Jack Taylor answers “Are there any female characters in this book?”

Hannah asked this question about The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1):

Are there any female characters in this book?

Jack Taylor There are but they are all two-dimensional objects for Kvothe (the main character) to either lust over or rescue (or both).

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Lynn I've heard this type of thing before, and I really don't get it. I think it's just fashionable right now to look for signs of misogyny--and if you go ...more
Jun 30, 2019 10:41AM · flag

Jack Taylor Normally I would entirely agree and I suspect that the two dimensional portrayal of women is more due to Rothfuss being a terrible hack than any purpo ...more
Jun 30, 2019 12:18PM · flag

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