The Slow Regard of Silent Things

As Patrick Rothfuss is at pains to point out in both the foreword and afterword, this is an odd cookie of a book. If you haven't read the first two books of The Kingkiller Chronicle this book will probably make little sense to you. It is almost poetic in its description of the solitary life of a girl in a forgotten world. At times it reminds me of the descriptions of Gormenghast, although where that is dusty and dead, this is alive and welcoming.

If you are sold on the world of Kvothe and don't mind an (apparently) aimless digression into the world of Auri, this is recommended to fill the gap while we wait for the conclusion of the trilogy.