Deep below the University, there is a dark place. Few people know of it: a broken web of ancient passageways and abandoned rooms. A young woman lives there, tucked among the sprawling tunnels of the Underthing, snug in the heart of this forgotten place.
Her name is Auri, and she is full of mysteries.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things is a brief, bittersweet glimpse of Auri’s life, a small adventure all her own. At once joyous and haunting, this story offers a chance to see the world through Auri’s eyes. And it gives the reader a chance to learn things that only Auri knows….
In this book, Patrick Rothfuss brings us into the world of one of The Kingkiller Chronicle’s most enigmatic characters. Full of secrets and mysteries, The Slow Regard of Silent Things is the story of a broken girl trying to live in a broken world.
A Mixed Bag (Beware, spoilers regarding setting and plot below.)Let’s be clear on this: The Slow Regard of Silent Things is not another installment in the Kingkiller Chronicle, at least not in the sense that it continues or even significantly expands upon the adventure of Kvothe. In many ways one could view this new novella as the polar opposite of the KKC series proper. Where the majority of those (currently) two books were told through the direct narration of its protagonist, Slow Regard…
It’s beautifully written. It’s a great demonstration of Patrick Rothfuss’s … It’s beautifully written. It’s a great demonstration of Patrick Rothfuss’s mastery of language and poetic skill. It has some lovely passages and some really clever and beautiful illustrations.And I couldn’t finish it.Yes, I know it’s very short, but it’s also impenetrable. Fact is, it bored me to tears.So maybe Rothfuss was right in his foreword, and this book just isn’t for me. But who is it for, then? It’s very well done, but nobody seems to be able to…