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Good point. Gher Send a noteboard - 17/11/2009 01:02:22 AM
He's certainly not perfect, has obvious flaws like being overly impetuous, is easily deceived, etc. The things that he is brilliant at (those you mention) are not unlikely to go together.

Will be interesting to see how the character develops as the story goes along.


The fact that he's smart AND good at sympathy are very connected, with the Alar being such an integral part of the magic.

And given his background plus his incredible brilliance, his excellence at music is justified. Especially when it was his coping mechanism to extreme trauma.

I don't think that his brilliance at everything is because he's telling the story. He mentions times at the University that he intentionally spread rumors to bolster his reputation. I think if that was the point of this story, he'd add more rumors and exaggerations.

He's brilliant. He was born with it. But that happens in our world too.
"And it breaks my heart to look around, and see the unimpressed; who can't believe the emperor is dressed"~Fastball
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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 1701 Views
What do you think of the plot? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:05:59 AM 935 Views
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It's Rothfuss' Tom Bombadil moment. Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:47:03 AM 1116 Views
Definitely weird. Chas - 21/11/2009 03:49:13 AM 1006 Views
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Cavorting's all very well. Rebekah - 23/11/2009 06:50:56 PM 1008 Views
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Wasn't too big a fan. LightsongTheBold - 18/11/2009 10:00:10 PM 1116 Views
It's steady. With one key passage at the start Wibble - 26/11/2009 11:09:49 PM 927 Views
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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
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That last scene with Bast, is one of the ones that really sets me to thinking... Jacob - 17/11/2009 08:26:38 PM 1120 Views
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Bast is one I'm not sure about. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:34:43 PM 990 Views
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He's my favorite! Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:54:39 AM 1072 Views
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Dudette, and I agree with you too. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:34:14 PM 905 Views
Do you like the magic system? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:09:14 AM 1004 Views
I do. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:45:12 PM 1119 Views
I thought it was quite neat. Spriteling - 16/11/2009 08:55:56 PM 1010 Views
I figured you would. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:38:06 PM 1020 Views
Re: Do you like the magic system? Zeeb - 17/11/2009 11:18:27 AM 1026 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 1046 Views
Unfair Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 06:20:56 PM 934 Views
Oh, true. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 07:54:18 PM 1024 Views
Well, Jacob - 16/11/2009 08:37:27 PM 1002 Views
I suppose, but... Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 10:43:53 PM 1125 Views
Maybe not unfair, but not accurate. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:41:27 PM 938 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:45:14 PM 998 Views
Re: Hm. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:50:36 PM 1002 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 1015 Views
Now this Ambrose point I absolutely agree with. It really annoyed me Wibble - 17/11/2009 07:32:51 PM 1001 Views
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I thought the same thing about his friends. Gher - 17/11/2009 08:43:05 PM 1033 Views
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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 1094 Views
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Agreed. Spriteling - 16/11/2009 08:58:34 PM 1052 Views
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I don't mind being pulled out of his story nossy - 16/11/2009 11:26:04 PM 1029 Views
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I don't think so. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:06:01 AM 1030 Views
Both Wibble - 26/11/2009 11:27:00 PM 859 Views
Awesome. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:20:53 PM 1141 Views
I like that fountain line Wibble - 01/12/2009 08:00:07 PM 1421 Views
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I don't think he is. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 11:09:38 PM 1044 Views
Good point. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:02:22 AM 974 Views
Overall impression of the book? Rebekah - 17/11/2009 08:34:25 PM 866 Views
Meh. *NM* jh - 17/11/2009 08:35:55 PM 421 Views
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I liked it alright. nossy - 18/11/2009 04:13:13 AM 870 Views
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I loved it. I had just had a string of bad books and was getting discouraged Tashmere - 02/12/2009 12:02:18 AM 1036 Views
Were there lots of little things that bugged you? Or was that just me? Gher - 17/11/2009 08:57:26 PM 969 Views
Those little instances did seem to stick out a little bit more than average. Jacob - 17/11/2009 09:04:43 PM 1037 Views
That could be it. Gher - 17/11/2009 09:57:19 PM 1033 Views
Well, the complete lack of a decent plot didn't exactly help. jh - 17/11/2009 09:05:30 PM 951 Views
That's a relatively minor complaint. Gher - 17/11/2009 09:59:08 PM 967 Views
Yes. And Ambrose's name was one of them. Cockatiel of Doom - 18/11/2009 03:12:50 AM 1064 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 976 Views
Yeah. I think some of those inconsistencies were fixed. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 05:48:59 PM 904 Views
What was your favourite scene? *NM* Nebhead - 18/11/2009 08:59:52 PM 504 Views
For me, it was Kvothe earning his pipes. Nebhead - 18/11/2009 09:05:15 PM 1104 Views
I agree about the pipes, hands down. nossy - 18/11/2009 10:14:50 PM 1030 Views
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Yeah, winning the pipes was nice. Gher - 19/11/2009 03:44:11 AM 1007 Views
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Trapis. Gher - 19/11/2009 03:47:07 AM 1057 Views
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I thought that too, initially. Maybe we will. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:23:39 PM 1005 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 847 Views
In Skarpi's story, the names of the characters caught my eye. Cockatiel of Doom - 20/11/2009 12:21:33 AM 1000 Views
Give me a few days to join in... Tashmere - 23/11/2009 12:47:13 AM 890 Views
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