tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post6092463740141647187..comments2023-12-12T16:30:15.159+00:00Comments on Floor to Ceiling Books: The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-14912359369798926472011-01-31T19:47:12.581+00:002011-01-31T19:47:12.581+00:00loved this book and can't wait for No.2. Like...loved this book and can't wait for No.2. Liked your review - also checked out your Abercrombie reviews - have all three of these but not got round to reading them yet. Can't make my mind up yet.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928865767523025349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-32017651203455056412011-01-01T22:05:30.818+00:002011-01-01T22:05:30.818+00:00I absolutely loved this book from beginning to end...I absolutely loved this book from beginning to end and I too relished every syllable of Rothfuss' purple prose. One of the things that everyone seems to forget about Kvothe though, is that he's a child during the bulk of this book, he's a man narrating the story of his childhood so the combination of arrogance and naiveté he displays makes perfect sense. My guess is he will grow up a lot in the subsequent books.<br /><br />I interviewed Rothfuss a while ago and he's a top, top man:<br />http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9e83u_patrick-rothfuss-interview_creationundefinedRobert Granthttp://www.sci-fi-london.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-19172187234796807892010-12-23T15:22:02.941+00:002010-12-23T15:22:02.941+00:00For me, I thought that it was a testament to the r...For me, I thought that it was a testament to the readability of the book that I definitely enjoyed it, while thinking Kvothe was something of a dick. Not desperate for the follow up at all, but at the same time I will pick it up sometime and will no doubt find it as effortless as the first to read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-78122917437385264242010-12-22T22:43:25.547+00:002010-12-22T22:43:25.547+00:00I had the same problems you had with the book, alt...I had the same problems you had with the book, although in the end my conclusion wasn't as favorable as yours. Still, I'll be reading the next one.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884767316389408660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-64490645875411161512010-12-22T21:24:28.668+00:002010-12-22T21:24:28.668+00:00Nice to hear what you thought of it, and I agree t...Nice to hear what you thought of it, and I agree that it does have some minor issues. Saying it is totally perfect would just be a lie. Although in my opinion, this is a hundred times better than the Trudi Canavan, Black Magician books. I read the first one of those and struggled to finish it. It was well written, but I felt it was just so boring and tedious. There was nothing amazing or bright, or wonderful, or exhilerating, or scary, it was very very pedestrian. The Name of the Wind though, it shone, in places.<br /><br />But as I said somewhere else, it's his first book. Now imagine we're living in 2030. Imagine how much better he will have become. I'm going to love the books he will be writing then, but I'm also going to enjoy the journey and everything in between. Really looking forward to The Wise Man's fear next year. It's one of my top 3 reads for the year.Stephen Aryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868129985861110980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-77179287507412049762010-12-22T20:08:18.818+00:002010-12-22T20:08:18.818+00:00I also really enjoyed this book - and it had the s...I also really enjoyed this book - and it had the same slowing-impact. I never wanted the book to end, and the story stayed with me long after I'd finished it.<br /><br />The second book is longer (800+ pages, I believe), so I'm hoping Rothfuss has addressed some of the constructive criticism that's emerged in the wake of book one.Civilian Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978134983999101494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-40850603562745580872010-12-22T18:19:15.111+00:002010-12-22T18:19:15.111+00:00Great review Amanda! You know that I adored this b...Great review Amanda! You know that I adored this book, but I agree with your point about its flaws. And your point about the prose too, I thought it was gorgeous. <br /><br />I can't wait for the second book to be out :DMieneke van der Salmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782771945227479913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-65438737202297057422010-12-22T17:50:29.186+00:002010-12-22T17:50:29.186+00:00I've been meaning to read this, wondering if I...I've been meaning to read this, wondering if I should push it up in my TBR pile. Based on this review, I think I'll leave it where it is for now.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-28812803369600012992010-12-22T14:09:48.117+00:002010-12-22T14:09:48.117+00:00Interesting review. I normally agree with you but ...Interesting review. I normally agree with you but I have to take issue here. I really hated everything about this novel, particularly the prose. I found it overblown and clumsy, as shown by the example you gave. It seemed amateurish and more akin to fan fiction than polished writing. <br />The piece you quote 'her voice was like a portrait of her soul' is almost like a parody it's so bad. If it was a pair of curtains it would be the sort with frills, a bow, a big pattern, with a lacy border. Rothfuss is full of stuff like that. Gaudy writing, I'd say.Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-24099840670504724392010-12-22T13:54:20.667+00:002010-12-22T13:54:20.667+00:00Yeah, this is about the size of it for me too. I t...Yeah, this is about the size of it for me too. I thoroughly enjoyed it even with the flaws. <br /><br />I hear tell the second is better too. I can imagine Rothfuss had a chance to fiddle with things in lieu of the various complaints about smaller aspects of his first book.GunMetalBluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374362891687088611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-5797383632048962962010-12-22T13:27:33.621+00:002010-12-22T13:27:33.621+00:00wonderful write up! I'm afraid my review was ...wonderful write up! I'm afraid my review was more along the lines of "best book evar!", and full of fangirlish slavering. <br /><br />I just have such a weakness for protagonists like Kvothe - talented, obnoxious, shy around the ladies, not above lying, but occasionally guilt ridden. Bast as well, I couldn't get enough of. Kvothe is the kind of person I want to stalk from afar, to see what he does next.redheadhttp://littleredreviewer.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-71742510196838460822010-12-22T12:29:12.677+00:002010-12-22T12:29:12.677+00:00I am sure this is one of the books i picked up and...I am sure this is one of the books i picked up and then read the blurb and thought it sounded so awful i put down againDream in Greyhttp://www.dreamingingrey.co.uk/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-78855320822000835202010-12-22T12:18:39.407+00:002010-12-22T12:18:39.407+00:00Completely agree, looking forward to it. 2011 loo...Completely agree, looking forward to it. 2011 looks like being a good year for releases...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821436346128023423noreply@blogger.com