fjordic reviewed The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2.5)
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5 stars
I read this about a month ago, but it is sticking with me.
Patrick Rothfuss has spun a tale that, at first glance, feels like cotton candy. It is light, sweet and beautiful. As time goes on, it feels so much more real, with true depth. Auri feels like a fully fleshed person, not someone in the pages of a book. It's the best character study I have ever read.
I identified with Auri more and more throughout the story. I don't see myself as broken but simply as seeing the world in a unique way. It feels wonderful to be able to connect with a character in this way and to feel a sort of kinship with them. Even a month later, I find myself thinking or saying things and then laughing, because it was something Auri would understand.
As said in the book, everyone seems to have the …
I read this about a month ago, but it is sticking with me.
Patrick Rothfuss has spun a tale that, at first glance, feels like cotton candy. It is light, sweet and beautiful. As time goes on, it feels so much more real, with true depth. Auri feels like a fully fleshed person, not someone in the pages of a book. It's the best character study I have ever read.
I identified with Auri more and more throughout the story. I don't see myself as broken but simply as seeing the world in a unique way. It feels wonderful to be able to connect with a character in this way and to feel a sort of kinship with them. Even a month later, I find myself thinking or saying things and then laughing, because it was something Auri would understand.
As said in the book, everyone seems to have the opinion that while they loved it, they aren't sure someone else would. I found myself saying the same exact thing. I thought it was excellent.
Example: I had boiled potatoes and them left them in their hot water as I was busy with the rest of dinner. I commented that potatoes were friendly, easy going things that were happy to be left to their own devices. They tasted fine.
