I wanted to wait a bit before writing my review for this book because I was afraid of sounding hyperbolic. It's been a while. I still freaking love this book. 
 It's genius, pure and simple. Patrick Rothfuss has a fitting musical quality to his writing that stunningly fits both his central character and conceit. The pacing is also among the best of any book I've read, any genre. My eyes were glued to the pages when they needed to be, and when I was ready for a small respite, the matryoshka doll-like format of the story allowed it. 
 I could go on and on about the book's other, myriad, successful qualities, such as the neatly realized characters, the vivid fantasy world and the ponderous intellect that can be sensed in every word, but it would ultimately become a meaningless paean and therefore, a waste of time. 
 So without any further ado, read this book. It's astounding.