The Name of the Wind

This was a really solid, enjoyable fantasy novel. Despite it's enormous size, I really flew through the pages pretty quickly, because I was constantly excited to see what would happen next. The main reason it didn't hit 5-star level, for me, is that it truly feels like its sole purpose is to set up whatever is going to happen next. It feels like the (very wordy) prologue to the story the author ACTUALLY wants to write. That being said, it was dang entertaining, and I'm excited to see where book two takes us.