read. This is the second day of our hero Kvothe’s retelling of his own story, and it presents him at the tender age of 16 leaving his beloved University and heading out into the real world where […]

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