THE NAME OF THE WIND discussion

Discussion exclusively for chapters 61 to 75. No spoilers for any chapters beyond that. :)

Woop woop, I am finally done with this chunk of chapters, to my surprise they were a lot lengthier than previous chapters, and I have to say that I thought they dragged a bit. As I mentioned before, I am not the biggest fan of romance, and for my taste Pat focused a bit too much on Kvothe's feelings for Denna... I'm not sure if I am 100% behind that relationship because:

1.) Denna seems a bit shady. Maybe that is enhanced by the fact that present time!Kvothe already hinted that she betrayed him, and that she destroyed him. But even in the flashbacks, she seems super secretive and somewhat distanced. :D
2.) I feel like Kvothe is much more into her, than she is into him. He is so honest, sweet, vulnerable and caring, and super careful not to make some stupid mistake and he would basically do everything for her (which is a tad unhealthy but oh well, Kvothe is rather the obsessive type), whereas I don't get the same vibe from her. She seems a bit more selfish (which is not necessarily a bad trait; in these dangerous times probably the more practicle behaviour) but...
3.) Denna is painted as this special snowflake. She is like the most beautiful girl. She is better, and more clever than all other girls, she is like a vulcano whereas other girls are merely candles BLA BLA BLA – those tropes just get on me nerves. ;)) Of course, this is enhanced by the fact that Pat isn't narrating the story, Kvothe is, and he is just head over heels for her... but still, her depiction overall kind of rubbs me the wrong way.

Nonetheless, I am very happy with the ending of this portion of the book, because fantasy seems to become more important again. At first, I was really happy about the fact that Kvothe might finally get answers about the Chandrian, but now I am even more hooked because DRAGONS – dragons who breathe blue fire. TELL ME MOREEEE! I am super intrigued, I have this weird fantasy of Kvothe becoming a dragon tamer and riding a dragon, calling the wind... lol probs won't happen, but let me dream a bit. ;)

The other thing that keeps me invested into the plot is the whole Ambrose-situation (anyone else getting serious Draco Malfoy vibes from him?) because I am pretty sure that Kvothe shaking off the paid killers won't be the end of it. I am excited to see how far Ambrose is willing to go.

And as always I wanna learn more about ELODIN (he's like my bae, you know...) :D After the fire at the Fishery, Kvothe talks to Master Kilvin about how he managed to extinguish the fire, and Kilvin tells him that if Elodin had been here it would have been much easier because ELODIN KNOWS THE NAME OF FIRE. Like whaaat? I need more info on this. Kilvin also mentions two more people at the University who can name the elements – WHO ARE THEY???

Also, wasn't it heart-warming how Kvothe 1.) saved Fela from the fire (I kind of like her... kind of like her more than Denna tbh) and 2.) how he immediately thought of Auri – Auri is like ma gurl, she is so odd and funny and adorable and I am pretty sure that she will play a bigger role in the future. I can totally see how she would e.g. tell Kvothe how he can get access to the Archives OR how Kvothe has to go into hiding and she shows him the underground world. I really want more Auri in this story!!!

Onto the last chunk, hopefully I'll be back with my final thoughts this evening!