The Name of the Wind: Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 1
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (815 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B002A2BO2Y |
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| Number of Pages | : | 121 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
NOTE:This book is smaller than a standard hardcover book.
But fantasy is where my heart lies. I just wrote it and it got to be so long that it had to be broken up into pieces. Everything I've like best. I picked it up and got pulled right in. After that my mom gave me Ihe Hobbit and Dragonriders. In some ways it's the simplest story possible: it's the story of a man's life. 's Best of the YearSo Far Pick for 2007: Harry Potter fans craving a new mind-blowing series should look no further than The Name of the Wind--the first book in a trilogy about an orphan boy who becomes a legend. I used to go to the local bookstore and look at the paperbacks on the shelf. Capacity is the second book in the series. I heard him read a piece of the first novel, Recursion, out at Norwescon. I knew it was going to be about him from the very beginning. Q: Who are some of your favorite authors? Favorite books?A:
First and foremost, a well-written tale. Amazon Customer Here's the thing you should really get about this book: Patrick Rothfuss can *write*. He's clever and knows how to turn a phrase. He narrates in such a way that the destination -- which, since the book is told in flashback, you already know -- is not as important as the journey. The plot does not move quickly or predictably, and yes, there are many "slow. "Wow" according to Karey D. Barker. The beginning of the book was not the kind of beginning I expected for a story like this. I think that the beginning is slow and humble and it lacks some of the bravado that the rest of the story has in scores. That slow beginning was exactly the thing to allow the rest of the story to catch me off guard in the best possible way. I was really happy to ge. Brian Chafin said Not up to the hype. I really wanted to like this book. I really like Patrick Rothfuss as Viari on Acquisitions Inc and wanted to like his book. I was definitely disappointed. In the positive, the prose is well written and the scenes with the adult Kvothe were very enjoyable. In the negative, young Kvothe isn't likeable. Yes, he can make mistakes. But he is generally omni-co