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Nov 18, 2017isaachar rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The follow up to the Rothfuss's widely loved The Name of the Wind. This entry is somewhat different than the previous story in that there are a lot more places where nothing is happening. That isn't to say The Name of the Wind was action packed, only that this story spends more time describing the settings than the first story does. Once you get far enough into it, it becomes just as enjoyable as the original book. Maybe even more-so, as the subject matter gets more adult and there is a good amount more violence than in the original story. The only part of the story that doesn't develop is the part happening in 'real time' (outside of Kvothe telling his story). We see that despite what he tells the townsfolk, the Chronicler and Bast, 'Kote' really doesn't want his new, safe, weak identity. But we get no explanation on what caused his downfall and is still hobbling his strength, magic, and music. Before starting this series I was aware it would be a GRRM-esque wait for the next book. While the Game of Thrones show made giving up on Martin's next book a lot easier, I suspect it will be a hard wait for the followup to this book as well..