# The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

6 Hacker News commenters recommended The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Praised for its prose and writing, though some find the plot less impressive and the series is unfinished.

## Why people recommend it

- Praised prose and writing (2 comments): "people praising the prose of The Name of the Wind but being less impressed with its plot" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49407213)) "Way better writing and stories than DCC" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49903771))
- Stories judged better than DCC (1 comments): "Way better writing and stories than DCC" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49903771))

## What people warn about

- Plot less impressive than prose (1 comments): "people praising the prose of The Name of the Wind but being less impressed with its plot" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49407213))
- Series unfinished (1 comments): "With reservations, I'd recommend: Patrick Rothfuss (unfinished)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46388167))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lord-of-the-rings.md): 66 recommend
- [The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hobbit.md): 49 recommend
- [Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dungeon-crawler-carl.md): 48 recommend
- [Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/harry-potter-and-the-methods-of-rationality.md): 19 recommend
- [Piranesi by Susanna Clarke](https://hackerapproved.com/p/piranesi.md): 12 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0575129476?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780575129474) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss", https://hackerapproved.com/p/name-of-the-wind/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).