Exciting new approach

Rothfuss sets the foundation and the atmosphere of his world with this book.
Its very refreshing new approach to actually once well-known makes this story so special. His protagonist is arrogant and overbearing, the world pleasing down to earth and tells it as a story within a story. Especially when it comes to magic treading Rothfuss new ways and presents it as a science with exact laws of physics, rather than the usual genre inaccuracy.
In this book Rothfuss has a clear focus on the characterization and origin of his characters and takes the time to make this comprehensively. Along with the description of the world, its people and history remains something little time for action, which is not even necessary here.