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A review by joanna1905
The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss
4.0
What a peculiar delight. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I began this novella, but it was wonderful.
Now to compare this to The Name of the Wind or The Wise Mans Fear would do a disservice to all three books; because of course this isn’t a book about Kvothe, this is a book about Auri.
I adore Auri in the main series and getting this kind of personal insight into her life was really cool. My heart broke for this lonely broken girl who still manages to find so much happiness in the smallest of things. Her attachment to objects is so unique yet so pure, she cares about their happiness, apologises to them and makes sure they are in their perfect place.
Her adoration of Kvothe is so sweet, and I hope and pray that she gets some semblance of a happy ending in the last book. My heart would break if she was left in the Underthing alone when Kvothe eventually leaves the university.
I was intrigued by her comment about Kvothe not being the selas sort, and I wonder if this is foreshadowing something relating to Denna.
I hope in the final book we get a fuller fleshed out explanation of who Auri was and how she ended up in the Underthing.
This was a wonderful read, I certainly look forward to reading Rothfuss’s other short stories from the Kingkiller would and I eagerly await the final book with the hopes of a happy conclusion to both Kvothe and Auri’s story.
Now to compare this to The Name of the Wind or The Wise Mans Fear would do a disservice to all three books; because of course this isn’t a book about Kvothe, this is a book about Auri.
I adore Auri in the main series and getting this kind of personal insight into her life was really cool. My heart broke for this lonely broken girl who still manages to find so much happiness in the smallest of things. Her attachment to objects is so unique yet so pure, she cares about their happiness, apologises to them and makes sure they are in their perfect place.
Her adoration of Kvothe is so sweet, and I hope and pray that she gets some semblance of a happy ending in the last book. My heart would break if she was left in the Underthing alone when Kvothe eventually leaves the university.
I was intrigued by her comment about Kvothe not being the selas sort, and I wonder if this is foreshadowing something relating to Denna.
I hope in the final book we get a fuller fleshed out explanation of who Auri was and how she ended up in the Underthing.
This was a wonderful read, I certainly look forward to reading Rothfuss’s other short stories from the Kingkiller would and I eagerly await the final book with the hopes of a happy conclusion to both Kvothe and Auri’s story.