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I liked it. nossy Send a noteboard - 16/11/2009 08:39:39 PM
Are we supposed to view Kvothe as an unreliable narrator?

I do not believe so, no, unless I'm misunderstanding you on "unreliable?" Do you mean that he is not relating the stories as they might have happened? Or downplaying his heroics? Because if so, no, I don't agree with that. He made too big of a deal of talking about his people and honor/honesty etc. If anything, a showman should make the story bigger.

Or is the framed narrative a way of showing how word-of-mouth distorts the truth and turns ordinary people into heroes?

This was the sense I got. Especially when Old Cobb(?) was trying to relate his version of the truth at the Inn.

How did you feel about the structure? Was it annoying? Did it work for you?

I liked it. It was a little different and that was intriguing. For some reason though, I would get a bit of a jar when he dropped out of history and Bast/Chronicler entered. I think maybe I don't like the way he writes third person.:P Not sure if that's it though.
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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 1780 Views
What do you think of the plot? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:05:59 AM 1002 Views
Until the end... nossy - 16/11/2009 09:09:15 PM 1033 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 1003 Views
It's Rothfuss' Tom Bombadil moment. Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:47:03 AM 1190 Views
Definitely weird. Chas - 21/11/2009 03:49:13 AM 1090 Views
I agree and stuff. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:32:41 PM 1122 Views
Nobody likes the dragon. Cockatiel of Doom - 23/11/2009 04:13:05 AM 1073 Views
Cavorting's all very well. Rebekah - 23/11/2009 06:50:56 PM 1087 Views
Pssh, giant lizards are never out of place. Cockatiel of Doom - 24/11/2009 03:39:16 AM 1155 Views
Wasn't too big a fan. LightsongTheBold - 18/11/2009 10:00:10 PM 1192 Views
It's steady. With one key passage at the start Wibble - 26/11/2009 11:09:49 PM 993 Views
What do you think of the characters? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:08:34 AM 1097 Views
I didn't particularly dislike anyone. nossy - 16/11/2009 09:01:30 PM 1028 Views
Damned plot devices. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:36:00 PM 1178 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 1159 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 1201 Views
Agreed Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:52:34 AM 1241 Views
Bast is one I'm not sure about. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:34:43 PM 1072 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 1011 Views
He's my favorite! Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:54:39 AM 1150 Views
Re: What do you think of the characters? Zeeb - 17/11/2009 11:13:07 AM 1128 Views
Dudette, and I agree with you too. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:34:14 PM 976 Views
Do you like the magic system? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:09:14 AM 1083 Views
I do. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:45:12 PM 1193 Views
I thought it was quite neat. Spriteling - 16/11/2009 08:55:56 PM 1082 Views
I figured you would. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:38:06 PM 1087 Views
Re: Do you like the magic system? Zeeb - 17/11/2009 11:18:27 AM 1096 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 488 Views
Unfair. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 01:48:16 PM 1121 Views
Unfair Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 06:20:56 PM 1011 Views
Oh, true. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 07:54:18 PM 1093 Views
Well, Jacob - 16/11/2009 08:37:27 PM 1079 Views
I suppose, but... Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 10:43:53 PM 1206 Views
Maybe not unfair, but not accurate. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:41:27 PM 1017 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:45:14 PM 1070 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 1076 Views
I agree. Jacob - 17/11/2009 08:10:58 PM 1159 Views
I thought the same thing about his friends. Gher - 17/11/2009 08:43:05 PM 1110 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 1290 Views
I dunno. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:26:39 PM 1434 Views
Unfair, this is much more mature LightsongTheBold - 17/11/2009 10:53:44 PM 1198 Views
Totally fair Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:58:15 AM 1195 Views
Purpose of the structure. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 01:54:39 PM 1168 Views
I liked it. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:39:39 PM 1132 Views
Re: I liked it. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:43:00 PM 1110 Views
I don't think... Jacob - 16/11/2009 08:51:54 PM 986 Views
Re: I don't think... nossy - 16/11/2009 09:12:54 PM 1011 Views
Agreed. Spriteling - 16/11/2009 08:58:34 PM 1135 Views
You know... Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 10:48:04 PM 1156 Views
I don't mind being pulled out of his story nossy - 16/11/2009 11:26:04 PM 1107 Views
Ah, okay. *NM* Missa Sedai - 17/11/2009 03:00:13 AM 486 Views
I don't think so. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:06:01 AM 1108 Views
Both Wibble - 26/11/2009 11:27:00 PM 928 Views
Awesome. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:20:53 PM 1221 Views
I like that fountain line Wibble - 01/12/2009 08:00:07 PM 1491 Views
Kvothe as a Gary Stu... fionwe1987 - 16/11/2009 10:33:03 PM 1230 Views
I don't think he is. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 11:09:38 PM 1119 Views
Good point. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:02:22 AM 1053 Views
Overall impression of the book? Rebekah - 17/11/2009 08:34:25 PM 945 Views
Meh. *NM* jh - 17/11/2009 08:35:55 PM 449 Views
I really liked it. Gher - 17/11/2009 08:46:24 PM 1042 Views
I liked it alright. nossy - 18/11/2009 04:13:13 AM 942 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 1175 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 1108 Views
Were there lots of little things that bugged you? Or was that just me? Gher - 17/11/2009 08:57:26 PM 1042 Views
Those little instances did seem to stick out a little bit more than average. Jacob - 17/11/2009 09:04:43 PM 1111 Views
That could be it. Gher - 17/11/2009 09:57:19 PM 1106 Views
Well, the complete lack of a decent plot didn't exactly help. jh - 17/11/2009 09:05:30 PM 1023 Views
That's a relatively minor complaint. Gher - 17/11/2009 09:59:08 PM 1045 Views
Yes. And Ambrose's name was one of them. Cockatiel of Doom - 18/11/2009 03:12:50 AM 1132 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 1054 Views
Yeah. I think some of those inconsistencies were fixed. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 05:48:59 PM 984 Views
What was your favourite scene? *NM* Nebhead - 18/11/2009 08:59:52 PM 539 Views
For me, it was Kvothe earning his pipes. Nebhead - 18/11/2009 09:05:15 PM 1186 Views
I agree about the pipes, hands down. nossy - 18/11/2009 10:14:50 PM 1108 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 1175 Views
Yeah, winning the pipes was nice. Gher - 19/11/2009 03:44:11 AM 1122 Views
It wasn't the pipes Bryce - 20/11/2009 08:01:36 AM 1145 Views
Trapis. Gher - 19/11/2009 03:47:07 AM 1137 Views
I found Trapis touching as well. I would have liked to see more of him. Tashmere - 29/11/2009 06:33:39 PM 1059 Views
I thought that too, initially. Maybe we will. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:23:39 PM 1072 Views
Oooh. Nicely said. I liked that. *NM* Tashmere - 02/12/2009 12:04:06 AM 473 Views
To balance things out, were there any little details that you really appreciated? Cockatiel of Doom - 20/11/2009 12:16:35 AM 933 Views
In Skarpi's story, the names of the characters caught my eye. Cockatiel of Doom - 20/11/2009 12:21:33 AM 1078 Views
Give me a few days to join in... Tashmere - 23/11/2009 12:47:13 AM 952 Views
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