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Unfair. Rebekah Send a noteboard - 16/11/2009 01:48:16 PM
I think that comparison is fairly daft. The similarities are incredibly general: young chap at magic school with rich fellow-student enemy. S'all.

Apparently people imagine there were no books about magic schools before JK Rowling put pen to paper.
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November Book Club is now open! The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:05:02 AM 1702 Views
What do you think of the plot? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:05:59 AM 938 Views
Until the end... nossy - 16/11/2009 09:09:15 PM 955 Views
It's almost as if the author decided there needed to be a little adventure to move the story along. Jacob - 17/11/2009 08:23:36 PM 932 Views
It's Rothfuss' Tom Bombadil moment. Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:47:03 AM 1118 Views
Definitely weird. Chas - 21/11/2009 03:49:13 AM 1008 Views
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Nobody likes the dragon. Cockatiel of Doom - 23/11/2009 04:13:05 AM 990 Views
Cavorting's all very well. Rebekah - 23/11/2009 06:50:56 PM 1009 Views
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Wasn't too big a fan. LightsongTheBold - 18/11/2009 10:00:10 PM 1118 Views
It's steady. With one key passage at the start Wibble - 26/11/2009 11:09:49 PM 927 Views
What do you think of the characters? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:08:34 AM 1028 Views
I didn't particularly dislike anyone. nossy - 16/11/2009 09:01:30 PM 961 Views
Damned plot devices. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:36:00 PM 1103 Views
I thought most of the characters were well done; I connected with many of them. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/11/2009 07:13:21 AM 1080 Views
That last scene with Bast, is one of the ones that really sets me to thinking... Jacob - 17/11/2009 08:26:38 PM 1121 Views
Agreed Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:52:34 AM 1161 Views
Bast is one I'm not sure about. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:34:43 PM 992 Views
I did forget to mention the really horrible pun-type thing I thought of after his last scene. Cockatiel of Doom - 20/11/2009 12:23:22 AM 935 Views
He's my favorite! Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:54:39 AM 1073 Views
Re: What do you think of the characters? Zeeb - 17/11/2009 11:13:07 AM 1046 Views
Dudette, and I agree with you too. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:34:14 PM 907 Views
Do you like the magic system? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:09:14 AM 1006 Views
I do. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:45:12 PM 1121 Views
I thought it was quite neat. Spriteling - 16/11/2009 08:55:56 PM 1012 Views
I figured you would. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:38:06 PM 1021 Views
Re: Do you like the magic system? Zeeb - 17/11/2009 11:18:27 AM 1028 Views
The book has been compared with Harry Potter. Do you think this is fair? Why/why not? *NM* Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:09:58 AM 460 Views
Unfair. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 01:48:16 PM 1048 Views
Unfair Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 06:20:56 PM 935 Views
Oh, true. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 07:54:18 PM 1026 Views
Well, Jacob - 16/11/2009 08:37:27 PM 1004 Views
I suppose, but... Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 10:43:53 PM 1127 Views
Maybe not unfair, but not accurate. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:41:27 PM 939 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:45:14 PM 999 Views
Re: Hm. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:50:36 PM 1003 Views
I really couldn't say whether it was fair. Seems a weird judgement to me. Cockatiel of Doom - 17/11/2009 07:02:21 AM 1016 Views
Now this Ambrose point I absolutely agree with. It really annoyed me Wibble - 17/11/2009 07:32:51 PM 1001 Views
I agree. Jacob - 17/11/2009 08:10:58 PM 1074 Views
I thought the same thing about his friends. Gher - 17/11/2009 08:43:05 PM 1034 Views
I will have to admit that you guys are right about the friends and Ambrose. It was...forced. Tashmere - 01/12/2009 11:38:20 PM 1195 Views
I dunno. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:26:39 PM 1332 Views
Unfair, this is much more mature LightsongTheBold - 17/11/2009 10:53:44 PM 1118 Views
Totally fair Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:58:15 AM 1110 Views
Purpose of the structure. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 01:54:39 PM 1095 Views
I liked it. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:39:39 PM 1052 Views
Re: I liked it. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:43:00 PM 1017 Views
I don't think... Jacob - 16/11/2009 08:51:54 PM 939 Views
Re: I don't think... nossy - 16/11/2009 09:12:54 PM 931 Views
Agreed. Spriteling - 16/11/2009 08:58:34 PM 1054 Views
You know... Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 10:48:04 PM 1084 Views
I don't mind being pulled out of his story nossy - 16/11/2009 11:26:04 PM 1031 Views
Ah, okay. *NM* Missa Sedai - 17/11/2009 03:00:13 AM 459 Views
I don't think so. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:06:01 AM 1031 Views
Both Wibble - 26/11/2009 11:27:00 PM 861 Views
Awesome. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:20:53 PM 1143 Views
I like that fountain line Wibble - 01/12/2009 08:00:07 PM 1422 Views
Kvothe as a Gary Stu... fionwe1987 - 16/11/2009 10:33:03 PM 1166 Views
I don't think he is. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 11:09:38 PM 1046 Views
Good point. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:02:22 AM 976 Views
Overall impression of the book? Rebekah - 17/11/2009 08:34:25 PM 868 Views
Meh. *NM* jh - 17/11/2009 08:35:55 PM 421 Views
I really liked it. Gher - 17/11/2009 08:46:24 PM 960 Views
I liked it alright. nossy - 18/11/2009 04:13:13 AM 872 Views
I enjoyed it the first time through. But for me it didn't stand up to a reread. Chas - 21/11/2009 03:55:05 AM 1086 Views
I loved it. I had just had a string of bad books and was getting discouraged Tashmere - 02/12/2009 12:02:18 AM 1037 Views
Were there lots of little things that bugged you? Or was that just me? Gher - 17/11/2009 08:57:26 PM 972 Views
Those little instances did seem to stick out a little bit more than average. Jacob - 17/11/2009 09:04:43 PM 1038 Views
That could be it. Gher - 17/11/2009 09:57:19 PM 1034 Views
Well, the complete lack of a decent plot didn't exactly help. jh - 17/11/2009 09:05:30 PM 953 Views
That's a relatively minor complaint. Gher - 17/11/2009 09:59:08 PM 968 Views
Yes. And Ambrose's name was one of them. Cockatiel of Doom - 18/11/2009 03:12:50 AM 1066 Views
Yeah, now that you mention those, I remember those two instances. *NM* Gher - 18/11/2009 04:48:10 AM 457 Views
Ambrose's name never bothered me because I read more carefully than you guys did. Tashmere - 29/11/2009 04:32:30 PM 977 Views
Yeah. I think some of those inconsistencies were fixed. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 05:48:59 PM 905 Views
What was your favourite scene? *NM* Nebhead - 18/11/2009 08:59:52 PM 505 Views
For me, it was Kvothe earning his pipes. Nebhead - 18/11/2009 09:05:15 PM 1105 Views
I agree about the pipes, hands down. nossy - 18/11/2009 10:14:50 PM 1032 Views
The pipes and the asylum scene with the Master Namer. Burr - 19/11/2009 02:02:50 AM 1185 Views
I like how Rothfuss played the asylum scene. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:24:37 PM 1091 Views
Yeah, winning the pipes was nice. Gher - 19/11/2009 03:44:11 AM 1009 Views
It wasn't the pipes Bryce - 20/11/2009 08:01:36 AM 1064 Views
Trapis. Gher - 19/11/2009 03:47:07 AM 1059 Views
I found Trapis touching as well. I would have liked to see more of him. Tashmere - 29/11/2009 06:33:39 PM 985 Views
I thought that too, initially. Maybe we will. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:23:39 PM 1007 Views
Oooh. Nicely said. I liked that. *NM* Tashmere - 02/12/2009 12:04:06 AM 445 Views
To balance things out, were there any little details that you really appreciated? Cockatiel of Doom - 20/11/2009 12:16:35 AM 849 Views
In Skarpi's story, the names of the characters caught my eye. Cockatiel of Doom - 20/11/2009 12:21:33 AM 1002 Views
Give me a few days to join in... Tashmere - 23/11/2009 12:47:13 AM 891 Views
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