the name of the wind

[mimesere]

so, I bought this book because...uh. Well, because it was there, mostly, and it was a nice thick book and the reviews were good and the back cover copy was suitably interesting.

you guys. you guys. it's really kind of pretentious. also in first person. also about a person who is kind of iffy on the ethics. also the first part of a trilogy. AUGH.

AUGH. DAMMIT. WHY DO PEOPLE PERSIST IN THIS NOTION THAT MORAL AMBIGUITY = "COMPLEXITY"? I HAVE YET TO SEE MORAL AMBIGUITY DONE IN A WAY THAT SAYS SOMETHING OTHER THAN, "LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME I'M A SELF-CENTERED, THOUGHTLESS ASSHOLE."

/grumpy

i'ma go read another ggk book. good people doing fucked up things ftw.

Comments

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

Augh, the female lead made me insane. Pretty much the whole book made me insane.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Why couldn't he have fallen in love with the moneylender? I liked her. EVen the bizarre woman-child was okay.

[mimesere.livejournal.com]

I liked the moneylender! Also the woman from the Archives! And yes, the crazy girl who lived underground. So many other awesome women, but no, he falls for the unattainable beautiful everyone-loves-her one. Of course he does. Bah.