The Name of the Wind - The Kingkiller Chronicle # 1

[Srividya]

Okay people.. I just started last night and am about .....*let me check*.... seven chapters into the story. Till now am finding it intriguing (which to me is nothing happening but the damn book is telling me that something will happen...which means that I have high hopes etc etc etc..) I just hope that today I can read a lot more. As of now.. it's like being tantalised with hope.. I just hope there is something delivered.

(view spoiler)[I LOVED the concept of those giant spiders...whatever they were. Now that's gruesome.. and I hope more fights are there with those monsters..and they get some good blood! (hide spoiler)]

[~~Poulomi Sylphrena Tonk$~~]

Mummaaa!!!! Welcome to the Waystone Inn!! ^___^

(view spoiler)[The scraels are gruesome..Wait till Kvothe gets them.. Did you meet the Chronicler yet?

And this building up of the story will continue till the last few pages.. These Fantasy storytellers.. they love making you curious.. :P (hide spoiler)]

What do you think of the prologue? The Silence of three parts? :)

[~~Poulomi Sylphrena Tonk$~~]

This reminds me.. Zaara, I'll read the Chronicler-Bast convo today.. Sorry, I dozed off yesterday! :-/

[Purvika]

~~Poulomi Nymphadora Tonk$~~ wrote: "Purvi : I loved Auri too !! ^____^
I want an Auri and a Syl with me!! ^____^

Am I the only one with so many favourite scenes? :O :O :O
Still I feel like I left out something.."

No I too have them... If I had written everything you wrote ...it would be copying it na :P also, I felt whole book was somehow had something that someway or another could be counted as favorite :P

[~~Poulomi Sylphrena Tonk$~~]

Puri - Sammmmeeeee pinch!!! *hugs*
You reading Wise Man's Fear with us toh? Later? Maybe towards end of May...:)

[Purvika]

~~Poulomi Nymphadora Tonk$~~ wrote: "Puri - Sammmmeeeee pinch!!! *hugs*
You reading Wise Man's Fear with us toh? Later? Maybe towards end of May...:)"

Yes end of may I can... BTW I bought all four books of Amulet of Samarkand :D

[Anirudh]

People Please DO NOT SPAM

[Zaara]

@Sri...that's awesome...keep going...it gets better. Met Bast yet? Liking the lyrical prose?
@Polo, sure. You do that, gal.
@Utkarsh (view spoiler)[ that's not too great an opportunity risk since I only had two brain cells to start with in the first place. I used to rub the two together to spark an idea. Now I absolutely have no clue ;-) heeee.
Good to see you have some fight in you!
Next time, restrict your wit to those who can parry instead of being mean to 14 year old girls. And you coulda done better than to call me stupid, I'm thinkin'. Kinda unoriginal since it's so obviously true. But what would I know? I only have one brain cell. And in sharp contrast, your brain is obviously full of fabulous(and I'm borrowing a word?? from you here) "stuffs"....
And Utkarsh, for what it's worth, I was only teasing you. In Australia we tend to take the mickey out of our friends rather relentlessly but I realise that habit doesn't travel too well in Asia. I honestly didn't mean for you to get offended. And I did apologise. Comment 627.
And I will stay out of your way from now, I promise. Don't bother replying either. I'm done with all this (sorry, can't resist) STUFFS. (hide spoiler)]

[Zaara]

Anirudh wrote: "People Please DO NOT SPAM "

@Ani. Guilty as charged but only occasionally. I'll stop.

[Srividya]

Anirudh wrote: "People Please DO NOT SPAM "

Am glad that someone else is taking this up as well... If the spamming in this thread continues, I WILL BE FORCED TO FREEZE IT! No discussions! NOTHING!

[Purvika]

Anirudh wrote: "People Please DO NOT SPAM "

I didn't :( I have total of few post and most regarding NOTW :(

[Zaara]

@Ani. I took the book quiz. 22/25.

[Zaara]

For all ppl who have finished the book...
In response to comments 207-215 regarding Denna
(view spoiler)[
I don't dislike her at all!
@Ani and @Deej, why do you guys say you hate her? Surely that's too strong a word for someone who is just commitment-phobic? Dont you guys feel just a little sorry for her even after reading Deoch's conversation with Kvothe in the very appropriately titled Chapter 69? And also after @Abhay's inputs?
I agree with Polo's viewpoint about her being elusive as the wind. And there is a reason I think Rothfuss made her that way and consciously compared her to the wind. The wind...from the moment Kvothe saw Abenty calling it, has become the symbol of his desire and the peak of his aspirations...that is why Denna (his 'moon dream' infatuation which fast ripens to something deeper) is likened to the wind. Plus she is skitty! IMO he likes her sometimes purely BECAUSE she is hard to get, in addition to his attraction for her and the double connection they have as musicians and people who live almost on the 'fringes' of society. Kvothe is a prodigally (is this a word?) intelligent man, a man for whom things are almost always too easy. No wonder he finds her flightiness a challenge.
And @Ani, she isn't stupid at all. Again, why do you say she is? She calls Kvothe's bluff several times, figures out a way to kill the dracchus before he does, and learns the Lay of Savien or whatever remarkably quickly.
Compared to Denna, I found the lovely and efficient Fela to be quite, I dunno...pale? Pheeka?
But yes, fave woman in the book Auri, no doubt. No wonder Rothfuss gave that special gal a book to herself. (hide spoiler)]

[Em Lost In Books]

chapter 40 and please explain this to me:

(view spoiler)[
how can Kvothe be so perfect?

how can he be answer all the question when he did never revised anything from his education in three years?

how can he be perform sympathetic bindings so efficiently in front of whole class? (hide spoiler)]

[~~Poulomi Sylphrena Tonk$~~]

I apologise for the spam part.. Starts with discussions, and goes a bit haywire.

Zaara, are you there?
I read the last half (view spoiler)[,i.e., the Bast-Chronicler confrontation.. (hide spoiler)]
Will be posting in a minute.

[Zaara]

@Polo..yes I'm here.
@Manu...regarding Chapter 40, (view spoiler)[ I guess it's because he has an eidetic memory...was obliquely hinted in Chapter 12 when Abenty was talking about Kvothe learning how to play the lute...how fast he picked it up. (hide spoiler)]

[~~Poulomi Sylphrena Tonk$~~]

Manju : (view spoiler)[Because he had a genuine interest in the subject. Sometimes when you really want to learn something, your mind captures all the details, howsoever small and big, consciously or subconsciously. Kvothe was obsessed with learning about summoning the wind. Also, He was a keen learner. We often come across such people who genuinely pursue a subject and understand it way better than the rest because of their keen interest.

And I think, Abenthy as a teacher had a big role to play in this. He made Kvothe use his logical thinking while teaching him sympathy. So that, added to his already sharp grey cells, helped in shaping up his knowledge practically. Also, the age at which he was tutored by Abenthy.. at such an age, one has pretty sharp grasping skills, so logically that helped.
Besides, getting into the University was the only conquest of his life. So his determination provided the fuel.

And about performing sympathy bindings in front of the class, he had a good hold over sympathy basics from Abenthy. Like I said, this man helped him in ways more than one. So that gave him a huge advantage. (hide spoiler)]

[Utkarsh]

@Manju

(view spoiler)[valid questions but I am afraid there is no logical answer.

He is just perfect, even his screw ups are perfect. It's the way god (author) created him. (hide spoiler)]

[~~Poulomi Sylphrena Tonk$~~]

Hey Zaara.. :)
What exactly were you asking about them both?
(view spoiler)[About the thing that they were arguing about? (hide spoiler)]

[Zaara]

@Manu...Did you read Polo's reply? Good one, Polo.
@Tonks, regarding Ch 96
(view spoiler)[
My question was, which side of the argument were you on...Bast or Chronicler's...and why...
To rephrase, who do you think made the most valid (to you) points? (hide spoiler)]

[Zaara]

@Utkarsh, yeah you have a point! A character can't run counter to his basic nature...and Kvothe is a born genius...

[Akshay]

Manju wrote: "chapter 40 and please explain this to me:


how can Kvothe be so perfect?

how can he be answer all the question when he did never revised anything from his education in three years?

how can he ..."

https://cboye.wordpress.com/2011/06/3...

Contains spoilers for the whole book

[Utkarsh]

@Zaara my thoughts about kvothe are sealed inside a vault, for if they saw light of the day, there would be a storm.
And nobody is born genius.

[~~Poulomi Sylphrena Tonk$~~]

Zaara - Here's what I think about the whole thing, lest I forget it again.
(view spoiler)[Bast and Reshi (Kvothe).. There must have been a time when they went on quests and fights, encountered perils and fought mightily. That sword with the words "Folly" imprinted upon it.. They sure have got some significance.

Bast has been with Kvothe since a long while, I suppose. Even before becoming an accomplice to the Innkeeper. He has seen Kvothe in the height of his power, and now when he looks at him, he fears that his Reshi is wasting away.. I wonder what made him give up his older life. It must have been something really grave.

Also he mentions about that memoir, which he never completed. Instead he went into one of his dark moods after having written it. Maybe the reasons why he left doing magic or playing music are too painful for him to pen down or recollect. When you're attached to something as Kvothe is to his lute strings and when you revere something so much like he does with sympathy, it must have been a terrible thing to lose them all. Gives me the shudders.

But thing is Chronicler is right in his own way too. When you write a story, you keep it original. And originality, when you are writing about a hero long lost in rumours, comes from mentioning the heroism as well as the downfalls.
I know what Bast intends is because he is attached to Kvothe emotionally. He wants his Reshi back. We can't blame him either. He just worships him, selflessly.
(hide spoiler)]

[Utkarsh]

Akshay wrote: "Manju wrote: "chapter 40 and please explain this to me:


how can Kvothe be so perfect?

how can he be answer all the question when he did never revised anything from his education in three years?..."

That was fun...thanks.

[~~Poulomi Sylphrena Tonk$~~]

Zaara : I said what I felt. Maybe some might find him too perfect.
In my opinion, however, he did suffer.
(view spoiler)[ When he was kicked around like a street dog in Tarbean, he had lost all hope of reaching the University. He suffered mentally and physically. Still he held on. Here, its only because he was determined.

When he saw his parents perish in front of his eyes in that blue flame.. The entire troupe.. It was all that that he had.. the only thing he called his family. And the killers were right there in front of him. Yet he could do nothing, the pain got him numb to the bone. Think of a kid going through all that. Still he didn't give up. Despite of all his loneliness he trudged on.

He was a determined kid at many levels. And I love that about him. I think more than being perfect, that was what earned my respect. (hide spoiler)]

And whatever, I love him at the end of the day. :)

[Zaara]

@Toppo, cool link...an erudite deconstruction and a heck of a good read...my soap bubble has burst...and yet my love for this book hasn't suffered too much.

[Akshay]

I love the book but hate Kvothe.

[Zaara]

Akshay wrote: "I love the book but hate Kvothe."

Ok, I'm gonna ask you why you love the book...

[Akshay]

Maybe love's too strong, like is a better word. Because of the prose and the underlying mystery.

[Ahtims]

13/25 for quiz. :-/

[Zaara]

@Polo...read your post re CH 96...thanks for the analysis. Did you pick a side? cuz your comment was fairly non committal...

[Zaara]

And polo...sorry if I'm wearing your patience thin...see, I really want to get my head round this before I write about this book...

[Jarvis]

Who is Toppo in comment 686? :O

[Jarvis]

@Zaara.... reply regarding Denna
(view spoiler)[ I like that concept of Denna being wind, but I just feel that Kvothe was so talented. Awesome with lute, in studies, fast learner and he was independent. He never begged for any help or assistance. And Denna, that mysterious girl just came and went (ok ok, like wind, I get it) but she came to him only when she was alone, in need of someone.... Kvothe always found her with a different boy all the time, and Kvothe just waited for her to come, searched her around.... she was nothing compared to Kvothe. She just had looks..... she really didn't deserve all the praise she got from Kvothe.... (hide spoiler)]

*Views expressed are personal*


:P

[~~Poulomi Sylphrena Tonk$~~]

Ginny : (view spoiler)[Kvothe was seen with Fela when Denna came to meet him once, after that fire incident.. So Denna was not the only one with many of the opposite gender. :P
And she was with a different guy everytime, because she was looking for a patron. And guys like a girl, that doesn't mean the girl is mean or stupid.. She was charming, intelligent and she had a thing for music. Maybe guys flocked around her for that. She has a life of her own, she has burdens of her own.. maybe she doesn't want others to get too close to her for that. There are people like that in the real world, who come and go, because they like keeping things to themselves.

And she came to Kvothe because maybe in him, she found a friend. And maybe somewhere she liked him. We don't know yet of Denna's story, so its unfair to judge her just as yet...

I don't why she acts so mysterious, but I'm sure there's some reason. Denna was different from the rest. I love girls who are like that. Independent. (hide spoiler)]

That's just my opinion. :P
Couldn't control the urge, Buddy... :P *runs away*

[~~Poulomi Sylphrena Tonk$~~]

Zaara wrote: "@Polo...read your post re CH 96...thanks for the analysis. Did you pick a side? cuz your comment was fairly non committal..."

No, I didn't pick a side... Because both were justified in their own ways.
(view spoiler)[If I were in Bast's place, I would've done what he did. However if I were in Chronicler's place, I would have maintained an unprejudiced and unbiased stance just as him.

What do you think? :) (hide spoiler)]

And take as long as you want, Zorro..But I want a review. :P

[Anirudh]

@Akshay,

surprisingly I agree with all points.

[Purvika]

Manju (view spoiler)[ I don't think Kvothe was perfect. He had his own flaws. But yeah he had great memory and learning skill. He had learn a great deal under Abenthy's guidance. He was his real teacher. He went to university to hone his skills. Moreover, you might know the concept of photographic memory. In the start it is made clear that Kvothe has a photographic memory when he was talking to chronicler.

He could perform the binding just as the same way he called wind when he was Abenthy's pupil. The only difference was he was kid at that time so he made the mistake but later he immediately realized why he had suffered so much. (hide spoiler)]

[Purvika]

@Abhay regarding Danna and Ambrose (view spoiler)[ Danna. She was a force. When she came she would bring everything with her but when she went, it would be like she left emptiness behind. Her burdens made her insecure and she couldn't trust anyone. I felt if we had her story as well. I might have ended up loving her more than I did Auri. Just a hunch. But. Danna was like a glass which is transparent from one side but opaque from another. One could see themselves in her if they really tried. She was the kind of person who never wanted to rely on anything or anyone. She couldn't depend. Maybe that's why she never stayed for long and vanished whenever she felt she was getting attached. This is my understanding of her. I might be wrong to think so. :) (hide spoiler)]

Ah Ambrose (view spoiler)[ just three words. I despise him. Anything else isn't needed to describe him. What about you. What are your thoughts on Ambrose ? (hide spoiler)]

[~~Poulomi Sylphrena Tonk$~~]

Purvi : I loved your thoughts about Denna! ^_^
(view spoiler)["Denna was like a glass which is transparent from one side but opaque from another."
That is exactly what I thought of her too. I felt it was wrong to judge her just because she was mysterious. (hide spoiler)]

[Zaara]

@Puri...hear hear.
@all who have finished, did you think there were parts of the book that could have been left out without harming the narrative? And why.

[Ahtims]

Yes.
1. University fees laments by Kvothe
2. Buying the horse by Kvothe
Oh so boring. ..

[Jarvis]

@Tonks... lol you have said that to me may be like million times! :P
I just don't like her, as simple as that :/ :P

[Anirudh]

Did anyone get 25 in notw quiz??

I think the chandrian are really cool

[Jarvis]

@Zaara.... every boring part about Denna :/

[Zaara]

@ Manu, Ishi, Vimal...reading update?

[Vimal]

In Chapter 57.Bit of a lull setting in, in the narrative.Hope its temporary.

[Em Lost In Books]

Zaara wrote: "@ Manu, Ishi, Vimal...reading update?"

am in chapter 54.:)

[Anirudh]

@Manju, any improvements in story? Your reading has slowed down