apart from the fact that i've read name of the wind twice over in the past three weeks, i just started reading wise man's fear - and i'm unable to tear myself away from the book. i love the way he builds his story. over three days books, this man, kvothe, who's a hero in this world, tells someone his story. so he just sort of starts with saying "oh, so today i'm going to tell you how i did this-that-and-the-other-thing", and you have no idea what these things are but he goes on to pull the earth from under your feet nevertheless.
an excerpt from wise man's fear:
“I have an apple that thinks it is a pear,” she said, holding it up. “And a bun that thinks it is a cat. And a lettuce that thinks it is a lettuce.”
“It’s a clever lettuce then.”
“Hardly,” she said with a delicate snort. “Why would anything clever think it was a lettuce?”
“Even if it is a lettuce?” I asked.
“Especially then,” she said. “Bad enough to be a lettuce. How awful to think you are a lettuce too.”
an excerpt from wise man's fear:
“I have an apple that thinks it is a pear,” she said, holding it up. “And a bun that thinks it is a cat. And a lettuce that thinks it is a lettuce.”
“It’s a clever lettuce then.”
“Hardly,” she said with a delicate snort. “Why would anything clever think it was a lettuce?”
“Even if it is a lettuce?” I asked.
“Especially then,” she said. “Bad enough to be a lettuce. How awful to think you are a lettuce too.”
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