Finally finished this one yesterday afternoon before heading to the soccer fields. I'm always excited to stumble across epic fantasy novels. Then my excitement wanes when I realize I have to wait for the next installment to hit the shelves. I have hope the wait for the second Kvothe story from Patrick Rothfuss won't be too long. I missed the debut of the hardback last year and found the paperback release just last month. The next book has to be released soon, right?
I thoroughly enjoyed "The Name of the Wind." One heck of a tale, complete with enough magic, intrigue and memorable characters to satisfy most fantasy fans. Told from our hero, Kvothe's, point of view the story unfolds like a shiny piece of fabric. The novel starts in the present and through Kvothe's retelling of his life's story to a man called Chronicler, we learn about his boyhood and young adult years.
In a book this long, it clocks in at 722 pages, it is hard to summarize all that happens. I'm just going to leave it by saying that reading the book was a pleasure. Great epic fantasies just don't come along often enough. I'm glad to have found Rothfuss' story.
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I think the sequel is due in 2009. A while to wait, but it should be worth it. Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Thanks for stopping by and leaving a note. Yes, I did enjoy it and am glad to know the sequal isn't years away.
LIIIIIIZZZZZZ!!!
Holy crap, it's been a long time!
I was driving down an unfamiliar road in Cleveland today, looking merely to get out of the office at lunch time and perhaps score a cold Diet Pepsi. Suddenly I was struck by a thought as firmly as if I'd been slapped on my bald spot:
"What the eff ever happened to Liz? Did she stop posting? How come you can't remember her writing a blog post lately? You DID update her into the Feedreader on your work-issued laptop, didn't you? DIDN'T YOU, DWIGHT?"
Gulp. Oops.
I'm so sorry. I missed you. I've added you back into the RSS reader and I'm catching up on a month of posts right now.
Oh, Dwight...I'm still here although mommyhood has me pulling my hair out with one hand and eating chocolate with the other.
Regarding "Becoming Jane" I rented it, but never watched it. Will have to give it a whirl again.
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