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I'm currently behind on reviews, so don't be surprised if the recent reviews are a bit sparse.

The Name of the Wind

Cover of The Name of the Wind.

I really liked this book … at first - it hit all the sweet spots for me. Flowery language, not-too-overbearing fantasy setting, believable characters, good pacing and narration (and training in the $arts).

Kvothe is a terrible Mary Sue even when he’s making mistakes. Though of course that’s easy to hit, when you write an author stand-in as protagonist. At the same time, this is very much a male nerd power fantasy. I still enjoyed the book a lot, but if that’s not a lens or genre you like reading, this probably won’t be fun for you.

The four stars are mostly because I enjoyed the worldbuilding and much of the writing.


Quotes

The boy grows upward, but the girl grows up.

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Beer dulls a memory, brand sets it burning, but wine is the best for a sore heart’s yearning.

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There are few things as nauseating as pure obedience.

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Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts. There are seven words that will make a person love you. There are ten words that will break a strong man’s will. But a word is nothing but a painting of a fire. A name is the fire itself.

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