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reviewed The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)

Patrick Rothfuss: The Name of the Wind (Hardcover, 2007, DAW Books, Inc., Distributed by Penguin Group (USA) Inc.) 4 stars

"The tale of Kvothe, from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years …

Review of 'The Name of the Wind' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

Not my cup of tea, at all, though I realize that I am pretty alone with this opinion. "The worst of Harry Potter meets the worst of Fitz & Fool" is how I'd describe this one in conversation. Now, the introductory chapters - until the actual start of the story - seemed pretty engaging, and Rothfuss definitely uses language well; but the actual action of the book left me almost completely unfazed.