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It's Rothfuss' Tom Bombadil moment. Bryce Send a noteboard - 20/11/2009 07:47:03 AM
Edit: I get that he needed a way to get in good with the townspeople near the Chandrian-attacked farm, but that dragon/sweeteater part of the novel sits like a weird blob I must poke with a stick. Accidentally running into Denna out there, having her eat something disgusting sounding and clearly Not Food, finding a druggie dragon and then having to save a town from it really doesn't feel like it fits into the story for me. He did have several other unexpected occurrences through the course of the novel, but this doesn't work well w/o some major disbelief-suspension, imo.

The whole "Dragon" story tangent serves no real purpose in the story. The story was starting to drag, and while "Real life isn't like a story" we have a fight with a drugged out "dragon", a rescue, a burning town. It just doesn't fit with the rest of the narrative, not in style, pacing, or purpose.


I look at that particular piece of the novel, and I think maybe he was just looking for a way to show how truly desperate Kvothe was to make contact with anything Chandrian, as well as remind the readers that the book was really about Kvothe dealing with the Chandrian. I suppose that after all that time at the University, that particular idea could have been lost and the reader would only think of Kvothe in terms of his relationship with Denna and with his story at school. I think there were probably a half dozen better ways to go about this, but yeah, that's my explanation for why it's there. I didn't feel as completely torn out of the story as some did at this part, but it was a bit distracting in an "all-too-convenient" sort of way.

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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 1007 Views
I agree and stuff. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:32:41 PM 1055 Views
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 1008 Views
Pssh, giant lizards are never out of place. Cockatiel of Doom - 24/11/2009 03:39:16 AM 1064 Views
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 1079 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 1160 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 1046 Views
Unfair Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 06:20:56 PM 934 Views
Oh, true. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 07:54:18 PM 1025 Views
Well, Jacob - 16/11/2009 08:37:27 PM 1003 Views
I suppose, but... Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 10:43:53 PM 1126 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 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 1073 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 1193 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 1094 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 938 Views
Re: I don't think... nossy - 16/11/2009 09:12:54 PM 929 Views
Agreed. Spriteling - 16/11/2009 08:58:34 PM 1052 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 1030 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 1030 Views
Both Wibble - 26/11/2009 11:27:00 PM 861 Views
Awesome. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:20:53 PM 1142 Views
I like that fountain line Wibble - 01/12/2009 08:00:07 PM 1421 Views
Kvothe as a Gary Stu... fionwe1987 - 16/11/2009 10:33:03 PM 1165 Views
I don't think he is. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 11:09:38 PM 1045 Views
Good point. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:02:22 AM 975 Views
Overall impression of the book? Rebekah - 17/11/2009 08:34:25 PM 867 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 959 Views
I liked it alright. nossy - 18/11/2009 04:13:13 AM 871 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 1085 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 1033 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 976 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 1007 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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