Simple and beautiful.
After Second Read
Rothfuss has a wonderful author's note about how this isn't really for everyone, and he's right, I don't think everyone will love it, but I did. As he said this is a little piece of literature about a broken and damaged person for broken and damaged people.
Thank you Patrick, the world is a better place for having this story in it.
I really enjoyed this story. I have to admit, instead of finding it charming I was distracted every time another fantasy book was referenced, for me it was a little too blatant to be funny.
But, by the end I was very interested in the story and invested in the well-being of the characters.
Update for second read through
Magicians is exponentially better the second time. Being able to expect the overt fantasy references I was not distracted by them and was instead able to enjoy them.