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Bruce Ortiz bruceortizd340 — ** spoiler alert ** ***Spoilers Contained*** Lord of the Rings and the Arthurian Legend are my internal models for fantasy literature. Frodo, the simple unsuspecting guy with no real training or special ability, on the impossible journey with impossible odds and then Arthur the straggly boy who turns out to be the chosen and pre-ordained one who has the power and the genetics to pull the sword out of the stone. Tolkien's beautiful poetry is unsurpassed and amazing and some of the characters we meet and lose are astonishing. Do we have any of these elements in this story? I always want there to be. It turns out that Rothfuss's story does have a little bit of each of these two archetypes going, a boy from a low caste singing and traveling-entertainment family/troupe surrounded by Tinkers, Arcanists, and other such ye olde type of characters roaming the countryside making it by the seat of their pants yet enjoying their lives, filled with fun and love, moving on to the next village. Besides fun and love, there is adventure, story telling, magic training, cute girls our main character Kvothe always has an eye on and the rich tradition of music and story telling. But then, horribly, poof, and it is all gone and Kvothe becomes a very young and unloved orphan living and surviving in the most terrible existence of the very most poor, receiving regular beatings, barely getting enough food to make it and then learning how to steal, beg, lie, cheat and do whatever it takes to just stay alive. What could be more powerful training for a future leader either Frodo or Arthur? Kvothe finally gets through this bare existence and through some training and reading and, of course, natural intelligence, get's into the University to study. It is an awesome accomplishment and it seems like he is on his way to great things. But for me, the whole University experience in the first book and a third of the way into this book was fairly negative and I didn't necessarily love reading it. Since Kvothe is still a bit of a schemer still a vagabond, a clever guy who is just trying to pay his bills and survive, I guess I could say it is realistic. There are moments of his brilliance and superior standing in some games and his ability to use magic to make cool devices for lighting devices and then in advanced classes a device for protection from arrows and attacks. But he is always getting wrongly accused, His rights to the library are revoked, he doesn't do well in math and chemistry, some of the teachers dislike him, he suffers, he is publicly whipped, some like him, some are jealous of him, etc. And there is the whole thing with Ambrose, a rich lying bully of a jerk. I did love his job as an entertainer and musician for a respected tavern and entertainment joint where he earns high rankings and big audiences. I loved his relationship with Auri, his two buddies, Sim and Will and then there is Denna the girl he loves and worships. You have to remember this is a kid going through all of this and only 16 years old and so he isn't a Don Juan. He has no ability with women at this point and so his relationship with Denna is more of a loving male female friendship and I found it fairly touching if not a bit Twilightish (no touching only yearning) and at that point before he leaves the University, pretty strong. And so, about 1/3 of the way through the second book, the vicissitudes of the university life and professors, his bad finances, his arrest and public trial, etc., the story was only a three to four point read for me, maybe necessary and realistic background for a poor self raised orphan, but perhaps too negative and lugubrious to totally enjoy. Kvothe takes a convenient sabbatical and leaves the University for a stint with Alveron (a wealthy powerful guy with status similar to a king). This period starts a new and better direction for me as Kvothe starts using his training and knowledge in the real world. And yet, there were still many things that reminded me of the University where Kvothe is in trouble for things he didn't do, and things he doesn't really get full credit for accomplishing (except momentarily), and it is only when Alveron hires him to perform a mission impossible and puts him in charge of a bunch of mercenaries to handle some tough business, that the five star work begins. The first amazing experience young Kvothe has is with the legendary and mystical Felurian, the goddess of sex and love. Starting here, we have real fantasy literature: experiences that transport us into another dreamlike world. With Felurian, the most beautiful woman on earth, it's almost as if Kvothe moves to the level of one of the great ones, someone outside of the normal human realm who is at the level almost of the Gods. Felurian is one of the ancient ones who has never met her match until she meets Kvothe. Kvothe is immediately seduced by her, loses his virginity and finds out about physical lust and love. He soon goes through her advanced training and moves from virgin to expert, from boy to man and at the same time is able to control her and make her love him and then to let him go. Other men have never returned apparently having been "loved" to death. There are soliloquies here that remind me of the Inferno and other great literature. This is the kind of thing I had been waiting for in the book. Some kind of sign that Kvothe is Arthur, not just Frodo. In the end, I was relieved when he actually got out of there. I loved the magical cape that Felurian made him by hand and I loved the thought that maybe instead of three earth days, he had been there for two months or two years. Will he re-call Felurian or her people and their powers in the third book? With the whole creation of the Adem and their unique and enlightened (in most ways) world so complicated and yet straight forward and clean and advanced, I think Rothfuss created people every bit as interesting as the best of any group in Lord of the Rings. I lovef it how Kvothe's months of training really just scratched the surface of their advanced fighting techniques and thinking and their "Lethani." They remind me a little bit of the Vulcans and Spock and or maybe the Japanese Samurai. I loved it that Kvothe wasn't able to master everything quickly and easily and that he was barely able to keep his own with a ten year old girl who beats him in battle over and over again. I enjoyed their different way of thinking about intimacy and physical closeness and nudity, etc. I had to wonder about Rothfuss. LOL. But I admit that I kind of liked their ways. We dang Barbarians, stink, don't we? This was level five story telling and I loved it. I wouldn't be surprised them to help Kvothe in the future. He left their civilization in very good standing, a feat not done by many other barbarians. And then, unfortunately, he gets back to Alveron and his new wife, gets screwed over (I found this to be too predictable and not very clever) , goes back to the University, where at least he has money, and yet, it's as if no real progress has been made in his young life. He has learned some things, there are rumors and stories about him that are 1/2 true from some of his activities including with Felurian, he finds Denna and she is still Denna, the professors are mostly still arrogant creeps and life goes on. (Did Ruthfuss enjoy his university years? Apparently not as much as I did). Back at the Inn, we have some things starting to brew. I'm liking Bast and want to know more about him. I like the way Kvothe decided to let the King's soldiers rough him up. I'm partially writing this so that I can re-read it when the next book comes out. Like I say, much of this book was less than five stars and like many other reviewers have said, the story kind of went nowhere. There was no Frodo mission. Perhaps the journey was training for book three. Necessary background to make the deeds more believable, the revenge more rewarding and exciting. There is no doubt Kvothe is getting trained and ready for his real destiny and role in the final book. I hope he becomes an Adem Master. I hope he remembers how to name Felurian like he has the wind. I hope Alveron will get rid of his new wife and support Kvothe in the future. And I hope Kvothe doesn't really end up at the Inn. Depending on the third book, I may move this book back to four stars. I really do want Kvothe to become Arthur-like. I want him to be the main man. Not Frodo. On the other hand, Gandalf would work. Maybe he's a future Aragorn when he finds his true genealogy? Here are some additional thoughts that come to mind: 1. The words for song and poetry are great. I loved them. I loved the way the audience is always mesmerized. I enjoyed the drama of his extreme musical talent and I hope he uses it more in the third book. 2. Now and then there were scenes and things said that made me tear up. I remember Denna and Kvothe giving reasons they wanted the other, Kvothe telling the girl she was like a barking dog and several other such scenes where you LOL or COL. 3. I enjoy the magic when Kvothe remembers the name of the wind and perhaps the name of Felurian. The whole idea of naming is fantastic 4. I enjoy the random stories about the guy who loves the moon and many others. 5. I like it that PG13 things are thrown in. I don't think there's much R except for a few random crotch jokes and whatnot. The Lord of the Rings is too chaste, so much so that it's hard to fall for a woman. That has been more the tradition in past. Here, the women are having just as much fun as the men and are sometimes the aggressors. I like this point of view 6. It was a little mucho how Kvothe summarily executed the fake troupe. There are also many references to how there is a messed up side of Kvothe's personality. I predict he'll use this on Halifax and that it is all related to the incident with his family that he has internalized. 7. I love Denna and I guess she's kind of a slut? I'm not sure she's a slut, but she must be one if she's submitted to her Patron's physical abuse. I must be a little naieve about this. Who is Denna? 8. Why don't the idiot professors understand what they have with Kvothe? Jealousy? Are they idiots? Are they Chandrian? 9. How old is Kvothe the Innkeeper? I thought kind of old but maybe he's less than 20. 10. What is Kvothe's mission other than to kill the seven? 11. Why isn't Denna with him in the Inn? OK, I could keep going. Obviously, I do care deeply about this story. I loved it. I think about it. Kvothe is part of my life. Thanks Patrick.

Ivana Tkalcic pricaosvjetlu — This is the first book I have read by Jodi Picoult. And I have to say "Wow"! What an emotional rollercoaster ride I took starting from the first page all the way to the last. There were times that I became so emotional that I had to put the book down to compose myself. I have two teenage daughters who are in high school. Although they are not tourmented by bullying they do come home daily and tell me about kids that are. My youngest, who is a freshmen, told me about a boy who gets picked on so bad that the kids dont even let him sit down during lunch. He stands in the corner by himself everyday. My daughter has approached him many times asking him to come sit at her table but he just keeps his head down and never answers her. I told her that maybe she should go to the principal and let him know whats going on and was shocked when she told me the principal is in the lunch room everyday walking around talking to all the students. And yes our high school, just as the one in the book has a no bullyiing policy. Now I am not saying that I condone what Peter did. What I am saying is this is a huge problem in our schools and something needs to change. I would love to see this book on the mandatory reading list in every school.