Even at the lowest points in that Tarbean section, for example, I knew I could look forward to Kvothe making it out and getting to the University. Pandell: Rothfuss is a master at planting little seeds that kept me reading. His second tribunal, on the other hand, had me really worried there. OK, his time in Tarbean was a pretty hard fall, but I never felt that downward trajectory was irreversible. As one coworker said, "It's the world's longest setup." True, but what a setup it is! By the time I got to the final quarter of the book, I realized the arc was neither rise-fall-rise nor fall-rise-fall but rather a series of smaller rises and falls that, once you pull back, make for a rather even-keeled narrative. Jay Dayrit, Editorial Operations Manager: Totally agreed! Looks epic from the outside but doesn't feel like it by the end. It's also culturally important enough that I think it's worth reading to be a part of the conversation. Someone asked me earlier this week if I'd recommend The Name of the Wind, and my response was basically: Enough people are crazy hooked on this series that I think it's worth giving it a go and seeing whether it's for you. Second, by how the book actually felt like a pretty quick read despite its length. First, how little of Kvothe's story we actually got through in 700 pages. So? Lexi Pandell, Assistant Research Editor: By the end of the book, I was surprised by two things.
Hint: It's the opposite of Rothfuss-sci-fi, and women are in charge.
As always, join us in the comments, and look out for the announcement for next month's selection. Did Rothfuss fall victim to lazy fantasy tropes, or is he smarter than us all? In advance of our conversation with the man himself next week, we pick apart our feelings below. No two readers had the same impression of the book-we range from frustration to elation, united only by an eagerness to discuss. Patrick Rothfuss' fantasy novel The Name of the Wind ends as it begins: with a "silence of three parts." Well, this week at WIRED Book Club, we're a pandemonium of five parts.
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