The Name of the Wind The legendary must-read fantasy masterpiece

A spellbinding intro into the trilogy, rich in storytelling and detail!

Bewertung am 28.03.2019
Bewertungsnummer: 318591
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)

An innkeeper and his apprentice, that's what one is supposed to find. But Chronicler knows better. He has come to the legendary Kvothe to write down his story - the truth and not all the stories that have evolved around time. The stories are exaggerated of course and a lot of them pure fiction, but Kvothes' real story is anything but plain and simple... It might not sound that enthralling. Someone sitting in an inn and telling his lifetime story. But it actually is! Rothfuss has such a brilliant way of creating a story in a story, of stetting things up in a tavern just to immediately pull you out again and into the world he has created. Kvothes story is honest up to the very last detail and yet so moving and engaging that I couldn't stop reading. I have to admit though that the book takes it's time to really get rolling, especially when Kvothe describes what happened to him the first years after his encounter with of the Chandrian. And it is also not a novel to read in a day or two during your coffee break. This story demands time and attention of the reader. BUT good stories take their time to be told and when you decide to stick with it you will be rewarded a thousand times! What I enjoyed most was that every time when I had been consumed by Kvothes story, some event (like a visitor) would draw me back into the tavern, reminding me that I am as well just a listener to a story. It is very well made (not at all in a way that bothers you while reading). But the thing I liked best about the book is that the prologue is repeated at the end. It was such a nice experience because it really send of the feeling that the story has been wrapped into these words. It also gave the notion that this was the first part of the story, a little bit like a play on stage being cut into acts. Very well done.

begeistert!

Laura am 26.04.2014
Bewertungsnummer: 842141
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)

Alleine als ich den Klappentext las, dachte ich, dieses Buch muss ich lesen! Und tatsaechlich dieses Buch hat mich sehr begeistert und es fiel mir jedes Mal wieder schwer, das Buch aus den Haenden zu legen. Es ist wirklich fesselnd geschrieben, die Story ist glaubwuerdig und man kann es gut nachvollziehen. Den zweiten Teil werde ich auf jeden Fall kaufen!