oxytocin reviewed The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Nice
5 stars
Pretty similar to the first book (but in a good way)
Paperback, 1008 pages
English language
Published March 1, 2011 by Gollancz.
4 stars
(3 reviews)
Sequel to the extraordinary THE NAME OF THE WIND, THE WISE MAN'S FEAR is the second instalment of this superb fantasy trilogy from Patrick Rothfuss. This is the most exciting fantasy series since George R. R. Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, and a must-read for all fans of HBO's GAME OF THRONES.
Picking up the tale of Kvothe Kingkiller once again, we follow him into exile, into political intrigue, courtship, adventure, love and magic ... and further along the path that has turned Kvothe, the mightiest magician of his age, a legend in his own time, into Kote, the unassuming pub landlord.
Packed with as much magic, adventure and home-grown drama as THE NAME OF THE WIND, this is a sequel in every way the equal to its predecessor and a must-read for all fantasy fans. Readable, engaging and gripping THE WISE MAN'S FEAR is the biggest and …
Sequel to the extraordinary THE NAME OF THE WIND, THE WISE MAN'S FEAR is the second instalment of this superb fantasy trilogy from Patrick Rothfuss. This is the most exciting fantasy series since George R. R. Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, and a must-read for all fans of HBO's GAME OF THRONES.
Picking up the tale of Kvothe Kingkiller once again, we follow him into exile, into political intrigue, courtship, adventure, love and magic ... and further along the path that has turned Kvothe, the mightiest magician of his age, a legend in his own time, into Kote, the unassuming pub landlord.
Packed with as much magic, adventure and home-grown drama as THE NAME OF THE WIND, this is a sequel in every way the equal to its predecessor and a must-read for all fantasy fans. Readable, engaging and gripping THE WISE MAN'S FEAR is the biggest and the best new fantasy novel out there.
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Will Sargent reviewed The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Review of "The Wise Man's Fear" on 'Storygraph'
3 stars
...I am so goddamn tired of stew. And bandits. And mouthy students. And thinly disguised shaolin monks. And beautiful girls who serve mead at a tavern. And stew.
And a "pixie" speaking in rhyming couplets. RHYMING COUPLETS. I felt like I was reading a 70's DC comic.
And the sexy pixie sex maiden of sexville was a damn sight easier to stomach than seeing Kvothe turn into the Goddamn Batman when he runs across the (stew eating) bandits pretending to be part of his tribe. And of course he takes the two girls back, and the town thinks he's a hero, and he breaks some poor idiot's arm who calls the girl bad things and everyone LOVES him for doing that and the mayor gives him money afterwards because Kvothe is just the Awesomest.
And then he gets back to University and all his tales of wonder and legend come …
...I am so goddamn tired of stew. And bandits. And mouthy students. And thinly disguised shaolin monks. And beautiful girls who serve mead at a tavern. And stew.
And a "pixie" speaking in rhyming couplets. RHYMING COUPLETS. I felt like I was reading a 70's DC comic.
And the sexy pixie sex maiden of sexville was a damn sight easier to stomach than seeing Kvothe turn into the Goddamn Batman when he runs across the (stew eating) bandits pretending to be part of his tribe. And of course he takes the two girls back, and the town thinks he's a hero, and he breaks some poor idiot's arm who calls the girl bad things and everyone LOVES him for doing that and the mayor gives him money afterwards because Kvothe is just the Awesomest.
And then he gets back to University and all his tales of wonder and legend come back to him and everyone at University thinks he's even more awesome than before and girls flock to him like he just doused himself in Axe Body Spray.
ARGH.
I am frankly amazed that Kvothe hasn't killed, maimed or simply lost someone he cares about yet through his actions. It should have happened by now. It's a little incredible that it hasn't. For all of Kvothe's power and wit, he's incredibly careless, and it's implied in the final pages of the book that he has no clue who Denna's patron is, even though it's screamingly obvious and appallingly clear what sort of consequences his actions provoke.
Anyways. It's an easy book to read, the language is simple and clear, and it's funny. Just please. Please. Make this man suffer more, I beg you. He needs it so very badly, and so do I.
