"There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in the storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man." (Count Threpe to Kvothe)
FINALLY! After two months of reading The Wise Man's Fear, I can finally cross it off my bookish bucket list.
WHAT I LIKED!
☴ Kvothe. He might be a know-it-all who is good at everything, but he's an interesting character.
☴ All the "gaps" between the past and the present timeline. My need to know what is going on is STRESSING ME OUT! (In a good way)
☴ The expansion of the world. It was interesting to see Kvothe come into contact with different societies and cultures.
☴ That women are portrayed slightly better in The Wise Man's Fear then they are in the first book.
☴ Elodin, who is hilarious.
☴ Vashet, who is the coolest.
☴ Devi, who is the baddest of the bad.
WHAT I LOATHED!
☴ The plot in The Wise Man's Fear is quite repetitive in relation to the plot of The Name of the Wind.
☴ The pacing in the middle is so slow and drawn out, especially the part with Felurian.
☴ Poor portrayal of women.
☴ Denna. Urgh! She's literally written to be 'Kvothe Number Two' and her relationship with Kvothe feels so forced. I couldn't detect the slightest bit of chemistry between them.
There's so many questions and theories that I have after reading The Wise Man's Fear, but unless Door of Stone comes out soon, which is doubtful, I'll just have to sit in a corner and wait... patiently.
"Anyone can love a thing because. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect." (Kvothe)