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In Skarpi's story, the names of the characters caught my eye. Cockatiel of Doom Send a noteboard - 20/11/2009 12:21:33 AM
The character who apparently created the world/named everything in it is named Aleph, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

And within the same story, Selitos' followers are called Ruach, which means "spirit" in Hebrew. (More like a fighting spirit, less like a ghost)

I just liked how he threw those in there, making that connection for those who might be looking.
Taking a break from being Ella

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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 1937 Views
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Wasn't too big a fan. LightsongTheBold - 18/11/2009 10:00:10 PM 1365 Views
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Damned plot devices. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:36:00 PM 1327 Views
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Bast is one I'm not sure about. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:34:43 PM 1208 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 1146 Views
He's my favorite! Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:54:39 AM 1292 Views
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Dudette, and I agree with you too. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:34:14 PM 1097 Views
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I do. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:45:12 PM 1311 Views
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I figured you would. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:38:06 PM 1203 Views
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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 579 Views
Unfair. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 01:48:16 PM 1258 Views
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Oh, true. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 07:54:18 PM 1225 Views
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I suppose, but... Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 10:43:53 PM 1341 Views
Maybe not unfair, but not accurate. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:41:27 PM 1168 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:45:14 PM 1213 Views
Re: Hm. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:50:36 PM 1208 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 1214 Views
Now this Ambrose point I absolutely agree with. It really annoyed me Wibble - 17/11/2009 07:32:51 PM 1217 Views
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I thought the same thing about his friends. Gher - 17/11/2009 08:43:05 PM 1238 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 1407 Views
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Purpose of the structure. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 01:54:39 PM 1303 Views
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I don't mind being pulled out of his story nossy - 16/11/2009 11:26:04 PM 1226 Views
Ah, okay. *NM* Missa Sedai - 17/11/2009 03:00:13 AM 551 Views
I don't think so. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:06:01 AM 1246 Views
Both Wibble - 26/11/2009 11:27:00 PM 1093 Views
Awesome. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:20:53 PM 1341 Views
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I don't think he is. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 11:09:38 PM 1246 Views
Good point. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:02:22 AM 1153 Views
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Meh. *NM* jh - 17/11/2009 08:35:55 PM 509 Views
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I liked it alright. nossy - 18/11/2009 04:13:13 AM 1072 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 1322 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 1236 Views
Were there lots of little things that bugged you? Or was that just me? Gher - 17/11/2009 08:57:26 PM 1207 Views
Those little instances did seem to stick out a little bit more than average. Jacob - 17/11/2009 09:04:43 PM 1252 Views
That could be it. Gher - 17/11/2009 09:57:19 PM 1230 Views
Well, the complete lack of a decent plot didn't exactly help. jh - 17/11/2009 09:05:30 PM 1163 Views
That's a relatively minor complaint. Gher - 17/11/2009 09:59:08 PM 1156 Views
Yes. And Ambrose's name was one of them. Cockatiel of Doom - 18/11/2009 03:12:50 AM 1299 Views
Yeah, now that you mention those, I remember those two instances. *NM* Gher - 18/11/2009 04:48:10 AM 564 Views
Ambrose's name never bothered me because I read more carefully than you guys did. Tashmere - 29/11/2009 04:32:30 PM 1179 Views
Yeah. I think some of those inconsistencies were fixed. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 05:48:59 PM 1102 Views
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I agree about the pipes, hands down. nossy - 18/11/2009 10:14:50 PM 1270 Views
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Trapis. Gher - 19/11/2009 03:47:07 AM 1269 Views
I found Trapis touching as well. I would have liked to see more of him. Tashmere - 29/11/2009 06:33:39 PM 1202 Views
I thought that too, initially. Maybe we will. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:23:39 PM 1246 Views
Oooh. Nicely said. I liked that. *NM* Tashmere - 02/12/2009 12:04:06 AM 540 Views
To balance things out, were there any little details that you really appreciated? Cockatiel of Doom - 20/11/2009 12:16:35 AM 1088 Views
In Skarpi's story, the names of the characters caught my eye. Cockatiel of Doom - 20/11/2009 12:21:33 AM 1213 Views
Give me a few days to join in... Tashmere - 23/11/2009 12:47:13 AM 1085 Views
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