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Quick Review: The Name of the Wind

Another review would make no difference among the thousands and I could never do this book justice no matter how hard I’d try. Sure, I could praise it at length or, at the same time, find a few things to nitpick, but the former can be accomplished in few words as well and I simply don’t want to even attempt the latter. Which should in fact be all the praise it needs, coming from me.
This is the story of a man, but not of some average person destined to save the world, who somehow manages it with the help of friends, a ludicrous amount of luck and perhaps divine intervention, as it’s so often the case. No; this is the story of a truly extraordinary man, who knows it and shows it, and who has himself to thank and to blame for his successes and failures, at least most of the time. It is the story of a man the rest of us can’t hope to become, and that is oddly reassuring, for reasons I won’t detail.
Yes, it’s the first book in a series. Yes, it’s not some sprawling epic, but takes place in few locations, with few additional characters and, so far, no events that have that much impact in the grand scheme of things. However, the atmosphere truly pulls you in and never lets go, the weight of emotions and the connection created, albeit with only a couple of characters, is at times overpowering, and the wisdom that every so often springs to life from the pages can be startling and soothing at the same time. It left me speechless, breathless, stunned and in awe, and nearly made me cry multiple times, including now as I’m writing this. Which, again, is saying a lot.

Rating: 5/5

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