Review: The Slow Regard of Silent Things

[radlilim]

Not a 2015 Reading Bingo review, as they haven't posted the new card yet. I pre-ordered The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss, but had to sit on it until I finished my card and got some other things read.

As he warns you in the preface, it's a weird book. And I loved it. Looking at reviews, they are all 5 stars, or 1 star. No middle ground.

It was beautiful. Even if nothing really happens (except washing and making soap), I was really invested in Auri. It added to his lovely world and gave a glimpse of this really deep and broken character. When things broke or didn't work, my heart broke with Auri's. When things clicked, I cheered. I can't wait to see her again. I think the assumption is that she is planning for Kvothe's visit, but who knows, maybe she is expecting someone else. You never really find out.