Picked 'The Name of the Wind' over 'The Way of Kings' for our fantasy month

Honestly, I was the only one in my book club who voted for 'The Name of the Wind' over 'The Way of Kings' for our fantasy pick back in March. Everyone else was hyping Sanderson's worldbuilding and complex magic systems, but I pushed for Rothfuss because I think character voice matters more than plot scope. We ended up reading 'The Name of the Wind' and three people quit halfway through, complaining nothing happens. Tbh, I still think it was the better choice for the writing style alone, but now I'm stuck defending a book with no sequel in sight. Has anyone else had a book club pick where you were the sole dissenter and it went south?

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zara_hill4622d ago

Had a buddy who fought tooth and nail for "Dune" in his sci-fi book club and everyone else wanted "Neuromancer." Three people quit after the first hundred pages calling it boring desert stuff and now he's the only one who'll even talk about worms with them.

terry_barnes22d ago

Feel your buddy's pain @zara_hill46. I once got a whole D&D group to read "Consider Phlebas" and half of em bailed after the first fight scene, said it was too slow, now I'm the weirdo who keeps trying to explain Idirans to people. At least your guy still has worms, I'm just sitting here with a dead Culture ship and nobody to cry about it with.