I don ' t really agree that the writing is a strong point of The Name of the Wind , contrasting it with Sanderson saying characterisation is his weakest point is laughable considering the biggest knock against Rothfuss is his characters are so one dimensional , Kvothe in particular is the definition of a Mary Sue . <| sep |> Yep , it ' s really damn hard to keep up . If you look at my post history , I was weak and trolled some TD users yesterday , but it did reinvigorate me to have deep and meaningful discussions again , so probably worth it . I hadn ' t seen that article , but I ' ve seen things before where gay couples invite people over and allow them to ask any question . Now , I imagine the couples will get questions that are offensive , but if they can keep their cool and answer even though it sucks . They might actually be able to convince someone that they ' re not monsters . It totally blows that the onus is on us , but at least it ' s a path forward , and that ' s enough for me .