Kvothe is a miserable bastard who doesn't know a good thing when it is practically slapping him in the face.

Kvothe works at the Fishery before a date with Denna, and stuff happens. It's all spoilers, so you'll just have to listen.

Kvothe is a dumb teenager, like all dumb teenagers except that he has no parents to help guide him (as if he'd listen to them if he did)

Kvothe finally goes on a date

Kvote finally starts to learn a lesson about life, then misses the lesson entirely.

Kvothe struggles to describe Denna, the woman he loved and loves still.

Kvothe burns brightly as a musician.

Kvothe nearly burns out at university and we're introduced to how arcanists duel with sympathy.

Kvothe's story continues at university as the terms change, and he makes a risky deal.

Kvothe meets the master Namer