Hey all,
My friends haven't finished the book yet, but I finished it on wednesday so I'm dying to hear what others think. I won't post any spoilers, but I'll briefly give my impression.
First off, his prose was beautiful, as always. He really has a gift for that. It was well written and intriguing. Having said that, I expected there to be more progress made plot wise. I like books that have strong characters and intriguing plots. His first book set up a very intriguing and historical plot that had me hooked. This one I'm conflicted about. I enjoyed reading it, thought it was a very good book. But there were so few sections that I felt advanced the actual plot and that lessened my enthusiasm somewhat. I enjoyed the section where he does something (and Kvothe says this in the story) that puts him on the level of a true hero, rather than something was still amazing, but then the stories make it more than it was. HIs romantic life is killing me as well, haha. I don't have any complaints with that, Mr. Rothfuss is doing the appropriate amount of tugging on the heart strings.
I feel like this book packed all the dynamite up and set the fuses. I'm really hoping the third book actuallys lights the fuse and the plot picks up. There's so much left to cover (IMO) that I'm wondering how it's going to be sewn up in one more volume. I certainly wouldn't mind him taking the series to a fourth or fifth book.
Anyway, that's my take. Well written, beautiful prose with a story that moved slower than I was hoping for. What do you all think?