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Re: What do you think of the characters? Zeeb Send a noteboard - 17/11/2009 11:13:07 AM
Kvothe, Erlodin, Bast, Chronicler, Denna, Ambrose etc.


I really like most of the characters (or dislike as appropriate) but I did find a few quite annoying.

Denna really bugs me - she really makes me think of Summer from (500) Days of Summer, who I didn't like very much. I'm sure it's partly a thing of me finding annoying a girl who all the boys notice just because she's pretty and ignore the fact that she's a bitch a lot of the time :P I liked it when there seemed to be a bit more to her with her story not quite fitting when she saw her patron at the wedding - I'd like to see more to that, as it's actually interesting rather than just 'oh look isn't she amazing *swoon*'.

The whole thing with Ambrose is a bit dull, as with the teacher dude Kvothe doesn't get on with. It felt a bit like they were made to hate Kvothe and try and bring him down because the main guy in the story needs enemies. Just seems a bit unrealistic that obviously smart people - they wouldn't be in the University if they weren't - would be so consumed by trying to damage one guy as much as possible when I'm sure there are plenty of arrogant idiots they happen upon in their lives.

The library guy (I really need to work on remembering names :P) seemed much more balanced and he was nice some of the time, and indifferent, then furious and unrelenting when such a heinous crime was committed by Kvothe...his anger etc was actually justified rather than just a grudge that developed pretty much on sight. Seems much more like how someone with such a powerful position would behave towards a first year.

Ramble ramble...
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November Book Club is now open! The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. - 16/11/2009 08:05:02 AM 1703 Views
What do you think of the plot? - 16/11/2009 08:05:59 AM 938 Views
Until the end... - 16/11/2009 09:09:15 PM 956 Views
It's almost as if the author decided there needed to be a little adventure to move the story along. - 17/11/2009 08:23:36 PM 934 Views
It's Rothfuss' Tom Bombadil moment. - 20/11/2009 07:47:03 AM 1118 Views
Definitely weird. - 21/11/2009 03:49:13 AM 1008 Views
I agree and stuff. - 18/11/2009 06:32:41 PM 1057 Views
Nobody likes the dragon. - 23/11/2009 04:13:05 AM 990 Views
Cavorting's all very well. - 23/11/2009 06:50:56 PM 1010 Views
Pssh, giant lizards are never out of place. - 24/11/2009 03:39:16 AM 1064 Views
Wasn't too big a fan. - 18/11/2009 10:00:10 PM 1118 Views
It's steady. With one key passage at the start - 26/11/2009 11:09:49 PM 928 Views
What do you think of the characters? - 16/11/2009 08:08:34 AM 1028 Views
I didn't particularly dislike anyone. - 16/11/2009 09:01:30 PM 963 Views
Damned plot devices. - 18/11/2009 06:36:00 PM 1105 Views
I thought most of the characters were well done; I connected with many of them. - 17/11/2009 07:13:21 AM 1081 Views
That last scene with Bast, is one of the ones that really sets me to thinking... - 17/11/2009 08:26:38 PM 1122 Views
Agreed - 20/11/2009 07:52:34 AM 1162 Views
Bast is one I'm not sure about. - 18/11/2009 06:34:43 PM 992 Views
He's my favorite! - 20/11/2009 07:54:39 AM 1074 Views
Re: What do you think of the characters? - 17/11/2009 11:13:07 AM 1047 Views
Dudette, and I agree with you too. - 18/11/2009 06:34:14 PM 907 Views
Do you like the magic system? - 16/11/2009 08:09:14 AM 1006 Views
I do. - 16/11/2009 08:45:12 PM 1121 Views
I thought it was quite neat. - 16/11/2009 08:55:56 PM 1012 Views
I figured you would. - 18/11/2009 06:38:06 PM 1022 Views
Re: Do you like the magic system? - 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* - 16/11/2009 08:09:58 AM 460 Views
Unfair. - 16/11/2009 01:48:16 PM 1048 Views
Unfair - 16/11/2009 06:20:56 PM 936 Views
Oh, true. - 16/11/2009 07:54:18 PM 1026 Views
Well, - 16/11/2009 08:37:27 PM 1004 Views
I suppose, but... - 16/11/2009 10:43:53 PM 1127 Views
Maybe not unfair, but not accurate. - 16/11/2009 08:41:27 PM 940 Views
Hm. - 16/11/2009 08:45:14 PM 1000 Views
Re: Hm. - 16/11/2009 08:50:36 PM 1004 Views
I really couldn't say whether it was fair. Seems a weird judgement to me. - 17/11/2009 07:02:21 AM 1017 Views
Now this Ambrose point I absolutely agree with. It really annoyed me - 17/11/2009 07:32:51 PM 1003 Views
I agree. - 17/11/2009 08:10:58 PM 1074 Views
I dunno. - 01/12/2009 01:26:39 PM 1332 Views
Unfair, this is much more mature - 17/11/2009 10:53:44 PM 1118 Views
Totally fair - 20/11/2009 07:58:15 AM 1112 Views
Purpose of the structure. - 16/11/2009 01:54:39 PM 1096 Views
I liked it. - 16/11/2009 08:39:39 PM 1053 Views
Re: I liked it. - 16/11/2009 08:43:00 PM 1019 Views
I don't think... - 16/11/2009 08:51:54 PM 939 Views
Re: I don't think... - 16/11/2009 09:12:54 PM 931 Views
Agreed. - 16/11/2009 08:58:34 PM 1054 Views
You know... - 16/11/2009 10:48:04 PM 1085 Views
I don't mind being pulled out of his story - 16/11/2009 11:26:04 PM 1031 Views
Ah, okay. *NM* - 17/11/2009 03:00:13 AM 459 Views
I don't think so. - 17/11/2009 01:06:01 AM 1032 Views
Both - 26/11/2009 11:27:00 PM 861 Views
Awesome. - 01/12/2009 01:20:53 PM 1143 Views
I like that fountain line - 01/12/2009 08:00:07 PM 1423 Views
Kvothe as a Gary Stu... - 16/11/2009 10:33:03 PM 1166 Views
I don't think he is. - 16/11/2009 11:09:38 PM 1046 Views
Good point. - 17/11/2009 01:02:22 AM 976 Views
Overall impression of the book? - 17/11/2009 08:34:25 PM 868 Views
Meh. *NM* - 17/11/2009 08:35:55 PM 421 Views
I really liked it. - 17/11/2009 08:46:24 PM 960 Views
I liked it alright. - 18/11/2009 04:13:13 AM 872 Views
Were there lots of little things that bugged you? Or was that just me? - 17/11/2009 08:57:26 PM 972 Views
Those little instances did seem to stick out a little bit more than average. - 17/11/2009 09:04:43 PM 1039 Views
That could be it. - 17/11/2009 09:57:19 PM 1035 Views
Well, the complete lack of a decent plot didn't exactly help. - 17/11/2009 09:05:30 PM 954 Views
That's a relatively minor complaint. - 17/11/2009 09:59:08 PM 969 Views
Yes. And Ambrose's name was one of them. - 18/11/2009 03:12:50 AM 1067 Views
What was your favourite scene? *NM* - 18/11/2009 08:59:52 PM 505 Views
For me, it was Kvothe earning his pipes. - 18/11/2009 09:05:15 PM 1106 Views
I agree about the pipes, hands down. - 18/11/2009 10:14:50 PM 1032 Views
The pipes and the asylum scene with the Master Namer. - 19/11/2009 02:02:50 AM 1186 Views
I like how Rothfuss played the asylum scene. - 01/12/2009 01:24:37 PM 1093 Views
Yeah, winning the pipes was nice. - 19/11/2009 03:44:11 AM 1009 Views
It wasn't the pipes - 20/11/2009 08:01:36 AM 1064 Views
Trapis. - 19/11/2009 03:47:07 AM 1059 Views
I found Trapis touching as well. I would have liked to see more of him. - 29/11/2009 06:33:39 PM 986 Views
I thought that too, initially. Maybe we will. - 01/12/2009 01:23:39 PM 1007 Views
Oooh. Nicely said. I liked that. *NM* - 02/12/2009 12:04:06 AM 445 Views
To balance things out, were there any little details that you really appreciated? - 20/11/2009 12:16:35 AM 850 Views
In Skarpi's story, the names of the characters caught my eye. - 20/11/2009 12:21:33 AM 1002 Views
Give me a few days to join in... - 23/11/2009 12:47:13 AM 892 Views

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