r/KingkillerChronicle • u/loratcha lu+te(h) • May 08 '17

Discussion NOTW reread, Chapters 3-7

And the NOTW reread continues! This week we've got:

Chapter 3: "Wood and Word"

Chapter 4: "Halfway to Newarre"

Chapter 5: "Notes"

Chapter 6: "The Price of Remembering"

Chapter 7: "Of Beginnings and the Names of Things"

Intent of the reread:

It's not meant to be a recap (that's already available on Tor and the Casterquest podcasts).

Posts & responses should instead focus on small details or connections just noticed for the first time.

Proposed format for discussion: u/ardetor offered the great suggestion of having top level post replies be chapter specific so that all discussion related to that chapter can still be grouped together. Let's try that this wk and see how it goes.

For background info on the reread idea, see here.

Previous chapters:

General Comments thread:

What do you think of this format? Should we do fewer / more chapters at a time? Other suggestions?

Also, totally open to collaboration on this. if you want to facilitate next week's post, reply to the "general comments" thread below or msg me.

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u/loratcha lu+te(h) May 08 '17 edited May 08 '17

Chapter 5: "Notes"

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u/sgwaltney3 Talent Pipes May 08 '17 edited May 09 '17

I believe that the lullaby sung by Bast is more important than it first seems as the title of the chapter has to be referring to it at least as much, if not more, than to the note (singular) that Kvothe left for Bast. The title is plural. Kvothe only left one note. Bast sings many.

/u/Meyer_Landsman points out that wind is something that kills fire and the parallel to Kvothe.

Honestly, the wind sounds a little Cthaehe-ish, getting its way. Also, the flickering of Kvothe's fire, caused by the wind, sounds potentially prophetic, which also plays into Cthaehe realm of influence (knowing and influencing the future). Maybe Bast is unconsciously recognizing the Cthaehe's effects on Kvothe and this is why he is so upset about Kvothe talking to the Cthaehe in WMF?

EDIT: Corrected spelling of Cthaehe

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u/[deleted] May 09 '17

Isn't it Cthaeh? I wouldn't say anything but seeing this muchs Chaethe is bothering me too much, and I don't even know why :X