Just finished Name of the Wind

Just finished Name of the Wind

The bad:

>Main character is teenage a cuck
>Nothing big really happens in the book
>Main character is some kind of superhero, way too smart compared any other characters in the book, always know the answer and always know what to do
>Some of the characters feel very dull, for example the main character's two best friends, i can't even remember their names and characteristics.
>The world doesn't feel immersive and rich, the author only describes the environment around the protagonist.
>Bad environment description overall, i honestly couldn't imagine how some of the main scenes (main cities, university etc) look like.
>Muh muzik3deep5u

The good:

>Godtier writing. probably the best writing i ever saw in a fantasy book
>The magic \ spell system is unique and well thought, it's not just stupid pew pew magic, it's science & physic based.
>Decent sub-stories alongside the main story.

Final score : 8\10.

I'm not 100% i'll read the next book.

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Next book is better. Expands. Also, you have to realize his story is character driven so it makes sense to center the worldbuilding around the character. It reads like Arabian Nights for a reason.

>Godtier writing
Lmao
There was a thread about this fatass earlier today about how his books are entirely self-insert wish fulfillment, featuring an immortal sex goddess who tells the protag that she doesn't believe he's a virgin because he's just SO GOOD AT SEX WOW. Shit is just so laughably stupid that I could never take the book seriously after that if I tried to read it.

Take Dune for example, it also has character driven story but it's one of the best worldbuilding \ world exploring i have ever seen

Idk man, i didn't read it in english, so maybe it's not as good in english, but i really liked the writing, it's has more Veeky Forums quality values to it, unlike the script style writing in game of thrones.

Your 'good' reveals how you aren't very well read, but the second book is an embarassing wankfest even compared to the travesty of the first one. Literally twilight for nerds.

everything that you complained about gets 10x worse as rothfuss goes full retard.

Here's an excerpt from the virgin 16-year old being so awesome at teh sex that an ancient goddess of sex and death doesn't believe he's a virgin after they fuck.

"Some of the fire left her, but when she found her voice it was tight and dangerous. “my skills 'suffice'?” She hardly seemed able to force out the last word. Her mouth formed a thin, outraged line.

I exploded, my voice a roll of thunder. “How the hell am I supposed to know? It's not like I've ever done this sort of thing before!”

She reeled back at the vehemence of my words, some of the anger draining out of her. “what is it you mean?” she trailed off, confused.

“This!” I gestured awkwardly at myself, at her, at the cushions and the pavilion around us, as if that explained everything.

The last of the anger left her as I saw realization begin to dawn, “you...”

“No,” I looked down, my face growing hot. “I have never been with a woman.” Then I straightened and looked her in the eye as if challenging her to make an issue of it.”

Felurian was still for a moment, then let her mouth turn up into a wry smile. “you tell me a faerie story, my kvothe.”

I felt my face go grim. I don't mind being called a liar. I am. I am a marvellous liar. But I hate being called a liar when I'm telling the perfect truth.

Regardless of my motivation, my expression seemed to convince her. “but you were like a gentle summer storm.” She made a fluttering gesture with a hand. “you were a dancer fresh upon the field.” Her eyes glittered wickedly."

If juvenile male power fantasy is your thing, read book 2. If not, the other folk in threads we had today have been posting this
ferretbrain.com/articles/article-751
in lieu of typing up why Rothfuss is dildoes for the thousandth time.

The Bad:

>It all began when Pat Rothfuss was born to a marvelous set of parents. Throughout his formative years they encouraged him to do his best, gave him good advice, and were no doubt appropriately dismayed when he failed to live up to his full potential.
>In high-school Pat was something of a class clown. His hobbies included reading a novel or two a day and giving relationship advice to all of his female friends despite the fact that he had never so much as kissed a girl. He also role-played and wrote terrible stories about elves. He was pretty much a geek.
>For the next seven years Pat studied anthropology, philosophy, eastern religions, history, alchemy, parapsychology, literature, and writing. He studied six different martial arts, practiced improv comedy, learned how to pick locks, and became a skilled lover of women. He also began writing a satirical advice column which he continues to this day: The College Survivial Guide. Through all of this he continued to work on his novel.
>Now Pat teaches half-time at his old school as an assistant-sub-lecturer. He is underpaid but generally left alone to do as he sees fit with his classes. He is advisor for the college feminists, the fencing club, and, oddly enough, a sorority. He still roll-plays occasionally, but now he does it in an extremely sophisticated, debonair way.

>twilight for nerds
you hit the nail on the head right there

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