How does this character feel about his/her book peers?
Subject EC:B 5-Michael:
…walks on egg shells around everyone except Tori. He’s always afraid of doing or saying the wrong thing, but is forever determined to be there whenever he’s need, and his feelings for Tori are just icing on the cake.
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The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle #1) by Patrick Rothfuss
I give this book a 5.
This is the story of Kvothe, who also has many other names, as told by the man himself. He is a wizard, but he’s something else too. He is powerful and defiant and “the stuff of legends”. This story beckons to a time when stories were told as song or poems, like the Iliad, but it goes far beyond that.
The Name of the Wind is one of those stories that I think people will either love or hate for two reasons. 1, the story of a wizard in this day and age can’t escape a comparison to Harry Potter. You either like the differences or not. 2, this is not a typical high fantasy tale of a wizard. Kvothe is a multifaceted character that doesn’t fit neatly into any specific category and readers will either appreciate that or not.
This story is crammed full of themes and elements that trigger excitement and emotion in my heart and mind, and I’m not just talking books. There are orphans, criminals, outcasts, demons, common folk, royalty, drug dealers, fairies, actors and there’s ageism, racism, classism, religion, and magic and more.
Having this story be told from Kvothe’s point of view is also atypical. He goes out of his way sometimes to down play or up play certain parts of his tale, but he can only fool half the people half the time. He tells his tale with such realism that you forgive the times when he goes off on an exaggerated tangent. Reading the part where Kvothe tries to describe the beauty of woman speaks volumes to perception versus reality, and the notion of telling people what they want to hear versus telling them what you want them to hear.
Now that I’ve gone and thoroughly confused you, let me say this. I love this book and will be glad to read the next installment. While this is probably not a good bedtime story, it should be suitable for most teens, but this is definitely a story any adult with an interest in fantasy and or adventure will appreciate.
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How does this character feel about his/her book peers?
Subject EC:B 4-Lilly:
…adores Tori and wishes she could be more of a comfort to her.
…sees how much Sheldon adores Giovanni and wishes she could be more of a comfort to him for different reasons.
…sympathizes with Michael more than the others because she understands what he feel like, just being able to touch the edge of this other world they all live in.
…thinks Jack is rude and reckless, but likes him anyway. She wonders if a guy like him is capable of settling down.
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