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A Slow Regard of Silent Things
352 pages
A quiet, lyrical descent into the hidden life of a fragile soul finding beauty and order in the dark.
What it feels like
Reading this novella feels like holding your breath in a quiet, subterranean sanctuary. It is a deeply unconventional reading experience, entirely devoid of traditional plot, choosing instead to meander through the delicate, idiosyncratic routines of a profoundly broken but beautiful mind. The prose is lyrical and precise, treating inanimate objects with the same reverence and emotional weight as living beings. You are submerged in a haunting, cozy-yet-lonely atmosphere where the stakes are entirely internal, focusing on the simple, monumental task of putting the world to rights. It will delight readers who love poetic sentences, neurodivergent-coded perspectives, and quiet character studies, offering a bittersweet, joyous glimpse into a fragile life lived entirely on its own terms.
- Mood
- subterranean
- quiet
- haunting
- whimsical
- cozy
- Tone
- gentle
- reverent
- eccentric
- melancholic
- Pace
- meandering
- Themes
- finding order in chaos · the weight of solitude · living with trauma · the hidden life of objects
- The writing
- Lyrical, poetic, and highly idiosyncratic, lingering on the sensory details and the inherent rightness of the world.
- The arc
- Begins in delicate, anxious routine and builds to a quiet, triumphant sense of grace and readiness.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave beautiful, unconventional narratives and are perfectly happy spending time in a quiet room with a fascinating mind.
Content notes
- isolation
- implied past trauma
- mental distress
About the book
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.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things is a brief, bittersweet glimpse of Auri’s life, a small adventure all her own. At once joyous and haunting, this story offers a chance to see the world through Auri’s eyes. And it gives the reader a chance to learn things that only Auri knows....
In this book, Patrick Rothfuss brings us into the world of one of The Kingkiller Chronicle’s most enigmatic characters. Full of secrets and mysteries, The Slow Regard of Silent Things is the story of a broken girl trying to live in a broken world.
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