The Name of the Wind Reviews

I throughly enjoyed this book. I had heard a lot about it, but I am hesitant to buy fantasy novels, as sometimes the premise seems good, but then once it starts it is just the same as all the rest of the mundane fantasy novels floating around. The Name of the Wind has great characters, uses a different system of magic than a lot of fantasy books, and leaves the reader wanting to know what happens next.

As a library staff member, I am often asked to recommend books for people. The Name of the Wind is a book that I can recommend without hesitation to readers who like epic fantasy that is a...

Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind is simply the best first book I have ever read by a new writer.  I bought it on a whim, the story described on the back sounded good, and I'm one of those people who feel naked without somthing to read.  So I bought it, went home, had dinner, and ended up devouring this amazing book, all 722 pages, over the course of that weekend. 

 The main character, Kvothe, pulls you into his past, leaving an enigmatic mystery around his present situation.  How did this fighter, thief, wizard, this deep and wonderous character end up tending bar in a lonly little village...