Join us as we finish our review of the fantasy novel "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss, published in 2007. We discuss World Building, Writing Style, and Use of Medium, while debating about the amount of metaphor usage, discussing crooked noses and perfect ears, and gushing over the writing. 

Pre-Review: Preface & summary of book

Part 1: Discussing character

Part 2: Character, Plot, and World Building

Part 3: World Building, Writing Style, Use of Medium

Editor’s note:

Since recording, I've found out that there is a pronunciation guide available in the “deluxe special edition” version of the book, and several YouTube videos on the channel “The Eolian” where Rothfuss goes through some pronunciations, but it’s done as an FAQ so it's very hard to find specific pronunciations. I do stand by my 9.5, because I believe things like a pronunciation guide should be accessible to all readers ;)

Links:

The Eolian YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyGXfjMVCT_GDa2NprHzCDA

Description of the deluxe edition of the book: https://www.patrickrothfuss.com/content/books.asp

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Characters:

Kvothe/Kote (main character), Denna (Kvothe's love interest), Chandrian (evil group of people, killers of Kvothe’s family, Kvothe’s obsession), Chronicler (writing Kvothe's auto-biography and author of “The Mating Habits of a Common Draccus”), Bast (Kvothe's student), Auri (Kvothe's friend), Fela (Kvothe’s University friend), Devi (money lender), Wilem and Simmon (Kvothe’s best friends), Deoch (co-owner and “bouncer” at the Eolian), Skarpi (storyteller), Masters (professors), Stanchion (co-owner and music manager of the Eolian).

Places:

Imre (the artistic city next to the University), Trebon (the town where the tragic wedding happened), the Eolian (esteemed music/bar place), Tarbean (city where Kvothe lived before going to the University).

Other:

Tinker Tanner (song), Sympathy (form of “magic”), Sygaldry (form of “magic”), Alchemy (form of “magic”), The Lay of Sir Savien Traliard (song), The Mating Habits of a Common Draccus (book), the Edema Ruh (Kvothe’s people group, often Troupers), Siaru (language), Scrael (spider monsters).