As a work of epic fantasy in the traditional style (the hero is young, ridiculously powerful and more trouble than a barrelful of shoggoths), Rothfuss stands out as particularly good. His world is fun, his pacing is excellent (and I was listening to this rather than reading it, so pacing matters when you're devoting 30 hours of your life to something) and his world is intricately detailed.
This book is exactly what it claims to be and decidedly enjoyable for being so.