With 400,000 words, this is still the longest book I've ever read. I re-read both the books during the quarantine period and it has helped me greatly to detach from reality, which is why the second book gets 4 stars despite what I am going to write ahead.
Reading this was heartbreaking because the Kingkiller Chronicles is one of the top three favorite series of mine. I am overwhelmingly attached to its world. And I sort of loathed (almost) reading The Wise Man's Fear this time. During my first read, I was very curious to know what happens with Kvothe and his adventures but reading it now, knowing what was going to happen, I realized the second part just goes nowhere. None of the questions are answered, the two major aspects of the book (Felurian and Ademre) are heavily dragged for no reason, Kvothe barely seems like himself during those phases, and I am not even going to start about how infuriating it was to read about his relationship with Denna.
But regardless of those reasons, Pat Rothfuss's language is to die for. The way he can immerse you in his fantastically-developed world is something every reader should experience once in their life. It STILL is one of my most favorite fantasy series ever. Also, Elodin is still awesome!