Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

83 reviews

nicole_rietveld's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Mi-a plăcut tare mult cealaltă serie citită de la autoare, Corăbiile însuflețite , în ciuda finalului care m-a dezamăgit. Așadar, am zis să încerc și trilogia Farseer .

Robin Hobb are un talent pentru a crea niște personaje autentice, cu relații interpersonale foarte bine descrise. Știe cum să presate sentimente printre paragrafe astfel încât să rămâi captivat de poveste, chiar dacă are un ritm de desfășurare destul de lent. Nu știm exact care e intriga, ce trebuie de fapt să se întâmple ca într-un roman fantasy obișnuit, pur și simplu este povestea unui băiat de când ajunge la curtea regelui și prin ce peripeții trece ca ucenic al unui asasin.

Săracul Fitz prin câte trece! Am și uitat cât de tare își chinuie autoarea personajele. Nimeni nu îl iubește, iar pentru că este fiul ilegitim al unui prinț, ceilalți membri ai familiei regale au mai multe motive să scape de el, decât să îl crească cu o educație aleasă, așa că tânărul trebuie să devină unealta regelui pentru a supraviețui.

O fază care m-a neliniștit foarte tare e când unul dintre mentorii lui îl abuzează fizic în repetate rânduri, împingându-l efectiv să se sinucidă. Tânărul Fitz își pierde orice încredere în el și cade într-o depresie urâtă. M-a revoltat foarte tare atitudinea respectivului mentor și mă bucur că la final a dispărut din peisaj definitiv.

Minunată e relația tânărului cu animalele, legătura specială pe care o are mai ales cu câinii. Mi-a amintit într-un fel de prietenia mea cu animalul meu de companie :). De asemenea, mi-a plăcut foarte tare și de Verity, un adevărat viitor rege, nu ca uneltitorul de Regal. Fitz nu prea a avut parte de căldură în copilăria lui, Burrich îl caftea deseori și l-a mai și abandonat, iar Chade era destul de rece. Trist e că a rămas și fără singura lui prietenă, dar cine știe ce se va întâmpla mai departe.

Volumul acesta pregătește în mod evident terenul pentru ceea ce va urma. Presupun că mare parte din acțiune se va concentra pe lupta cu pirații și descoperirea motivului pentru care sătenii se transformă în neoameni.

P.S.: Într-un fel mi-a dat impresia că ar fi inspirată după Harry Potter, dar cartea asta a apărut înainte de Piatra Filozofală. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Animal death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Violence and Death of parent

joysmith's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I very much enjoyed this book, one of the best that I’ve read to be honest. The author writes beautiful descriptions of both settings and relationships between characters. The characters’ flaws feel very real and human, and there is just the right amount of mystery to keep the reader hooked. I took off a quarter of a star because it was slow at times, and difficult to follow at times. But overall, I would strongly recommend this book and I look forward to reading the rest of the trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Kidnapping, Grief, Violence, Animal death, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

s_nova's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? N/A

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Infertility, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Murder, Violence, and War

scurvotron's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

mazzreads86's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Animal death

Moderate: Grief, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail

reddeddy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Animal death, Confinement, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Dysphoria, Addiction, Medical content, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Bullying, Death of parent, Infertility, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Colonisation, and Drug abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Body horror, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Suicide, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Ableism, Excrement, and Toxic relationship

lastlostgirl's review

adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The first half of this book was a bit of a drag but when I hit that halfway mark, I couldn’t put it down! The last 100 pages made it all worth it. I had no idea where this adventure was going to take me and I’m so glad I stuck it out to see. Hoping the next book has more of the Fool, I need to know more about him and his room full of trinkets. 

If you’re looking for an action packed fantasy with romance, this first book won’t be it for you. This was all political/war building, magic system building, and relationship building.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

kirkwallsquad's review

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I haven‘t read a western fantasy novel set in a world completely new to me in some time, and this novel was perfect to ease me back into it and remind me of how good fantasy is when written with competence and care. I developed attachment to the characters, including some complicated feelings and changing opinions as the story progressed, and I was right there with Fitz as he tried to understand the weight of his orders and the intrigues of the world he‘d been given to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

kristinrdub's review

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Absolutely delicious classic fantasy! I cannot believe I’ve never read this series before but I can’t wait to continue. The story is a bit slow to develop but the world building is so well done that I was never bored. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Animal death and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abandonment, Blood, and Murder

maximauve's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Torture