Homer's Travels: Book: Patrick Rothfuss' "The Narrow Road Between Desires"

Friday, November 22, 2024

Book: Patrick Rothfuss' "The Narrow Road Between Desires"

I have mixed feelings about Patrick Rothfuss.  His first two books, "The Name of the Wind" and "The Wise man's Fears" were pretty good - the first of those I would say was even great.  The last book came out in 2011.  The third book ... has not been published yet and I am starting to think it never will.

The author has published two related books since his last big novel.  Both books have concentrated on one supporting character from the other two books.  The first was a novella about Auri - "The Slow Regard of Silent Things" which I liked very much.  The other book was my latest read "The Narrow Road Between Desires".

This novella follows Bast, a friend of Kvothe (the main character of the first two books).  His story, like all of Rothfuss' books, was well written.  The author has a way with words and his prose flows on the page.  If only he would actually write more.

I gave this book four out of five stars on Goodreads.  It left me wanting more but history has told me not to expect anything soon.  The progress of this series is too slow to satisfy the reader's desires.

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