Reviews

The Lightning Tree by Patrick Rothfuss

justgivemeacake's review against another edition

2.5

I think I don’t see the purpose of this short story, which is a shame because this is one of my favourite written worlds and Bast is an intriguing character. 

The writing itself is very good and it can make you feel like you’re in that summer forest  yourself, but unfortunately this is one of the prime examples of no plot, just vibes and it didn’t work for me for this type of story. 

I didn’t know that the Rothfuss’ latest release is an expansion of this novella, so I will read that in the future and hopefully it will have some more substance to it.

iglowpinkinthenightinmyroom's review against another edition

2.0

Siendo objetivos no aporta mucho a la historia

staceyrenee10's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

toc's review

4.0

A nice little side-adventure in the Kingkiller Chronicles.

bhfine's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.25

sillygoosereads's review against another edition

4.0

Bast is a very interesting character. Glad we got to see a little bit more of him.

jodyclair's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

A nice addition to the King killer chronicle world about Bast. But not a lot happens. Relaxing read and lovely writing style.

bragi's review against another edition

5.0

My first time reading Rothfuss, I just loved all the hidden-in-plain-sight details and the way he tied everything together by the end, while still leaving many questions unanswered. I'm excited to jump into the first book after this.

gotuarob's review against another edition

adventurous funny relaxing fast-paced

4.5

wulf's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0