(3.75?) My thoughts on this book are very mixed. Let us start with the problems I had. 
 1. Kvothe seems to become a sexist, self-absorbed brat in this book. I always feel weary of calling someone/something sexist, but when the things being said are making me uncomfortable I think that it's fair to say it is sexist. I think this book could have been great if Rothfuss had just focused more on Kvothe's character. Making him with flaws, and dimension. 
 2. This book started to drag around page 600-800. It could have been at least 100 pages shorter, and still gotten everything it wanted to across. Also on the flip side, some parts of the book were written as if the editor had told Rothfuss to shorten the book, and he in turn simply deleted chapters of the story and summed them up in a paragraph. Some parts just seemed so rushed. 
 3. I realize that this is just a telling of Kvothe's life, but there is really no overlying plot. But I guess it makes sense for Kvothe to tell us every part of his little life as he seems like a really self-absorbed person. 
 But this aside I cannot deny that Patrick is a talented writer and makes the story compelling and interesting. His world building is fantastic, and I loved learning more about the world. And I love Simmon even more after reading this book. Some of my favorite scenes were ones with the whole group hanging out, and I loved every moment of their friendship.