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If your usual sleep aid has stopped working for you, buy this book! It will not fail you.

I truly hate writing this one star review as I absolutely love the KKC series and want to support Rothfuss in continuing his promising career. But this was awful. To call this a "story" is a flat out lie. There was no story. It was just 150+ pages of rambling on about a week in the life of the most overrated character in the series. I know people love Auri because there is something mysterious about her. In the first two books, I found her to be interesting too, but not nearly as much as most. So when a book completely devoted to her character was coming out, I was slightly hesitant but I thought I would still read it to get a glimpse of her view of the world. But now I wish I hadn't. She was more interesting to me before I read this. I only wish I could unread it.

It has nothing to do with the cost of the book, as most people have complained about. I would pay double this amount for a book half as long if it were interesting. I've been following Rothfuss's blog for a while and was really looking forward to it, despite his warnings that this was different. I even pre-ordered it, which I've never done for any book. I really don't mind it being different, and I actually think it should be. But seriously, where's the plot? Doesn't a story have to have a plot?

I can summarize the entire novella in a single paragraph (not a spoiler, just a silly interpretation of how the book sounds in my head after reading it): Auri wakes up. She washes her feet. She looks around the cave. She finds an old broken gear at the bottom of a deep puddle. She puts it next to her bed. No, she doesn't like it there. She puts it on the windowsill. No no, that's worse. She can't find a good place for the gear. But there's nothing she could do about it, this was the way of things. She goes to sleep, smiling. The End.

Of course Rothfuss's writing is far more eloquent than my terrible example above. Like most of his readers, I'm no writer, just a lousy critic. But you get the gist of the book from this example.

Seriously, if you enjoy the KKC series, don't read this. It will only tarnish your good impression of the series.
That being said, I still plan on reading the third book if it ever comes out, as I know it will be "different" than this.

Sorry for this review Patrick, I still think you're awesome. It's just this book sucks. And don't listen to anyone who tells you otherwise...they aren't being honest with you. Go with your gut, you know it sucks, which is why you keep apologizing for it. I understand you needed to write this for yourself, as you said, and perhaps a select few of your "broken" fans. But shame on you for publishing it for the rest of the world to read. You should have left it at the bottom of that trunk.

Update (2/24/15):
Some people have helped me understand why someone could actually appreciate this book, since, when I read it, I refused to believe anyone could like it. I am not a writer, though I can appreciate artsy writing and poetry if it's not too far "out there". I expected somewhat of a different style of writing in this book considering what I was used to reading in the KKC series, including the novella "The Lightning Tree" in Rogues. My rating and review above still stand. But I will add this disclaimer: To those of you who don't care about a story with an actual plot and only want to read some artsy poetic writing, you may actually enjoy this book.


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The Slow Regard of Silent Things Patrick Rothfuss 8601416355719 Books Reviews

First off, if you have not read both Name of the Wind and Wise Man's Fear don't even look at this book, go read them. Once you've read them ask yourself, "Am I interested in learning more about the character Auri?" If the answer is no then move along. If the answer is yes you then need to ask yourself if you could read a 177 page book that is nothing but character development about Auri, because that is all this book is.

As many other reviewers, and Rothfuss himself writes in the Foreword and Author's Note, this is not your typical book. Many people will not like this book. If you do not satisfy the above questions then you will not like this book unless you enjoy reading things simply for the poetic aspect of the writing. Rothfuss constantly writes how he wasn't sure what this book was, what niche it satisfies as a book. Many of the people reviewing this say the same thing, both the detractors and the fans. I, however, can tell you why I enjoyed this book It was simply insight and character development into Auri, one of the more interesting characters in the King Killer Chronicles.

This book is a look into a typical week in Auri's life, what she does with her time, why she does it, how she does it, etc. It does give you some very interesting insight into a few things towards the end of the book, but not enough for anyone who doesn't care about Auri to be worth it to them. There is no real point to it, it does not further the story in any meaningful way, it does not have the typical flow of a story, it simply ends without any real meat to the story.

Do you like Auri? Do you like character development? Do you like words as an art form? If yes, give this book a try. If not move along safely with the knowledge that you did not miss out on anything. I, however, loved this book as much as any part of Name of the Wind or Wise Man's Fear.
If your usual sleep aid has stopped working for you, buy this book! It will not fail you.

I truly hate writing this one star review as I absolutely love the KKC series and want to support Rothfuss in continuing his promising career. But this was awful. To call this a "story" is a flat out lie. There was no story. It was just 150+ pages of rambling on about a week in the life of the most overrated character in the series. I know people love Auri because there is something mysterious about her. In the first two books, I found her to be interesting too, but not nearly as much as most. So when a book completely devoted to her character was coming out, I was slightly hesitant but I thought I would still read it to get a glimpse of her view of the world. But now I wish I hadn't. She was more interesting to me before I read this. I only wish I could unread it.

It has nothing to do with the cost of the book, as most people have complained about. I would pay double this amount for a book half as long if it were interesting. I've been following Rothfuss's blog for a while and was really looking forward to it, despite his warnings that this was different. I even pre-ordered it, which I've never done for any book. I really don't mind it being different, and I actually think it should be. But seriously, where's the plot? Doesn't a story have to have a plot?

I can summarize the entire novella in a single paragraph (not a spoiler, just a silly interpretation of how the book sounds in my head after reading it) Auri wakes up. She washes her feet. She looks around the cave. She finds an old broken gear at the bottom of a deep puddle. She puts it next to her bed. No, she doesn't like it there. She puts it on the windowsill. No no, that's worse. She can't find a good place for the gear. But there's nothing she could do about it, this was the way of things. She goes to sleep, smiling. The End.

Of course Rothfuss's writing is far more eloquent than my terrible example above. Like most of his readers, I'm no writer, just a lousy critic. But you get the gist of the book from this example.

Seriously, if you enjoy the KKC series, don't read this. It will only tarnish your good impression of the series.
That being said, I still plan on reading the third book if it ever comes out, as I know it will be "different" than this.

Sorry for this review Patrick, I still think you're awesome. It's just this book sucks. And don't listen to anyone who tells you otherwise...they aren't being honest with you. Go with your gut, you know it sucks, which is why you keep apologizing for it. I understand you needed to write this for yourself, as you said, and perhaps a select few of your "broken" fans. But shame on you for publishing it for the rest of the world to read. You should have left it at the bottom of that trunk.

Update (2/24/15)
Some people have helped me understand why someone could actually appreciate this book, since, when I read it, I refused to believe anyone could like it. I am not a writer, though I can appreciate artsy writing and poetry if it's not too far "out there". I expected somewhat of a different style of writing in this book considering what I was used to reading in the KKC series, including the novella "The Lightning Tree" in Rogues. My rating and review above still stand. But I will add this disclaimer To those of you who don't care about a story with an actual plot and only want to read some artsy poetic writing, you may actually enjoy this book.