I should not have finished reading this book. I only did so because my husband said that it got better at the end. Well it took to 80% of the way through the book and, yes, it did get better, but not enough to justify the days that I spent getting to that point.

The problem with this book is that Kvothe, the main character, is downright unlikable. He is arrogant, childish, and deluded. While he is very young during the telling of the story, it is older Kvothe who is doing the telling, making the ego of the character unforgivable.

So if you're wondering what the first 80% of the book was spent on, it was character development. Kvothe's development from arrogant to excessively arrogant. Which, as you can guess, does not make for enjoyable reading. To make matters worse, there were no other three dimensional characters to connect with in the entire book. This happens because Kvothe rarely interacts with other people and when he does, he does it badly.

In the end, I regret the time that I spent on this book and so therefore, do not recommend it.