The Name of the Wind

I have been slogging through this for days on end. It is well-written, but it just moves so slowly. The beginning moves right along and brings you into the story and characters - but halfway through things slow to a crawl. I feel about like I do the Two Towers by Tolkein - just get somewhere please and don't make me crawl through Mordor any more - here it is let's please be done with the University! For me - not one I would keep on my list - and I am pretty sure I won't be hopping onto the sequel.

One of the best Fantasy novels I've read in a long time. The characters are likable and interesting, and the plot is enjoyable and well written, gently mocking some of the more common fantasy cliches without seeming smug or irreverent. I highly recommend it!

This is a thoroughly engrossing story to listen to. The plot feels fresh and unfamiliar, which I find to be a nice switch from the many many many fantasy novels that are no more than tweaked versions of previous successful series. The story is told in a clever way, and I didnt find it highhanded with countless, similar sounding names of sons of sons of kings and overly complicated politics, etc.The narrator reads at a natural pace, and does a good job distinguishing voices and emotions. He mispronounces a less commonly used word or two, and misreads the cadence of a turn of phrase here and there, but not often enough to distract from the story.The only criticism I have concerning the writing is that every so often the author uses the lax grammar that we Americans have become notorious for. I found it slightly irksome, yet I was able to forgive the oversight.I had a great movie going on in my head as I followed along, which is what I want most from a good book. Give it a listen!

I have a Booktube channel now! Subscribe here: [URL not allowed] As an avid adult fantasy reader, out of all the books that I’ve been recommended, The Name of the Wind has always been recommended to me the most. Google, Goodreads, book reviewing sites, 9gag, even some people who don't......more

This is why I love fantasy so much. After a recent string of okay fantasy novels, a couple of good ones but nothing to get really excited about, I've rediscovered my passion thanks to this book. I'm so impressed, and so in love, I can't begin to describe it. But I can try to give you a feel for the......more

I'll give this 5* with no begrudging. I'm pretty easy with my 5*, they're not reserved for the best book I've ever read, just very good books. I thought The Name of the Wind was "very good". I read it in what for me was a very short span of time - it had that 'more-ish' quality that best sellers nee......more

It's a well known fact that I will read pretty much any book with a magical school but so is the fact that I don't like waiting for the next book in a series. With that said, 2020 has been such a shit year, I decided to tackle a bunch of the books I expected to give 5 star to including this one even......more

One of the best fantasy books of all time! In a small town is an innkeeper named Kote, living a quiet life, when one day a man enters his establishment looking for Kvothe, the man of myths and legends. Kvothe decides that it is finally time to share his great adventures to set the record straight. He......more