The Name of the Wind

PrestickNinja recommended this 9 months ago

Can't recommend this enough, well written and very gripping.

cperez.x81 recommended this 1 year, 2 months ago

Epic history and even better story-telling

nogerfoy recommended this 1 year, 3 months ago

Un mundo fantástico que envuelve al lector y sufre con el personaje principal

avere recommended this 1 year, 5 months ago

A sprawling, epic tale. Story-telling at its very best.

junera recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

Gripping story-telling and good pace. Doesn't leave you struggling to follow odd names of people and places. Can't wait to start reading the second book!

robbiehunt recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

Among the greatest fantasy novels I've ever read.

travis-monroe recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

One of the most descriptive books I've ever read. This is a great book for anyone trying to get into the fantasy genre.

risingsteel recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

This is now my second favorite series of all time, and my favorite currently running series. Patrick Rothfuss is simply genius. I gave this book to my 20 year old buddy who deosn't read...and he read it. I gave it to my Mom, and she read it. It's just a great, great, great book.

The best way to put it: If you read Lord of the Rings 3 years after it was published, and no one had heard of it...

beararms recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

Completely engrossing

jaden recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

One of the best books I've read in a long while. Couldn't put it down.

TheMonkeyBrain recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

One of the best books I have ever read!!!

Mirick recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

The best new fantasy book I've read in years. Like Jeff Pogue below I simply could not put it down and that's not even hyperbole. I can't wait for the next book to come out in decent format and then the third.

eleatie recommended this 1 year, 7 months ago

One of the most promising fantasy authors to break into the market recently... He already has a huge following online, has released the second in the series, and we wait with baited breath for the third!

jeff-pogue recommended this 1 year, 8 months ago

This is one of the best books I have read in quite some time. I first read it when visiting Ethiopia and could not put it down. I ended up missing out on the vistas because my nose was in my book. Reread it and the sequel recently. Truly, a great piece of writing that exceeds my expectations.

kleinline recommended this 1 year, 11 months ago

Currently reading & hard to put down!

Routinelyaware recommended this 1 year, 11 months ago

Though a bit rough around the edges and occasionally self-indulgent in its prose, The Name of the Wind is one of the most engrossing stories the genre has seen in decades, a true epic of storytelling reminiscent of Le Guin and Hobb at their best. Rothfuss knows character, and his protagonist Kvothe is but one of many compelling figures in a new world that will draw you in fully from page one.

slightlycracked recommended this 2 years ago

Very engaging story. I couldn't put it down!

wishanem recommended this 2 years, 5 months ago

The book took a decade to write, and every word is carefully chosen and polished. A riveting take on the traditional fantasy coming-of-age story that cannot be put down until finished.
Cons: Such a fast read that it is over before you're ready. The frame story can be dry and distracting. While the books stands on its own, the inevitable sequels have yet to be released.

jmcevilly recommended this 2 years, 8 months ago

Beautifully written and believable
Cons: You'll have to wait for the sequels!