The Slow Regard of Silent Things

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Deep below the University, there is a dark place. Few people know of it: a broken web of ancient passageways and abandoned rooms. A young woman lives there, tucked among the sprawling tunnels of the Underthing, snug in the heart of this forgotten place. Her name is Auri, and she is full of mysteries.

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Auri's Tale submitted by yooth4556 on August 27, 2014, 11:22am Aur's Tale. To put simply. Sorry, didn't come out at the moment.

Sideways submitted by Fevvers - STAR473 on June 25, 2015, 12:50am This is a novella about Auri, a fan-favorite side character in Rothfuss's Kingkiller Chronicles. Like Auri, this book is unconventional, intriguing, quiet, surprising, and altogether off the beaten path.

It does not follow the main plot of the series. It focuses on a slice of Auri's life in the underground tangle of the magical university. It is lovingly written and well worth a read for those interested in tagging along with Auri for a bit, as well as for fans of the Kingkiller Chronicles in general, as there are a few tidbits dropped.about the wider world.

Odd... but beautiful submitted by Susan4Pax -prev. sueij- on July 2, 2015, 10:33am This is not a stand-alone book. You should only read it if you have read Rothfuss' _Name of the Wind_, at least.

It's really odd. It's not written like any book I've ever read. There is only one character. She never talks to anyone, except once in a while herself. There is almost no action, except an eight page scene near the end where she makes soap.

See what I mean about odd?

But it's beautiful. Auri's world is different. Strange. She sees the world differently than the rest of us do, and this gives us a glimpse into it. It is fascinating... intriguing... confusing... delightful. Like this (p. 58):
She felt around inside herself for her true perfect name and though it took a long and lonesome moment, finally she felt it there. It was shivery and scant. Scared. Skint. But just around the edges it was still scintillant. It was still hers. It shone.

See? Odd... but beautiful.

If you haven't read _Name of the Wind_, you should. And after that, once you have met Auri, you should read this.

Mellifluous submitted by thatssuper1 on August 3, 2015, 8:08pm A beautifully written story. I love Rothfuss' use of language in all of his books and Slow Regard truly highlights that. It takes a master wordsmith and storyteller to create a tale in which pretty much nothing happens, yet is completely captivating.

Auri's story submitted by lbootzin on June 20, 2016, 5:14pm The story was rather odd, like Auri. But quite enjoyable.

Surprisingly dull submitted by eknapp on September 6, 2016, 3:20pm A week in the life of Kvothe's friend Auri. She's a frail, kooky wisp of a girl who lives alone in the Underthing, a network of forgotten maintenance tunnels and rooms beneath the Arcane University.

Auri is a walking DSM-5, displaying obsessive-compulsive, agoraphobic, and manic-depressive tendencies. And wildly delusional. And who knows what else. She anthropomorphizes everything, like so:
"There was a door, but it was terribly bashful, so Auri pretended not to see it."

I feel guilty for rating this so low. The other three Kingkiller stories are marvelous, and Rothfuss makes abundantly clear in both the foreword and the endnote his apprehension with regard to this book's oddness. His insecurity about it is kind of endearing.

But he's apprehensive for good reason. It's SOOOO DUUULLLL. Auri is adorable, and PR's writing is as pretty as ever, but nothing. Happens. She just wanders around being quirky and sweet and weird. She spends 20 pages making soap. I was amazed that something written by Patrick Rothfuss could be such a chore to read.

What It Says on the Tin submitted by terpsichore17 on July 26, 2018, 10:06am If you need fast-paced action to read something, this book is not for you. For everyone else: it is strange and evocative, with a fascinating use of language. Auri's method of interacting with the world is so foreign, but so embodied.

The Slow Regard of Silent Things submitted by SBNB on August 5, 2018, 2:46pm After reading Name of the Wind and Wise Man's Fear, I couldn't wait to devour anything else written by Rothfuss or about Kvothe's world. This book was not directly about Kvothe, but it offered many insights into his world. I loved it. But, yes, it would be more difficult to love if you're not already familiar with the other two books.

Agree with others submitted by jayzwack on August 11, 2018, 9:41pm Everyone has this nailed. It is strange, but worth reading if you liked NOTW and WMF. Not as memorable as Kvothe's story, however.

For superfans submitted by severian on July 23, 2021, 1:49pm As Rothfuss says in his intro, this book is for the superfans. Knowing how intricately Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear are constructed, there are probably tons of major clues about the overall story arch hiding in plain sight here. But, without something as expert as Jo Walton's re-read of the series on the Tor (sci fi) website, I can't totally figure out what they are!

See the Title submitted by no_ur_onions on August 22, 2021, 4:50pm Quite literally 'a slow regard of silent things,' but really quite lovely in a peculiar, still sort of way. A bit sad, though, hauntingly beautiful and sweet.