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Susan asked this question about The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2):
Why is Denna so shittily written? In fact why is this thing full of wish fulfillment cardboard-cutouts? Also, why do women only have a decorative function in it?
Valentine Decorative is not how I would put it. But they're definitely an excuse to show Kvothe's heroism. Like when he slaughters the fake troupe because they …moreDecorative is not how I would put it. But they're definitely an excuse to show Kvothe's heroism. Like when he slaughters the fake troupe because they are evil rapists... This is just so boringly common in pop culture. All about how the man is so enraged that there are monsters who would do that, and how it justifies his bloody vengeance.
After the heroic rescue, one of the girls says she hates men (she's just been raped repeatedly) and Kvothe literally goes "notallmen" on her.

And it's not just that one time, it shows a lot in the book - how some men are so disgusting (like Ambrose) but not Kvothe of course, who is a sex-god and great defender of the vaginas.

Denna, I don't know, I thought she was annoying the first time I read the book, but now I jut reread it, it's mostly how Kvothe sees her that's really annoying... And I think that's intentional, so it's pretty well done.

Despite all that, I still love the books and reread them several time hehe(less)
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