Active Users:949 Time:28/01/2026 07:43:26 PM
Re: I don't think... nossy Send a noteboard - 16/11/2009 09:12:54 PM

I don't think the we are 'supposed' to find him unreliable. I don't know that he isn't though. By unreliable, I take to mean that Kvothe's account is somehow questionable. There are a couple instances where Bast shows some surprise or confusion about the story as told. I assume that we are somehow not getting all of the story. Or, if nothing else, just a very specific view of how the tale unfolded. Most people have a somewhat limited perspective of their own stories after all.

I can see that, but my take on the Bast instances were that he had thought he understood the story until hearing what really happened. Not the other way around. I could be wrong though, obv.:P For me, that strengthened my trust for Kvothe rather than dented it, because it felt as though (in an effort to tell the full story) he was relating things Bast might never have heard before.

Besides, a real storyteller makes a story believable, not always bigger.

Yes, true.

I think this is part of Kvothe's motivation, and in part the intended structure for the narrative. We don't get the repeated "Real life isn't like a story" line for nothing. But, that being said, I still get the feeling that something more, or less, is going on at times. There are just a few moments in the narrative that give me pause. (I'll have to page through a few things when i get home to my book... I'll try to be more specific)

K, cool.:) Yay, bookclub is fun!
Reply to message
November Book Club is now open! The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. - 16/11/2009 08:05:02 AM 1964 Views
What do you think of the plot? - 16/11/2009 08:05:59 AM 1166 Views
Until the end... - 16/11/2009 09:09:15 PM 1212 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 1177 Views
It's Rothfuss' Tom Bombadil moment. - 20/11/2009 07:47:03 AM 1369 Views
Definitely weird. - 21/11/2009 03:49:13 AM 1229 Views
I agree and stuff. - 18/11/2009 06:32:41 PM 1327 Views
Nobody likes the dragon. - 23/11/2009 04:13:05 AM 1220 Views
Cavorting's all very well. - 23/11/2009 06:50:56 PM 1231 Views
Pssh, giant lizards are never out of place. - 24/11/2009 03:39:16 AM 1299 Views
Wasn't too big a fan. - 18/11/2009 10:00:10 PM 1393 Views
It's steady. With one key passage at the start - 26/11/2009 11:09:49 PM 1168 Views
What do you think of the characters? - 16/11/2009 08:08:34 AM 1264 Views
I didn't particularly dislike anyone. - 16/11/2009 09:01:30 PM 1231 Views
Damned plot devices. - 18/11/2009 06:36:00 PM 1352 Views
I thought most of the characters were well done; I connected with many of them. - 17/11/2009 07:13:21 AM 1331 Views
That last scene with Bast, is one of the ones that really sets me to thinking... - 17/11/2009 08:26:38 PM 1410 Views
Agreed - 20/11/2009 07:52:34 AM 1413 Views
Bast is one I'm not sure about. - 18/11/2009 06:34:43 PM 1237 Views
He's my favorite! - 20/11/2009 07:54:39 AM 1325 Views
Re: What do you think of the characters? - 17/11/2009 11:13:07 AM 1282 Views
Dudette, and I agree with you too. - 18/11/2009 06:34:14 PM 1123 Views
Do you like the magic system? - 16/11/2009 08:09:14 AM 1287 Views
I do. - 16/11/2009 08:45:12 PM 1341 Views
I thought it was quite neat. - 16/11/2009 08:55:56 PM 1259 Views
I figured you would. - 18/11/2009 06:38:06 PM 1237 Views
Re: Do you like the magic system? - 17/11/2009 11:18:27 AM 1247 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 594 Views
Unfair. - 16/11/2009 01:48:16 PM 1290 Views
Unfair - 16/11/2009 06:20:56 PM 1179 Views
Oh, true. - 16/11/2009 07:54:18 PM 1251 Views
Well, - 16/11/2009 08:37:27 PM 1264 Views
I suppose, but... - 16/11/2009 10:43:53 PM 1374 Views
Maybe not unfair, but not accurate. - 16/11/2009 08:41:27 PM 1194 Views
Hm. - 16/11/2009 08:45:14 PM 1239 Views
Re: Hm. - 16/11/2009 08:50:36 PM 1240 Views
I really couldn't say whether it was fair. Seems a weird judgement to me. - 17/11/2009 07:02:21 AM 1248 Views
Now this Ambrose point I absolutely agree with. It really annoyed me - 17/11/2009 07:32:51 PM 1251 Views
I agree. - 17/11/2009 08:10:58 PM 1318 Views
I dunno. - 01/12/2009 01:26:39 PM 1590 Views
Unfair, this is much more mature - 17/11/2009 10:53:44 PM 1394 Views
Totally fair - 20/11/2009 07:58:15 AM 1365 Views
Purpose of the structure. - 16/11/2009 01:54:39 PM 1342 Views
I liked it. - 16/11/2009 08:39:39 PM 1308 Views
Re: I liked it. - 16/11/2009 08:43:00 PM 1282 Views
I don't think... - 16/11/2009 08:51:54 PM 1162 Views
Re: I don't think... - 16/11/2009 09:12:54 PM 1199 Views
Agreed. - 16/11/2009 08:58:34 PM 1274 Views
You know... - 16/11/2009 10:48:04 PM 1334 Views
I don't mind being pulled out of his story - 16/11/2009 11:26:04 PM 1262 Views
Ah, okay. *NM* - 17/11/2009 03:00:13 AM 568 Views
I don't think so. - 17/11/2009 01:06:01 AM 1275 Views
Both - 26/11/2009 11:27:00 PM 1117 Views
Awesome. - 01/12/2009 01:20:53 PM 1371 Views
I like that fountain line - 01/12/2009 08:00:07 PM 1690 Views
Kvothe as a Gary Stu... - 16/11/2009 10:33:03 PM 1392 Views
I don't think he is. - 16/11/2009 11:09:38 PM 1281 Views
Good point. - 17/11/2009 01:02:22 AM 1185 Views
Overall impression of the book? - 17/11/2009 08:34:25 PM 1128 Views
Meh. *NM* - 17/11/2009 08:35:55 PM 527 Views
I really liked it. - 17/11/2009 08:46:24 PM 1210 Views
I liked it alright. - 18/11/2009 04:13:13 AM 1101 Views
Were there lots of little things that bugged you? Or was that just me? - 17/11/2009 08:57:26 PM 1236 Views
Those little instances did seem to stick out a little bit more than average. - 17/11/2009 09:04:43 PM 1281 Views
That could be it. - 17/11/2009 09:57:19 PM 1256 Views
Well, the complete lack of a decent plot didn't exactly help. - 17/11/2009 09:05:30 PM 1202 Views
That's a relatively minor complaint. - 17/11/2009 09:59:08 PM 1188 Views
Yes. And Ambrose's name was one of them. - 18/11/2009 03:12:50 AM 1330 Views
What was your favourite scene? *NM* - 18/11/2009 08:59:52 PM 684 Views
For me, it was Kvothe earning his pipes. - 18/11/2009 09:05:15 PM 1398 Views
I agree about the pipes, hands down. - 18/11/2009 10:14:50 PM 1296 Views
The pipes and the asylum scene with the Master Namer. - 19/11/2009 02:02:50 AM 1460 Views
I like how Rothfuss played the asylum scene. - 01/12/2009 01:24:37 PM 1378 Views
Yeah, winning the pipes was nice. - 19/11/2009 03:44:11 AM 1295 Views
It wasn't the pipes - 20/11/2009 08:01:36 AM 1315 Views
Trapis. - 19/11/2009 03:47:07 AM 1295 Views
I found Trapis touching as well. I would have liked to see more of him. - 29/11/2009 06:33:39 PM 1239 Views
I thought that too, initially. Maybe we will. - 01/12/2009 01:23:39 PM 1280 Views
Oooh. Nicely said. I liked that. *NM* - 02/12/2009 12:04:06 AM 559 Views
To balance things out, were there any little details that you really appreciated? - 20/11/2009 12:16:35 AM 1116 Views
In Skarpi's story, the names of the characters caught my eye. - 20/11/2009 12:21:33 AM 1244 Views
Give me a few days to join in... - 23/11/2009 12:47:13 AM 1113 Views

Reply to Message