hyithia's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
laurenstredny's review
3.0
Definitely did not enjoy it as much as the first book… I still was thoroughly entertained by the story, and will read to see what happens next (when the book comes out), but I hope the final installation gets to the point a little quicker.
spezz's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
ostrava's review against another edition
2.0
I've decided to accept the mediocrity of Rothfuss as an author based on his incapacity to deliver a ending to a story that's all but reliant on fulfilled promises to be worth a damn and move on with my life.
The sex stuff is embarrassing. It was back then and it's still now. I don't mind authors getting lost in their kinks and weird things every once in a while, hey, it happens! But Rothfuss jumped the shark. Let's call it what it is.
The inability to organize the mess the trilogy was starting to become towards the end had also been apparent to me all these years. Looking back, I was always too benign with it, as self-aware as I was of its shortcomings.
What I'm truly baffled by now is by the fact that this will always be it. The Kingkiller Chronicle is a story without catharsis and a literary failure. Even if a third book where to happen I wouldn't want it.
The sex stuff is embarrassing. It was back then and it's still now. I don't mind authors getting lost in their kinks and weird things every once in a while, hey, it happens! But Rothfuss jumped the shark. Let's call it what it is.
The inability to organize the mess the trilogy was starting to become towards the end had also been apparent to me all these years. Looking back, I was always too benign with it, as self-aware as I was of its shortcomings.
What I'm truly baffled by now is by the fact that this will always be it. The Kingkiller Chronicle is a story without catharsis and a literary failure. Even if a third book where to happen I wouldn't want it.
heidibowell's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
heatherbermingham's review
5.0
Plot-wise this one seemed a bit meandering. I have no idea how Rotfhfuss is going to wrap this up in one more book. (Maybe he doesn't either. Ha!) But he's such a good writer that I didn't really mind.
snreject's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
glendaleereads's review against another edition
4.0
I debated with giving thIS book three stars instead of four, and ended up going with the four. There is no denying that Rothfuss prose and world building and character development is well done, but at times though the prose was great BUT the story felt a little to dragged out.
When I began the second novel in the Kingkiller Chronicles, I was happy to be back in Kvothes world. I was even more excited that finally I got to see Kvothe in a different setting than the University. It started out interesting and I was very into it, but once it reached the parts of Felurian and going back to Tempi's home....I felt like the story was being dragged out. It was still interesting to read,but I was becoming frustrated and almost desperate for it to be over with. I couldn't wait for Kvothe to get back to the University and among the older characters from the first book, like Sim and Wil and Manet who I just LOVE.
It worries me that the third book is the last book, because I feel like The Wise Man's Fear didn't really answer a lot of the questions that were raised in the first book. Their are so many stories within Kvothe's own story that I'm just wondering how Rothfuss plans to wrap it all up...and this worries me because I really want the trilogy to end well because I love it and Kvothe and the other minor characters scattered about, and I will hate for the last book to give a bad name to the first books and the second book because they are goodreads.
Here's hoping for the best, and patiently (not really) waiting for the final installment of this series.
When I began the second novel in the Kingkiller Chronicles, I was happy to be back in Kvothes world. I was even more excited that finally I got to see Kvothe in a different setting than the University. It started out interesting and I was very into it, but once it reached the parts of Felurian and going back to Tempi's home....I felt like the story was being dragged out. It was still interesting to read,but I was becoming frustrated and almost desperate for it to be over with. I couldn't wait for Kvothe to get back to the University and among the older characters from the first book, like Sim and Wil and Manet who I just LOVE.
It worries me that the third book is the last book, because I feel like The Wise Man's Fear didn't really answer a lot of the questions that were raised in the first book. Their are so many stories within Kvothe's own story that I'm just wondering how Rothfuss plans to wrap it all up...and this worries me because I really want the trilogy to end well because I love it and Kvothe and the other minor characters scattered about, and I will hate for the last book to give a bad name to the first books and the second book because they are goodreads.
Here's hoping for the best, and patiently (not really) waiting for the final installment of this series.
jeffreymuhlschlegel's review
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0