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Kipper is King · 05-24-2009, 05:22 PM

I just finished off Patrick Rothfuss's "The Name of the Wind".

A well respected friend recommended it to me, and I am not normally a fantasy reader but I went out and bought it.

With the university setting for much of the novel, and the use of magic (called "sympathy" in this case), it may seem hard to shake Harry Potter comparisons when reading this novel. Don't let that discourage you- in my opinion it is better written than Harry Potter by a wide margin, in part due to the fact it was not written under the pretense of being children's literature. The reviews for the book have been gushing (some even say it approaches LotR- that could be questioned), and rightfully so. Rothfuss has created a work that strikes great balances- between humour and seriousness, action and tranquility and also characterization versus leaving things unknown for an upcoming sequel.

If you are a fantasy fan, I highly recommend this book, and if you are not, I recommend it even moreso! This totally quenched my thirst for reading something different! :woot:

05-24-2009, 05:22 PM	#165
Kipper is King Pants Tent Join Date: Apr 2006 Exp:	I just finished off Patrick Rothfuss's "The Name of the Wind". A well respected friend recommended it to me, and I am not normally a fantasy reader but I went out and bought it. With the university setting for much of the novel, and the use of magic (called "sympathy" in this case), it may seem hard to shake Harry Potter comparisons when reading this novel. Don't let that discourage you- in my opinion it is better written than Harry Potter by a wide margin, in part due to the fact it was not written under the pretense of being children's literature. The reviews for the book have been gushing (some even say it approaches LotR- that could be questioned), and rightfully so. Rothfuss has created a work that strikes great balances- between humour and seriousness, action and tranquility and also characterization versus leaving things unknown for an upcoming sequel. If you are a fantasy fan, I highly recommend this book, and if you are not, I recommend it even moreso! This totally quenched my thirst for reading something different! :woot: __________________ KIPPER IS KING Last edited by Kipper is King; 05-24-2009 at 05:38 PM.