From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. The originality of Rothfuss's outstanding debut fantasy, the first of a trilogy, lies less in its unnamed imaginary world than in its precise execution. Kvothe ("pronounced nearly the same as 'Quothe' "), the hero and villain of a thousand tales who's presumed dead, lives as the simple proprietor of the Waystone Inn under an assumed name. Prompted by a biographer called Chronicler who realizes his true identity, Kvothe starts to tell his life story. From his upbringing as an actor in his family's traveling troupe of magicians, jugglers and jesters, the Edema Ruh, to feral child on the streets of the vast port city of Tarbean, then his education at "the University," Kvothe is driven by twin imperatives—his desire to learn the higher magic of naming and his need to discover as much as possible about the Chandrian, the demons of legend who murdered his family. As absorbing on a second reading as it is on the first, this is the type of assured, rich first novel most writers can only dream of producing. The fantasy world has a new star. (Apr.)
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From Booklist
Travelers to the village where Kote runs an inn are rare, but those who've shown up lately have brought bad news. A sort of demonic spider attacks a local, and then Kote rescues a wandering scholar, bringing him to the inn to recover. The man recognizes Kote as the legendary hero Kvothe and begs him to reveal the reality behind all the legends. Most of the novel is Kvothe's autobiography, that of a young genius growing up in a troupe of elite traveling players, tutored by an old arcanist, until marauders (mere marauders?) destroyed it, after which he made his way to the great university and petitioned for admission. Rothfuss skillfully handles the change of Kvothe's voice from child to youth to student, and the voice of the mature Kvothe in retrospective interjections. Hints of further adventures are strewn about in this series opener, whose one problem lies in its naturally slow, unfortunately sometimes draggy pacing. Not exactly a page-turner, but fanciers of long, intricate plots will be pleased. Frieda Murray
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###海豚推薦# 和HP類似的校園+奇幻/魔幻類故事,情節很是引人入勝,作者遣詞造句的功力不俗,行文風格也是我喜歡的感覺。662頁的較長篇幅,用瞭一個半月就讀完啦哇哢哢!查瞭1800左右的生詞,背單詞去嘿嘿_(:3」∠)_
評分##(終於看完瞭= =) 雖然纔看瞭開頭,但是感覺很對胃口啊而且腦補空間好大被戳瞭......往事成謎的年輕導師(當然看上去....)+身份不明的英俊學徒.....TAT
評分##Cast a long line in order to catch a big fish.
評分##六百多頁,看到70%,直接翻瞭最後兩章……好奇bast到底是什麼人,但真的看不下去瞭,越往後越沒意思。
評分##六百多頁,看到70%,直接翻瞭最後兩章……好奇bast到底是什麼人,但真的看不下去瞭,越往後越沒意思。
評分##雖然節奏慢,但是寫的很好!很多押韻,很多讓人想一下然後會心一笑的地方。因後來如飢似渴的讀完中文版,而沒看完。以後再看吧。
評分##善戰者無赫赫之功,看似平淡的行文,述說瞭一個英雄的平生。更何況結尾平添瞭些許情理之中的轉摺。 隻是,與女主的關係莫名讓人揪心,韆年備胎做得太辛苦。然人生在世,被欲望與現實糾纏,往往不能隨心所欲事事稱己。 另外,此書實在是斷斷續續地在多看裏讀瞭好幾個月啊。
評分##善戰者無赫赫之功,看似平淡的行文,述說瞭一個英雄的平生。更何況結尾平添瞭些許情理之中的轉摺。 隻是,與女主的關係莫名讓人揪心,韆年備胎做得太辛苦。然人生在世,被欲望與現實糾纏,往往不能隨心所欲事事稱己。 另外,此書實在是斷斷續續地在多看裏讀瞭好幾個月啊。
評分##漸入佳境,到大學這兒是高峰!作者那九年真是沒白晃啊……先記一筆。後麵有點拖遝,仍然最愛大學部分。還有檔案館,作為前圖書館員淚流滿麵。
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