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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 2010 Views
What do you think of the plot? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:05:59 AM 1213 Views
Until the end... nossy - 16/11/2009 09:09:15 PM 1257 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 1215 Views
It's Rothfuss' Tom Bombadil moment. Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:47:03 AM 1417 Views
Definitely weird. Chas - 21/11/2009 03:49:13 AM 1274 Views
I agree and stuff. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:32:41 PM 1385 Views
Nobody likes the dragon. Cockatiel of Doom - 23/11/2009 04:13:05 AM 1267 Views
Cavorting's all very well. Rebekah - 23/11/2009 06:50:56 PM 1270 Views
Pssh, giant lizards are never out of place. Cockatiel of Doom - 24/11/2009 03:39:16 AM 1341 Views
Wasn't too big a fan. LightsongTheBold - 18/11/2009 10:00:10 PM 1438 Views
It's steady. With one key passage at the start Wibble - 26/11/2009 11:09:49 PM 1211 Views
What do you think of the characters? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:08:34 AM 1304 Views
I didn't particularly dislike anyone. nossy - 16/11/2009 09:01:30 PM 1276 Views
Damned plot devices. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:36:00 PM 1391 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 1374 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 1463 Views
Agreed Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:52:34 AM 1461 Views
Bast is one I'm not sure about. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:34:43 PM 1280 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 1209 Views
He's my favorite! Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:54:39 AM 1392 Views
Re: What do you think of the characters? Zeeb - 17/11/2009 11:13:07 AM 1323 Views
Dudette, and I agree with you too. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:34:14 PM 1161 Views
Do you like the magic system? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:09:14 AM 1337 Views
I do. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:45:12 PM 1391 Views
I thought it was quite neat. Spriteling - 16/11/2009 08:55:56 PM 1323 Views
I figured you would. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:38:06 PM 1284 Views
Re: Do you like the magic system? Zeeb - 17/11/2009 11:18:27 AM 1296 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 613 Views
Unfair. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 01:48:16 PM 1334 Views
Unfair Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 06:20:56 PM 1240 Views
Oh, true. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 07:54:18 PM 1293 Views
Well, Jacob - 16/11/2009 08:37:27 PM 1318 Views
I suppose, but... Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 10:43:53 PM 1418 Views
Maybe not unfair, but not accurate. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:41:27 PM 1234 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:45:14 PM 1285 Views
Re: Hm. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:50:36 PM 1280 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 1290 Views
Now this Ambrose point I absolutely agree with. It really annoyed me Wibble - 17/11/2009 07:32:51 PM 1299 Views
I agree. Jacob - 17/11/2009 08:10:58 PM 1364 Views
I thought the same thing about his friends. Gher - 17/11/2009 08:43:05 PM 1311 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 1490 Views
I dunno. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:26:39 PM 1633 Views
Unfair, this is much more mature LightsongTheBold - 17/11/2009 10:53:44 PM 1437 Views
Totally fair Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:58:15 AM 1422 Views
Purpose of the structure. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 01:54:39 PM 1384 Views
I liked it. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:39:39 PM 1361 Views
Re: I liked it. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:43:00 PM 1324 Views
I don't think... Jacob - 16/11/2009 08:51:54 PM 1213 Views
Re: I don't think... nossy - 16/11/2009 09:12:54 PM 1243 Views
Agreed. Spriteling - 16/11/2009 08:58:34 PM 1321 Views
You know... Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 10:48:04 PM 1384 Views
I don't mind being pulled out of his story nossy - 16/11/2009 11:26:04 PM 1306 Views
Ah, okay. *NM* Missa Sedai - 17/11/2009 03:00:13 AM 585 Views
I don't think so. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:06:01 AM 1310 Views
Both Wibble - 26/11/2009 11:27:00 PM 1155 Views
Awesome. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:20:53 PM 1412 Views
I like that fountain line Wibble - 01/12/2009 08:00:07 PM 1735 Views
Kvothe as a Gary Stu... fionwe1987 - 16/11/2009 10:33:03 PM 1433 Views
I don't think he is. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 11:09:38 PM 1323 Views
Good point. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:02:22 AM 1222 Views
Overall impression of the book? Rebekah - 17/11/2009 08:34:25 PM 1172 Views
Meh. *NM* jh - 17/11/2009 08:35:55 PM 543 Views
I really liked it. Gher - 17/11/2009 08:46:24 PM 1266 Views
I liked it alright. nossy - 18/11/2009 04:13:13 AM 1154 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 1389 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 1317 Views
Were there lots of little things that bugged you? Or was that just me? Gher - 17/11/2009 08:57:26 PM 1278 Views
Those little instances did seem to stick out a little bit more than average. Jacob - 17/11/2009 09:04:43 PM 1324 Views
That could be it. Gher - 17/11/2009 09:57:19 PM 1297 Views
Well, the complete lack of a decent plot didn't exactly help. jh - 17/11/2009 09:05:30 PM 1242 Views
That's a relatively minor complaint. Gher - 17/11/2009 09:59:08 PM 1242 Views
Yes. And Ambrose's name was one of them. Cockatiel of Doom - 18/11/2009 03:12:50 AM 1385 Views
Yeah, now that you mention those, I remember those two instances. *NM* Gher - 18/11/2009 04:48:10 AM 598 Views
Ambrose's name never bothered me because I read more carefully than you guys did. Tashmere - 29/11/2009 04:32:30 PM 1258 Views
Yeah. I think some of those inconsistencies were fixed. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 05:48:59 PM 1168 Views
What was your favourite scene? *NM* Nebhead - 18/11/2009 08:59:52 PM 710 Views
For me, it was Kvothe earning his pipes. Nebhead - 18/11/2009 09:05:15 PM 1451 Views
I agree about the pipes, hands down. nossy - 18/11/2009 10:14:50 PM 1337 Views
The pipes and the asylum scene with the Master Namer. Burr - 19/11/2009 02:02:50 AM 1518 Views
I like how Rothfuss played the asylum scene. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:24:37 PM 1423 Views
Yeah, winning the pipes was nice. Gher - 19/11/2009 03:44:11 AM 1344 Views
It wasn't the pipes Bryce - 20/11/2009 08:01:36 AM 1362 Views
Trapis. Gher - 19/11/2009 03:47:07 AM 1349 Views
I found Trapis touching as well. I would have liked to see more of him. Tashmere - 29/11/2009 06:33:39 PM 1283 Views
I thought that too, initially. Maybe we will. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:23:39 PM 1320 Views
Oooh. Nicely said. I liked that. *NM* Tashmere - 02/12/2009 12:04:06 AM 578 Views
To balance things out, were there any little details that you really appreciated? Cockatiel of Doom - 20/11/2009 12:16:35 AM 1161 Views
In Skarpi's story, the names of the characters caught my eye. Cockatiel of Doom - 20/11/2009 12:21:33 AM 1286 Views
Give me a few days to join in... Tashmere - 23/11/2009 12:47:13 AM 1151 Views
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