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Unfair Missa Sedai Send a noteboard - 16/11/2009 06:20:56 PM
To be honest, the magic school is the central setting in Harry Potter whereas in The Name of the Wind the University is his goal, but a lot of the plot occurs elsewhere. We spend more time in the actual classes in the Rowling novels and not so much with Rothfuss.

In some vague stretch, Kvothe is also a Boy Who Lived after a magic attack, but I'm really struggling to see many accurate parallels between the two novels.
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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 1777 Views
What do you think of the plot? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:05:59 AM 999 Views
Until the end... nossy - 16/11/2009 09:09:15 PM 1028 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 997 Views
It's Rothfuss' Tom Bombadil moment. Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:47:03 AM 1187 Views
Definitely weird. Chas - 21/11/2009 03:49:13 AM 1088 Views
I agree and stuff. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:32:41 PM 1120 Views
Nobody likes the dragon. Cockatiel of Doom - 23/11/2009 04:13:05 AM 1067 Views
Cavorting's all very well. Rebekah - 23/11/2009 06:50:56 PM 1086 Views
Pssh, giant lizards are never out of place. Cockatiel of Doom - 24/11/2009 03:39:16 AM 1150 Views
Wasn't too big a fan. LightsongTheBold - 18/11/2009 10:00:10 PM 1189 Views
It's steady. With one key passage at the start Wibble - 26/11/2009 11:09:49 PM 990 Views
What do you think of the characters? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:08:34 AM 1094 Views
I didn't particularly dislike anyone. nossy - 16/11/2009 09:01:30 PM 1027 Views
Damned plot devices. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:36:00 PM 1175 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 1154 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 1199 Views
Agreed Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:52:34 AM 1238 Views
Bast is one I'm not sure about. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:34:43 PM 1070 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 1008 Views
He's my favorite! Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:54:39 AM 1147 Views
Re: What do you think of the characters? Zeeb - 17/11/2009 11:13:07 AM 1122 Views
Dudette, and I agree with you too. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:34:14 PM 973 Views
Do you like the magic system? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:09:14 AM 1078 Views
I do. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:45:12 PM 1190 Views
I thought it was quite neat. Spriteling - 16/11/2009 08:55:56 PM 1078 Views
I figured you would. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:38:06 PM 1082 Views
Re: Do you like the magic system? Zeeb - 17/11/2009 11:18:27 AM 1091 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 487 Views
Unfair. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 01:48:16 PM 1118 Views
Unfair Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 06:20:56 PM 1010 Views
Oh, true. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 07:54:18 PM 1087 Views
Well, Jacob - 16/11/2009 08:37:27 PM 1072 Views
I suppose, but... Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 10:43:53 PM 1202 Views
Maybe not unfair, but not accurate. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:41:27 PM 1013 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:45:14 PM 1065 Views
Re: Hm. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:50:36 PM 1076 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 1083 Views
Now this Ambrose point I absolutely agree with. It really annoyed me Wibble - 17/11/2009 07:32:51 PM 1073 Views
I agree. Jacob - 17/11/2009 08:10:58 PM 1157 Views
I thought the same thing about his friends. Gher - 17/11/2009 08:43:05 PM 1107 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 1287 Views
I dunno. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:26:39 PM 1432 Views
Unfair, this is much more mature LightsongTheBold - 17/11/2009 10:53:44 PM 1196 Views
Totally fair Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:58:15 AM 1193 Views
Purpose of the structure. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 01:54:39 PM 1165 Views
I liked it. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:39:39 PM 1127 Views
Re: I liked it. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:43:00 PM 1106 Views
I don't think... Jacob - 16/11/2009 08:51:54 PM 984 Views
Re: I don't think... nossy - 16/11/2009 09:12:54 PM 1006 Views
Agreed. Spriteling - 16/11/2009 08:58:34 PM 1130 Views
You know... Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 10:48:04 PM 1149 Views
I don't mind being pulled out of his story nossy - 16/11/2009 11:26:04 PM 1100 Views
Ah, okay. *NM* Missa Sedai - 17/11/2009 03:00:13 AM 485 Views
I don't think so. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:06:01 AM 1105 Views
Both Wibble - 26/11/2009 11:27:00 PM 923 Views
Awesome. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:20:53 PM 1218 Views
I like that fountain line Wibble - 01/12/2009 08:00:07 PM 1488 Views
Kvothe as a Gary Stu... fionwe1987 - 16/11/2009 10:33:03 PM 1224 Views
I don't think he is. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 11:09:38 PM 1114 Views
Good point. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:02:22 AM 1046 Views
Overall impression of the book? Rebekah - 17/11/2009 08:34:25 PM 939 Views
Meh. *NM* jh - 17/11/2009 08:35:55 PM 446 Views
I really liked it. Gher - 17/11/2009 08:46:24 PM 1037 Views
I liked it alright. nossy - 18/11/2009 04:13:13 AM 935 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 1171 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 1103 Views
Were there lots of little things that bugged you? Or was that just me? Gher - 17/11/2009 08:57:26 PM 1040 Views
Those little instances did seem to stick out a little bit more than average. Jacob - 17/11/2009 09:04:43 PM 1108 Views
That could be it. Gher - 17/11/2009 09:57:19 PM 1100 Views
Well, the complete lack of a decent plot didn't exactly help. jh - 17/11/2009 09:05:30 PM 1020 Views
That's a relatively minor complaint. Gher - 17/11/2009 09:59:08 PM 1041 Views
Yes. And Ambrose's name was one of them. Cockatiel of Doom - 18/11/2009 03:12:50 AM 1130 Views
Yeah, now that you mention those, I remember those two instances. *NM* Gher - 18/11/2009 04:48:10 AM 490 Views
Ambrose's name never bothered me because I read more carefully than you guys did. Tashmere - 29/11/2009 04:32:30 PM 1046 Views
Yeah. I think some of those inconsistencies were fixed. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 05:48:59 PM 981 Views
What was your favourite scene? *NM* Nebhead - 18/11/2009 08:59:52 PM 538 Views
For me, it was Kvothe earning his pipes. Nebhead - 18/11/2009 09:05:15 PM 1185 Views
I agree about the pipes, hands down. nossy - 18/11/2009 10:14:50 PM 1105 Views
The pipes and the asylum scene with the Master Namer. Burr - 19/11/2009 02:02:50 AM 1260 Views
I like how Rothfuss played the asylum scene. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:24:37 PM 1173 Views
Yeah, winning the pipes was nice. Gher - 19/11/2009 03:44:11 AM 1121 Views
It wasn't the pipes Bryce - 20/11/2009 08:01:36 AM 1142 Views
Trapis. Gher - 19/11/2009 03:47:07 AM 1136 Views
I found Trapis touching as well. I would have liked to see more of him. Tashmere - 29/11/2009 06:33:39 PM 1054 Views
I thought that too, initially. Maybe we will. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:23:39 PM 1070 Views
Oooh. Nicely said. I liked that. *NM* Tashmere - 02/12/2009 12:04:06 AM 471 Views
To balance things out, were there any little details that you really appreciated? Cockatiel of Doom - 20/11/2009 12:16:35 AM 930 Views
In Skarpi's story, the names of the characters caught my eye. Cockatiel of Doom - 20/11/2009 12:21:33 AM 1073 Views
Give me a few days to join in... Tashmere - 23/11/2009 12:47:13 AM 948 Views
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