I’m more than halfway through the book and like… what am I actually reading? Why is it accounted as high fantasy, considering that well over chapter 50 I’m still reading about a dude playing lute at a tavern? Why was it among the “must read if you like B. Sanderson, high fantasy and complex world building”? Where’s the actual world building here. I feel like I was scammed. It’s literally just the sad story of a guy who lost his parents to some evil creatures in an absolutely mainstream and plain conventional fantasy setting. I don’t get why was it even compared to Sanderson’s magic systems and world building. Please please someone tell me it’s still worth reading and that something will eventually HAPPEN that will shake this boring account of a sad university dude.
Best regards, Disappointed reader
Why must we continue having this same conversation with Rothfuss time after time?
I love the books, I liked them even after a few pages. It isn’t high fantasy, nor is it a densely developed world. And that’s ok. It’s a fun read in my opinion, and I liked the second books quite a bit too.
If you don’t like it, life is too short, go find something else to read and stop dogpiling on this dude. Plenty of other great stuff to read these days…
Downvote me Rothfuss haters, upvote me Rothfuss lovers, but at the end of the day, we obsess over him too much and need to move on to more productive conversations.
It’s just that I was looking for my next read after the cosmere series and all everyone was talking about on reddit and other comminities was Rothfuss above all other high fantasy authors, so you can imagine my disappointment and that’s why I posted. I was hoping someone would tell me that things would get deeper and more complex if I was just patient enough. Looks like not.