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 […]
Oh Thank God, An Honest Narrator
The beauty in this book was breathtaking. Rothfuss’s structure, world building, and character development are so rich and colorful it almost feels like the world is jumping off the page at you in bright, vivid, reality. It may be sacrilegious to say, but I feel that Rothfuss could become this century’s Tolkien. His love for music, lyrical poetry and folklore bleed through every page of this novel in the best way possible. As much as I was gushing about this series after finishing “A Wise […]