I love Auri. She's the main reason I'm still reading this series. Her consistent personification of her entire environment blows my mind. I want to crawl inside her imagination with a big bag of mushrooms and enjoy the show. 
 A lot of people are going to hate this though. There isn't much of a story here (except the soap thing) but Auri has so much character she doesn't really need a narrative. A character sketch is enough for me. Still, a lot of people will hate it. 
 I also disagree with the author. You do not need to read his other books to appreciate the art in this shorty. It's all Auri, all the time. Anyone can read this and appreciate her unique wisdom without absorbing themselves in the epic of Kvothe. 
 Unless they absolutely hate it and just for the record I already warned of that possibility. Highly recommended to people who don't hate it.