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4.41 AVERAGE
4.41 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not sure that anything actually happened in this book but I ate up every word
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I love these book. Robin Hobb spins a great story!
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My first impression of this book, as with most books, was the cover. And after reading maybe 100 pages, I was already mad at whoever illustrated it for failure to read the whole book. Then I read 300 or so more pages and I got it. But still. It wasn't a good foot to get off on.
Golden Fool suffers a little from middle-volume syndrome. In order to have an impressive finish, in the middle book or move things have to get so rotten that you feel bogged down and don't actually see how any of this can end happily. (Good examples are "The Empire Strikes Back" and "The Two Towers.") With a skillful (or lucky) author, this can also be an engaging read, but bits of [b:Golden Fool|45109|Golden Fool (Tawny Man, #2)|Robin Hobb|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170273739s/45109.jpg|2960727] were something of a slog.
However, the story is interesting and original and the characters, however stupid they are being at any given moment, are still strikingly original, well-drawn, wonderful, and fun to hang out with. Though I keep waiting to spend more time with Needle, and so far that's not happening.
Golden Fool suffers a little from middle-volume syndrome. In order to have an impressive finish, in the middle book or move things have to get so rotten that you feel bogged down and don't actually see how any of this can end happily. (Good examples are "The Empire Strikes Back" and "The Two Towers.") With a skillful (or lucky) author, this can also be an engaging read, but bits of [b:Golden Fool|45109|Golden Fool (Tawny Man, #2)|Robin Hobb|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170273739s/45109.jpg|2960727] were something of a slog.
However, the story is interesting and original and the characters, however stupid they are being at any given moment, are still strikingly original, well-drawn, wonderful, and fun to hang out with. Though I keep waiting to spend more time with Needle, and so far that's not happening.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes