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Originally Posted by xg4bx
The Name of the Wind is very well written but the protagonist is far too perfect for my tastes. everyone likes him, he's immediately good at everything he tries, etc. he goes from being a great character to a grade-a smartass. the 1st half is fantastic but the 2nd half was a real eye-roller.
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I'm about 1/2 through and I'm enjoying it quite a bit. Its certainly a lot better written and more imaginative than 90% of the fantasy I've read so far. Not your standard Fantasy by any means. And Kvothe, while "gifted" to the extreme, is an arrogant bastard and not always all that likeable. And not everyone likes him.
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Originally Posted by haydnfan
I want to rec The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb. Especially if you liked A Song of Ice and Fire.
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I've heard nothing but good things about Robin Hobb but haven't read anything by her yet. She's on my TBR list though.