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I wrapped up the audiobook today, with mixed feelings. The 'tale' was quite engaging for the most part, but the framing story was insufferable up until the very end, when at least one character (Vast) took on some hint of a third dimension. Whenever the framing story intruded on the 'tale,' usually in the form of some clever commentary from adult Kvothe, it decidedly detracted.
I didn't have any issue with Kvothe's money troubles, which seem to have annoyed other readers; to me, both the way he dwelt on his finances and the ways he opted to spend his limited resources were a remarkably realistic legacy of his time on the streets.
Easily the best scene in the novel was Kvothe playing for his pipes--narrating music effectively is an admirable accomplishment, and begins to make up for the lanterns hung from every third paragraph throughout the remainder of the story.
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