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Done with The Name of the Wind. Quite a good novel. In terms of story, one could say a whole lot doesn't seem to happen during the course of the novel, but the pace actually fits. Since the novel is structured around the concept of Kvothe narrating his life story to a scribe, the story progression seems logical to me. I would, certainly, expect some more significant developments in the second one, but on the whole this was quite a fun read.
About the only thing I didn't like about it was the non-love angle between Kvothe and Denna. Can't say that did anything for me. Nor, frankly, can I say I know what he sees in her. She seems like a bit of a slut if you ask me. And the 'mystery' surrounding her was already getting tiresome halfway through the book, so I really hope there isn't too much of the what's-Denna's-story in the next one. Just tell us and move on.
I really do like the novel, though. It certainly seems like an interesting series and I for one have not read a Fantasy novel structured in such a 'switching between present and flashback' sort of way, so I find it rather unique. The character of Kvothe is engaging enough, and I really want to know more about Master Elodin and Bast. And, of course, the events that eventually led to Kvothe hiding away in a hick town masquerading as an innkeeper. I would give this one an 8 out of 10. As always, I reserve the right to up/downgrade the rating in the future depending on how it resonates over time and, more importantly, how the series feels to me as a whole.
And now I shall be moving on to The Other Lands, the second installment in the Acacia trilogy by David Anthony Durham.
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