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Re: I liked it. Rebekah Send a noteboard - 16/11/2009 08:43:00 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.

Yes, I meant is he changing the facts in some way, whether making them bigger or smaller. Ie can we trust that he is telling the truth?

I get the feeling that we can, but it's only Book 1. ;)

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.

~nodnods~

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.

I think his 3rd person chapters are comparatively weak, so maybe it is that. I hated the opening chapter or two, and wasn't really interested in the book until Chronicler showed up.
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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 1784 Views
What do you think of the plot? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:05:59 AM 1003 Views
Until the end... nossy - 16/11/2009 09:09:15 PM 1041 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 1007 Views
It's Rothfuss' Tom Bombadil moment. Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:47:03 AM 1195 Views
Definitely weird. Chas - 21/11/2009 03:49:13 AM 1098 Views
I agree and stuff. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:32:41 PM 1134 Views
Nobody likes the dragon. Cockatiel of Doom - 23/11/2009 04:13:05 AM 1078 Views
Cavorting's all very well. Rebekah - 23/11/2009 06:50:56 PM 1090 Views
Pssh, giant lizards are never out of place. Cockatiel of Doom - 24/11/2009 03:39:16 AM 1160 Views
Wasn't too big a fan. LightsongTheBold - 18/11/2009 10:00:10 PM 1196 Views
It's steady. With one key passage at the start Wibble - 26/11/2009 11:09:49 PM 1000 Views
What do you think of the characters? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:08:34 AM 1099 Views
I didn't particularly dislike anyone. nossy - 16/11/2009 09:01:30 PM 1037 Views
Damned plot devices. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:36:00 PM 1183 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 1165 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 1206 Views
Agreed Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:52:34 AM 1243 Views
Bast is one I'm not sure about. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:34:43 PM 1079 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 1013 Views
He's my favorite! Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:54:39 AM 1153 Views
Re: What do you think of the characters? Zeeb - 17/11/2009 11:13:07 AM 1135 Views
Dudette, and I agree with you too. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:34:14 PM 986 Views
Do you like the magic system? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:09:14 AM 1099 Views
I do. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:45:12 PM 1198 Views
I thought it was quite neat. Spriteling - 16/11/2009 08:55:56 PM 1088 Views
I figured you would. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:38:06 PM 1092 Views
Re: Do you like the magic system? Zeeb - 17/11/2009 11:18:27 AM 1101 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 492 Views
Unfair. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 01:48:16 PM 1127 Views
Unfair Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 06:20:56 PM 1017 Views
Oh, true. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 07:54:18 PM 1098 Views
Well, Jacob - 16/11/2009 08:37:27 PM 1087 Views
I suppose, but... Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 10:43:53 PM 1209 Views
Maybe not unfair, but not accurate. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:41:27 PM 1023 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:45:14 PM 1073 Views
Re: Hm. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:50:36 PM 1081 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 1088 Views
Now this Ambrose point I absolutely agree with. It really annoyed me Wibble - 17/11/2009 07:32:51 PM 1083 Views
I agree. Jacob - 17/11/2009 08:10:58 PM 1163 Views
I thought the same thing about his friends. Gher - 17/11/2009 08:43:05 PM 1114 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 1293 Views
I dunno. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:26:39 PM 1437 Views
Unfair, this is much more mature LightsongTheBold - 17/11/2009 10:53:44 PM 1201 Views
Totally fair Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:58:15 AM 1200 Views
Purpose of the structure. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 01:54:39 PM 1172 Views
I liked it. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:39:39 PM 1138 Views
Re: I liked it. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:43:00 PM 1115 Views
I don't think... Jacob - 16/11/2009 08:51:54 PM 990 Views
Re: I don't think... nossy - 16/11/2009 09:12:54 PM 1017 Views
Agreed. Spriteling - 16/11/2009 08:58:34 PM 1139 Views
You know... Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 10:48:04 PM 1159 Views
I don't mind being pulled out of his story nossy - 16/11/2009 11:26:04 PM 1114 Views
Ah, okay. *NM* Missa Sedai - 17/11/2009 03:00:13 AM 487 Views
I don't think so. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:06:01 AM 1117 Views
Both Wibble - 26/11/2009 11:27:00 PM 931 Views
Awesome. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:20:53 PM 1223 Views
I like that fountain line Wibble - 01/12/2009 08:00:07 PM 1493 Views
Kvothe as a Gary Stu... fionwe1987 - 16/11/2009 10:33:03 PM 1234 Views
I don't think he is. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 11:09:38 PM 1123 Views
Good point. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:02:22 AM 1056 Views
Overall impression of the book? Rebekah - 17/11/2009 08:34:25 PM 948 Views
Meh. *NM* jh - 17/11/2009 08:35:55 PM 452 Views
I really liked it. Gher - 17/11/2009 08:46:24 PM 1046 Views
I liked it alright. nossy - 18/11/2009 04:13:13 AM 944 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 1178 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 1113 Views
Were there lots of little things that bugged you? Or was that just me? Gher - 17/11/2009 08:57:26 PM 1046 Views
Those little instances did seem to stick out a little bit more than average. Jacob - 17/11/2009 09:04:43 PM 1121 Views
That could be it. Gher - 17/11/2009 09:57:19 PM 1108 Views
Well, the complete lack of a decent plot didn't exactly help. jh - 17/11/2009 09:05:30 PM 1026 Views
That's a relatively minor complaint. Gher - 17/11/2009 09:59:08 PM 1046 Views
Yes. And Ambrose's name was one of them. Cockatiel of Doom - 18/11/2009 03:12:50 AM 1139 Views
Yeah, now that you mention those, I remember those two instances. *NM* Gher - 18/11/2009 04:48:10 AM 492 Views
Ambrose's name never bothered me because I read more carefully than you guys did. Tashmere - 29/11/2009 04:32:30 PM 1055 Views
Yeah. I think some of those inconsistencies were fixed. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 05:48:59 PM 988 Views
What was your favourite scene? *NM* Nebhead - 18/11/2009 08:59:52 PM 542 Views
For me, it was Kvothe earning his pipes. Nebhead - 18/11/2009 09:05:15 PM 1196 Views
I agree about the pipes, hands down. nossy - 18/11/2009 10:14:50 PM 1115 Views
The pipes and the asylum scene with the Master Namer. Burr - 19/11/2009 02:02:50 AM 1266 Views
I like how Rothfuss played the asylum scene. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:24:37 PM 1178 Views
Yeah, winning the pipes was nice. Gher - 19/11/2009 03:44:11 AM 1127 Views
It wasn't the pipes Bryce - 20/11/2009 08:01:36 AM 1146 Views
Trapis. Gher - 19/11/2009 03:47:07 AM 1140 Views
I found Trapis touching as well. I would have liked to see more of him. Tashmere - 29/11/2009 06:33:39 PM 1064 Views
I thought that too, initially. Maybe we will. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:23:39 PM 1075 Views
Oooh. Nicely said. I liked that. *NM* Tashmere - 02/12/2009 12:04:06 AM 476 Views
To balance things out, were there any little details that you really appreciated? Cockatiel of Doom - 20/11/2009 12:16:35 AM 937 Views
In Skarpi's story, the names of the characters caught my eye. Cockatiel of Doom - 20/11/2009 12:21:33 AM 1083 Views
Give me a few days to join in... Tashmere - 23/11/2009 12:47:13 AM 958 Views
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