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laraloops's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
For many people this was better than the first book - while I do like the action it had I felt like the way it climaxed felt more of a second book's climax, I didn't feel like it was as much of a climax as a preparation for the next book . That said I immediately got the third book and will keep reading it.
As with any Robin Hobb book the characters felt realistic and changed in their own ways. Wintrow is slowly getting more used to the pirate life, Kennit is continually being a piece of shit that everyone keeps interpreting as having a heart of gold (I find he is a very realistic depiction of men in power/men who have been abused and who fall back into the cycle of abuse). I love all the women in the Vestrit family. Malta especially grew in a realistic way
I found Kennit's point of view to be fascinating. The beginning had me actively wishing
One improvement in this book is that there is no Regal - a man who is terrible and continues to be terrible and in power. I felt at times in Farseer that he was just a villain and not much more than that (though I felt his end was very interesting). The closest too him is Kyle
I could continue on with this book, it may not be my favorite but it continually gives me things to think about. Unlike other fantasy books that I could not say much about other than to say they are good I feel this one has real weight to it that lends to literary analysis.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, and Rape
Moderate: Sexual content
maithaalfalasi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault
Moderate: Sexual content
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Drug use, Slavery, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Body horror, War, Abandonment, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Animal death, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit, Classism, Ableism, Excrement, Death of parent, Homophobia, Pregnancy, and Xenophobia
Sexual coercion, abuse of power; victim blaming/rape culture (challenged), complicity in assault and abuse. Descriptions of sexual abuse and rape in captivity as well as the aftermath thereof, but no graphic scene; attempted rape and discussion thereof in one scene. Withdrawal. Illness, epidemic. Earthquakes. Relationships between adult men and pre-teen/teenage girls, as well as allusions to relationships between adult women and teenage boys.cnohero's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault