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Teen & Young AdultThis is truly an amazing series. I bought the first book about three years ago, and it took me a whole year to get into it. The problem was the first couple chapters (set in the present) are sooo boring! Nothing really happens! I must have reread the first three chapters a dozen times because I kept giving up on it. But once I finally got through and the real story started (set in the past) it was so good I couldn’t put it...
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First, I just want to say that this is the best fantasy book I’ve read since A Game of Thrones back in 2011. I am very impressed with Rothfuss’ writing style and the characters. I spent more of my free time reading this than just about any other task. I found myself staying up late at night because finishing one chapter wasn’t good enough to settle my mind. I also found myself daydreaming about the book as I was trying to...
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I had heard of this book a few months ago and decided I should work on reading it. Now that I've finished, I greatly wish I would have read it much earlier in my life! As a voracious fantasty reader and musician, I found myself continually enticed to plow through this novel. It is an immersive world, the storytelling conventions are unique, and I [mostly] enjoyed the characters. Kvothe is a wonderfully written character I...
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I read this first book from the recommendation of a friend, and imidiately fell in love. I've now amlost finished the second book, and I can hardly wait for the third. Anyone and everyone should read this book!!
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One of the most beautiful, touching, deeply relevant works of fantasy literature I have ever read. As previous reviewers have mentioned, I can only really compare it to the Lord of the Rings in scope, importance and quality. The tale follows the mythic (but quite human) character of Kvothe, uniquely fully realized as a human with incomparable mental powers and skills of survival. The series chronicles Kvothe's extraordinary...
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