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Sep 06, 2017ZE1TGE15T rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Well, the author did warn you it was gunna suck. So the book is weird and un-eventful. Un-eventful may even be an understatement. I might say however, for a story with so much absolute nothing, it had a lot of something. I'm not even mad about the void of dialog, lack of events, and the 8 pages of Auri making soap being noted as the most action you would read in this novel. I was most disappointed in the repetitiveness of this piece. An example paragraph: Auri made her way through Wains, ran along the pipes, careful to not disturb anything. Everything was in it's proper place (or other cases not). She moved (an object) into it's right place. No. no no. That wasn't the perfect fit for it. She washed her hands and face and came back to decide where to put it. He would be here in X amount of days. She moved (said object) into new place and smiled wide, wild, waned even, as the moon because everything was in it's right place. This book is the equivalent of reading the above example paragraph a few hundred times. Interchanging small things like the order of what is done, and objects which are moved. Auri is a very beloved character, and this really showcases what she goes through, and what The Underthing looks like. Readers might even feel a connection with Auri, or newfound appreciation for her. That is all. This book doesn't really tie into the Kingkiller chronicles chronologically. It doesn't reveal a divine revelation, or plot twist relevant to the main story. I definitely do not recommend this to anyone who hasn't read the other Rothfuss novels. I read this and didn't think it was great. however all that being said. I was glad to read it. I'm hoping the next Kingkiller Chronicles book can use something from The Slow Regard of Silent Things to tie it better into the story.