A review by logolepsy_star
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I didn’t like this book as much as the first, and it did take me longer to get through it than the first. 

Like the first book, this book meanders and it sometimes seems like not much is happening. I definitely felt this way during the Felurian chapters. To me they were extremely unnecessary and boring. I’m not sure what the purpose of that part of the story served for the overall plot. I had this problem with the Ademre chapters too, but not as bad. 

Other than that, this book was really good! It was well written and entertaining. I liked that we got to leave the university and explore the world a bit more. Kvothe’s adventures in Vintas and Ademre were fun to read about. I also felt this book helped flesh out Kvothe’s friends a bit more too. Although I’m not sure how to feel about Denna. She disappears and then reappears when you least expect her to, which is interesting at first but then gets old after a while. I would also have liked to see her character fleshed out a bit more too. 

So, I would say this book wasn’t as good as the first but it’s still good regardless!
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