Daily Archives: October 9, 2011

Genres (Part 2): Writing style

$Disclaimer$ – The following is not neccessarily my opinion but a collection of thoughts taken from reviews posted openly online. Following on from my previous post on rethinking genres this post covers the more general aspects such as length and … Continue reading

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The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss

Here’s an example of what I’d class a 6 star… Rating: 6 stars* Genre: High fantasy (see genre map below) Publisher: Gollancz *see ‘general rules’ This one had me losing sleep, skipping work, and left me generally useless until I’d managed … Continue reading

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