I went into reading The Kingkiller Chronicle with absolutely no research or preconceptions. I wish now, that I had read up on both Rothfuss and this series, because, knowing what I know now, I would have waited to read the series until the final book was released. I did, however, enjoy this book very much, maybe, perhaps, even more than The Name of the Wind, but only narrowly. 
 Kvothe really is a great character - the kind of character that even as you're reading about his adventures, you roll your eyes at the unlikeliness of it all. Rothfuss was fearless in writing such a character- one that, to your average fantasy reader can be seen as a little...rediculous. He is the best at everything he tries, and, when presented with seemingly insurmountable odds, overcomes them with hardly sweat on his brow. Its almost funny, actually, but, that's what I like about both the story and Kvothe. 
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 The reader understands full well that no person would ever be able to be a 'legend in his own time' who saves the day, slays beasts, saves young girls and is a great lay, even when he has no experience with women and he's losing his virginity. 
 All in all, I found myself attached to the story, to the characters and to Kvothe. I only hate that I'm pretty sure I'll be old and gray before we see the final book in the series. I wish I had waited to read the novels until after it was released.