Kvothe is bad ass and I want to have his red-haired babies. I almost don't know what to say about this book, I was blown away by it. I had waited for this to come out for so long, and now that I've finally finished it I don't know what to do with myself. The writing style is beautiful and Kvothe's voice is so vivid that at times I felt like I was there in the story with him. I loved the fact that we got to see even more of the world away from the University (even though I love reading about the University). 
 The book started a bit slow for me, but it could have been because it was a while since I've read the first book. I recommend getting a recap before you read this (unless you have an excellent memory) because so much happens in the first book that will be alluded to in the second. When Kvothe has no choice but to leave the University to "chase the wind", he sets off for Vintas to start a whole new set of adventures. After he learns of a devious plot, the story really starts to pick up pace and I found myself sucked into the story. When he and Tempi finally make their way to Haert, I was well and truly besotted. In Haert he learns about combat, respect, right and wrong, and this really makes an impact on his character. When I finally finished the book I felt as though I had just lost a good friend. Now I am waiting impatiently for the next book in the series, hoping it will be out soon. 
 Whenever I need a good laugh, I read Puppet's introduction in chapter 40...it has me laughing uncontrollably every time. 
 Kvothe's vengeance in chapters 131-132 was awesome...I think I cheered a little. 
 Favorite quotes: 
 "How about this?' Simmon asked me. 'Which is worse, stealing a pie or killing Ambrose?' 
 I gave it a moment's hard thought. 'A meat pie, or a fruit pie?" 
 "You can divide infinity an infinite number of times, and the resulting pieces will still be infinitely large," Uresh said in his odd Lenatti accent. "But if you divide a non-infinite number an infinite number of times the resulting pieces are non-infinitely small. Since they are non-infinitely small, but there are an infinite number of them, if you add them back together, their sum is infinite. This implies any number is, in fact, infinite." 
 "Wow," Elodin said after a long pause. He leveled a serious finger at the Lenatti man. "Uresh. Your next assignment is to have sex. If you do not know how to do this, see me after class." 
 "She only stopped when Vashet returned. I watched from a distance as Vashet stormed over and gave the girl a stern telling off. I couldn't hear what was said, but their body language spoke volumes. Celean looked down and shuffled her feet. Vashet shook a finger and cuffed the young girl on the side of her head. It was the same scolding any child receives. Stay out of the neighbor's garden. Don't tease the Benton's sheet. Don't play tag among the thousand spinning knives of your people's sacred tree."