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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 1966 Views
What do you think of the plot? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:05:59 AM 1167 Views
Until the end... nossy - 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. Jacob - 17/11/2009 08:23:36 PM 1177 Views
It's Rothfuss' Tom Bombadil moment. Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:47:03 AM 1370 Views
Definitely weird. Chas - 21/11/2009 03:49:13 AM 1229 Views
I agree and stuff. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:32:41 PM 1328 Views
Nobody likes the dragon. Cockatiel of Doom - 23/11/2009 04:13:05 AM 1220 Views
Cavorting's all very well. Rebekah - 23/11/2009 06:50:56 PM 1231 Views
Pssh, giant lizards are never out of place. Cockatiel of Doom - 24/11/2009 03:39:16 AM 1300 Views
Wasn't too big a fan. LightsongTheBold - 18/11/2009 10:00:10 PM 1393 Views
It's steady. With one key passage at the start Wibble - 26/11/2009 11:09:49 PM 1169 Views
What do you think of the characters? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:08:34 AM 1264 Views
I didn't particularly dislike anyone. nossy - 16/11/2009 09:01:30 PM 1232 Views
Damned plot devices. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:36:00 PM 1353 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 1333 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 1410 Views
Agreed Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:52:34 AM 1415 Views
Bast is one I'm not sure about. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:34:43 PM 1237 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 1173 Views
He's my favorite! Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:54:39 AM 1325 Views
Re: What do you think of the characters? Zeeb - 17/11/2009 11:13:07 AM 1282 Views
Dudette, and I agree with you too. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:34:14 PM 1124 Views
Do you like the magic system? Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:09:14 AM 1287 Views
I do. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:45:12 PM 1342 Views
I thought it was quite neat. Spriteling - 16/11/2009 08:55:56 PM 1260 Views
I figured you would. Rebekah - 18/11/2009 06:38:06 PM 1237 Views
Re: Do you like the magic system? Zeeb - 17/11/2009 11:18:27 AM 1250 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 594 Views
Unfair. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 01:48:16 PM 1292 Views
Unfair Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 06:20:56 PM 1181 Views
Oh, true. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 07:54:18 PM 1251 Views
Well, Jacob - 16/11/2009 08:37:27 PM 1267 Views
I suppose, but... Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 10:43:53 PM 1374 Views
Maybe not unfair, but not accurate. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:41:27 PM 1195 Views
Hm. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:45:14 PM 1239 Views
Re: Hm. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:50:36 PM 1240 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 1248 Views
Now this Ambrose point I absolutely agree with. It really annoyed me Wibble - 17/11/2009 07:32:51 PM 1252 Views
I agree. Jacob - 17/11/2009 08:10:58 PM 1321 Views
I thought the same thing about his friends. Gher - 17/11/2009 08:43:05 PM 1273 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 1440 Views
I dunno. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:26:39 PM 1590 Views
Unfair, this is much more mature LightsongTheBold - 17/11/2009 10:53:44 PM 1394 Views
Totally fair Bryce - 20/11/2009 07:58:15 AM 1367 Views
Purpose of the structure. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 01:54:39 PM 1342 Views
I liked it. nossy - 16/11/2009 08:39:39 PM 1309 Views
Re: I liked it. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 08:43:00 PM 1283 Views
I don't think... Jacob - 16/11/2009 08:51:54 PM 1162 Views
Re: I don't think... nossy - 16/11/2009 09:12:54 PM 1200 Views
Agreed. Spriteling - 16/11/2009 08:58:34 PM 1277 Views
You know... Missa Sedai - 16/11/2009 10:48:04 PM 1335 Views
I don't mind being pulled out of his story nossy - 16/11/2009 11:26:04 PM 1263 Views
Ah, okay. *NM* Missa Sedai - 17/11/2009 03:00:13 AM 568 Views
I don't think so. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:06:01 AM 1276 Views
Both Wibble - 26/11/2009 11:27:00 PM 1118 Views
Awesome. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:20:53 PM 1372 Views
I like that fountain line Wibble - 01/12/2009 08:00:07 PM 1690 Views
Kvothe as a Gary Stu... fionwe1987 - 16/11/2009 10:33:03 PM 1392 Views
I don't think he is. Rebekah - 16/11/2009 11:09:38 PM 1282 Views
Good point. Gher - 17/11/2009 01:02:22 AM 1186 Views
Overall impression of the book? Rebekah - 17/11/2009 08:34:25 PM 1129 Views
Meh. *NM* jh - 17/11/2009 08:35:55 PM 527 Views
I really liked it. Gher - 17/11/2009 08:46:24 PM 1210 Views
I liked it alright. nossy - 18/11/2009 04:13:13 AM 1103 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 1351 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 1266 Views
Were there lots of little things that bugged you? Or was that just me? Gher - 17/11/2009 08:57:26 PM 1237 Views
Those little instances did seem to stick out a little bit more than average. Jacob - 17/11/2009 09:04:43 PM 1281 Views
That could be it. Gher - 17/11/2009 09:57:19 PM 1257 Views
Well, the complete lack of a decent plot didn't exactly help. jh - 17/11/2009 09:05:30 PM 1202 Views
That's a relatively minor complaint. Gher - 17/11/2009 09:59:08 PM 1188 Views
Yes. And Ambrose's name was one of them. Cockatiel of Doom - 18/11/2009 03:12:50 AM 1333 Views
Yeah, now that you mention those, I remember those two instances. *NM* Gher - 18/11/2009 04:48:10 AM 577 Views
Ambrose's name never bothered me because I read more carefully than you guys did. Tashmere - 29/11/2009 04:32:30 PM 1213 Views
Yeah. I think some of those inconsistencies were fixed. Rebekah - 29/11/2009 05:48:59 PM 1130 Views
What was your favourite scene? *NM* Nebhead - 18/11/2009 08:59:52 PM 684 Views
For me, it was Kvothe earning his pipes. Nebhead - 18/11/2009 09:05:15 PM 1400 Views
I agree about the pipes, hands down. nossy - 18/11/2009 10:14:50 PM 1297 Views
The pipes and the asylum scene with the Master Namer. Burr - 19/11/2009 02:02:50 AM 1462 Views
I like how Rothfuss played the asylum scene. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:24:37 PM 1378 Views
Yeah, winning the pipes was nice. Gher - 19/11/2009 03:44:11 AM 1296 Views
It wasn't the pipes Bryce - 20/11/2009 08:01:36 AM 1315 Views
Trapis. Gher - 19/11/2009 03:47:07 AM 1296 Views
I found Trapis touching as well. I would have liked to see more of him. Tashmere - 29/11/2009 06:33:39 PM 1240 Views
I thought that too, initially. Maybe we will. Rebekah - 01/12/2009 01:23:39 PM 1282 Views
Oooh. Nicely said. I liked that. *NM* Tashmere - 02/12/2009 12:04:06 AM 559 Views
To balance things out, were there any little details that you really appreciated? Cockatiel of Doom - 20/11/2009 12:16:35 AM 1117 Views
In Skarpi's story, the names of the characters caught my eye. Cockatiel of Doom - 20/11/2009 12:21:33 AM 1244 Views
Give me a few days to join in... Tashmere - 23/11/2009 12:47:13 AM 1113 Views
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