The Wise Man’s Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss I just finished the first book in the Kingkiller Chronicle series (The Name of the Wind) and so far I’m liking the second book.

I've got some nice Halloween themed books this past week.

I finished:

The Anomaly, by Michael Rutger. Not the best book, but fun. I wish there was more about the Big Reveal at the end, but it was creepy and unsettling.

The Outsider, by Stephen King. My first ever Stephen King novel! I really loved it but once the monster was revealed I think it sort of lost itself... I did REALLY like how they ended it though.

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. First time reading this novel and for a classic I absolutely loved it (not usually a big fan of the classics...). Creepy, interesting, and I loved the framing devices. My heart goes out for the poor monster.

A Darker Shade of Magic, by V. E. Schwab. I LOVED this book. The world, the magic system, the characters. I loved Lila, Kell, and even Rhy so much. The villains were creepy and also understandable. I picked up the sequels and her Villains series is on my Christmas list.

Currently reading:

Dread Nation, by Justina Ireland. This fits for Halloween, right? I'm enjoying so far, but haven't seen any zombies.

The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss. Just starting this absolute beast...

This Week I finished:

Dread Nation, by Justinia Ireland. I'm sad to say this was one of my few 2 starred books. I enjoyed the characters and the premise, but the writing was weak (even for a YA) and the plot was just... weird.

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, by Hank Green. So I expected to enjoy this book. I like Hank (and John) Green's YouTube channel, I like their thoughts, but I didn't think it was going to be a great book. Boy was a wrong. This was one of the most interesting books I've read all year and I cannot believe that it ended on THAT. I need the sequel, asap.

Currently Reading:

Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss. I'm duel listening and reading the physical copy of this book. It's an absolute beast and I WILL finish it this month. I'm enjoying it so far, of course.

The Sawbones Book, by Justin and Sydnee McElroy. Okay I got this for my mom, but I love Justin McElroy so much and I will finish it before I give it to her for Christmas. A super fun book about gross medical history!

Finished:

Gilgamesh: A New English Version, by Stephen Mitchell

A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens

The Wise Man’s Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss

Emperor of Thorns, by Mark Lawrence

Currently reading:

The Well of Ascension, by Brandon Sanderson and am debating on picking-up either The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde or The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway

Finished A Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss (read The Name of the Wind the week before). Now I'm among the large group of people desperately awaiting the final book in the trilogy!

Still debating what to start next. I'm leaning towards starting both From Here to Paris, by Cris Hammond (friend recommendation) and Seveneves, by Neal Stephenson.

The Rothfuss books above were my first ever foray into fantasy. Any other recommendations would be welcome!

Just finished:

The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss: Holy moly bejoley... I honestly have to say I haven't been sucked in by a book like that in such a long time. I absolutely loved it and is officially my favorite book ever. I bought the 10th Anniversary Edition yesterday after finishing it.

Snuff, by Chuck Palahniuk: It was my first Palahniuk book and a lot of people consider this one of his weakest titles. I really enjoyed it, tore it up in a day. You have to have a pretty good sense of humor to like it, if not you may just puke.

Starting:

The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss: It is the next book in the Kingkiller Chronicle series after The Name of the Wind. It comes in the mail tomorrow and CAN'T wait to start reading it!

started Brick Lane, by Monica Ali for my reading group. It's not the sort of book I'd ever pick up on my own, but I expect it will generate some good discussion.

Also still working my way though The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss. The audiobook is almost 43 hours, so even though I put more than 10 hours in I've barely made a dent it. Luckily it's an engaging book.

Also finished House of Leaves in two sittings. I actually wasn't expecting Spoilers for the end

Finished The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss started Caliban's War, by James S. A. Corey. Didn't realise there has been issues with Patrick Rothfuss releasing a follow up so very disappointed I won't be able to find out what happens next as it was awesome. Caliban's War is fantastic so far.

Also just started Genghis Khan: And the Making of the Modern World, by Jack Weatherford. Cool read but have barely made it passed introduction, Caliban's War is just too good to put down.

EDIT: finished Caliban's War... damn that was good EDIT2: Broke my rule of reading 2 books by same author/same series back to back and started reading Abaddon's Gate, by James S. A. Corey

Started:

The Red Queen, by Matt Ridley

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Finished:

The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss

I am (still) working on The Wise Man’s Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss so I only finished one book this week:

The Sawbones Book, by Justin and Dr. Sydnee Mcelroy. Super funny book about gross medical history. I love their humor and it was super informational. Humans are whack, guys.

Finished:

Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury -- I liked it even though the atmosphere took priority over storytelling. It was great as a mood-setting read if not much else.

Reading:

The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss -- only 150 pages in (still at University)

Just finished The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss: Second book in the Kingkiller Chronicle series and man that book was amazing. It picked up a lot in the second half.

Starting: Idk yet but would take suggestions. I was thinking about starting The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch or The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson

Finished:

The Lizard King, by Bryan Christy

Started:

The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss

In the middle of The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss

I am currently working on:

1. The Penderwicks in Spring, by Jeanne Birdsall
2. Azumanga Daioh omnibus, by Kiyohiko Azuma
3. The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss I've been wanting to get back into fantasy for a while now and for some reason I have an urge to read this book even though its over a 1000 pages (I've never read such a big book).

I'm also slowly rereading The Princess Bride by William Goldman. I've owned the deluxe edition for over a year now and have yet to read this version so why not now?

This week I read The Good, The Bad And The Multiplex, by Mark Kermode.

My next week or two will be taken up with finally following up The Name Of The Wind and diving into The Wise Man’s Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss.

Today I finished The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers and a few days ago I reread The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. Both were great. Not especially self-improving, but loads of fun to read.

The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfus

I finished Name of the Wind a few days ago and, thanks to some lucky reading days I'm about 650 pages into the second installment. Hoping to finish it this week!

Started: Wise Mans Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss

I've read the first one a few years ago and decided to continue with Kvothes adventures after having read too much thrillers in the past months. Only at page 50 and I'm already fallen in love with Rothfuss' style again. I don't remember a lot about Name of the Wind (apart from the fact that my favorite character is Bast), but the style and word choice stuck with me.

Never read The Kingkiller Chronicles, by Patrick Rothfuss, so I'm going to give it a go. It was between that or Stormlight Archive but it seemed like Kingkiller had more of a story I liked better.

After seeing it crop up here a lot, I finished Leviathan Wakes, by James S. A. Corey and it was waaaaay better than I expected after watching the show. Really looking forward to reading rest of the series.

Up next, The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss. I'm pretty excited to pick it up as the first was a really interesting read in the way the story was told. After that, I'll probably pick up the second book in expanse series or find something that's not sci-fi or fantasy as a palate cleanser

Just finished the second Kingkiller Chronicle book, The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss, its killing me that I'm going to be waiting a while for the third one but I have a few other series to start on that will keep me occupied.

Finished reading Salem's Lot, by Stephen King - Really enjoyed reading this book and was pretty spooked in certain parts. Not quite as scary as I'd expected though but that's probably because I went in half expecting to have a heart attack from fear. Still though, would recommend. The version I read also came with 2 short stories, One for the Road & Jerusalem's Lot. I really enjoyed one for the road but couldn't make it through Jerusalem's Lot.

Started reading The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss - I'm only about 50 pages in but I'm enjoying this as much as I did the first in the series. I'm a little intimidated by the size of this book as it's 1000 pages but excited to further the story.

Finished The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss

Started Cujo, by Stephen King. I read the first Dark Tower book (didn't really like it), but I read his book On Writing a while ago and I liked that, so I'm gonna give him another chance.

The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss

I finished the book in two span and I love the writing. The world is also lovely. There is inherently missing with it though. It certainly has heart, but I don't know. It doesn't have that weight of consequence. I don't agree with others that Kvothe is a Mary Sue, as he certainly has flaws, but his actions don't have the weight of consequence on them. There is a tinge of consequence, but not heavy weight. I hope you get what I mean.

I also hate the Denna chapters. To that majority opinion I succumb.

I just started The Wise Man’s Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss. It’s the second book in the Kingkiller Chronicle. I’ve held off reading it for quite awhile, but figured now is as good a time as any.

Finished Wise Mans Fear: Part 1, by Patrick Rothfuss yesterday evening and started Coraline, by Neil Gaiman.

Both great books and while I'm eager to continue Kvothes story, the short tale of Coraline with it's easier language (even though I'm reading this one in English, while having read WMF in my native language) is what I needed right now. I'll probably finish it tomorrow and then on to Part 2 of Wise Mans Fear.