Sara's reading log

I am a book hoarder and reader. My main genre is SF, but I also love magic realism, fantasy and general fiction. Favorite authors are Iain M. Banks, Ursula K. LeGuin, Haruki Murakami, José Saramago, Isaac Asimov, Ben Aaronovitch and more. My rating system is based on five stars. I rate books based on my expectations and what a books aims to be. This means that the brilliant 'Fahrenheit 451' gets five stars because I thought it would be good, people said it was good, and it was good, but 'A Closed and Common Orbit' also gets five stars because in its series, in its style, I really enjoyed it and was not disappointed.

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

  • Started on: 2012-08-08
  • Finished on: 2012-08-22
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: *****
  • Genre(s): Fantasy

I read The Name of the Wind because of this comic by Greg Dean about its sequel, The Wise Man’s Fear. I loved the book nearly as much as Dean did, so I couldn’t wait to pick up the sequel (for cheap ). So when I got a gift certificate to my favorite bookstore I picked it up and started right away.
It is the second day of story telling in the inn. In the story Kvothe is still in school, still poor, still banned from the Archives etc. He tells about his school time, his focus on naming, his quest to learn more about the Chandrian, his love for Denna, his way of getting into trouble, his luck of getting out of it, and more. Meanwhile at the inn they are dealing with the aftermath of the attack and Kvothe’s sulkiness.
The book did not disappoint. While my memory for books is notoriously bad, I believe this book gave me the same joy when reading it as the first one. Yes, this book is not perfect (many reviews say the same thing, especially this one), but it is fun. I loved it. Five out of five stars.

  • Started on: 2012-08-08
  • Finished on: 2012-08-22
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: *****
  • Genre(s): Fantasy

I read The Name of the Wind because of this comic by Greg Dean about its sequel, The Wise Man’s Fear. I loved the book nearly as much as Dean did, so I couldn’t wait to pick up the sequel (for cheap ). So when I got a gift certificate to my favorite bookstore I picked it up and started right away.
It is the second day of story telling in the inn. In the story Kvothe is still in school, still poor, still banned from the Archives etc. He tells about his school time, his focus on naming, his quest to learn more about the Chandrian, his love for Denna, his way of getting into trouble, his luck of getting out of it, and more. Meanwhile at the inn they are dealing with the aftermath of the attack and Kvothe’s sulkiness.
The book did not disappoint. While my memory for books is notoriously bad, I believe this book gave me the same joy when reading it as the first one. Yes, this book is not perfect (many reviews say the same thing, especially this one), but it is fun. I loved it. Five out of five stars.