Update 6/15/17, Re-read. 
 So, it turns out that reading this again was neither a chore or a disappointment. Indeed, it felt as fresh this time as the first even though I remembered everything that happened! 
 Sure, this time, there was a bit of an added anticipation because I knew what kinds of crap that would flow, but as I walked around in Kvothe's shoes, I noticed just how pure an escapist fantasy it was. On every level. I was just tickled to death by the adventure of learning to be a wizard, learning to become one hell of a bard... or of pissing off all the nobility. :) (Or at least Ambrose) :) 
 I'm just happy that such a popular work of fantasy is also fantastically good. :) I can rank it up there with the very best. Smooth as silk, thoroughly enjoyable, brilliant characters, and enough unreliable narration to keep us guessing forever. :) 
 So where is the third book??? Grrrrrrrr. 
 Original review: 
 Wow. 
 I've been wanting to read this for a while now. Now that I've actually read it, I'm frankly amazed and very impressed. Don't begin reading this traditional fantasy novel expecting fly-by-night action scenes and grand armies and battles. This little jewel of a big novel succeeds best in the details and fully-flavored characterizations. Our main character is bigger than life in our own minds, even if he is rather under-powered in the plots; save his mind, of course. That's his best skill and talent, by far, and Mr. Rothfuss has given us the start of a series that makes me love the people in it. I mean, I love them truly, not just for the hardships they overcame or the growing up they've done or the hints of the people they became. I mean, our hero has become alive in my mind and he has started talking to me without his real author's doing anything. 
 That's a real skill that I could only wish that every author could share. Most don't. 
 For this, and I'm sure that most of his readers will agree, we will all wish that Mr. Rothfuss was prolific in his writing. Barring that, his absolute, mind-blowing, QUALITY far outstrips any complaints that I might have in waiting between books. 
 I'll showcase this book in my bookcase with pride. I will tell everyone who reads fantasy to read this and weep. I'm a fanboy. :)