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Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

4 reviews

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Murder, Grief, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Kidnapping, Classism, and Infidelity

Minor: War, Sexual content, Infertility, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Vomit, Alcohol, and Slavery

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.25

2024: got through this book and really enjoyed it. A big fan of Fitz and the six duchies. Excited to see more of this world unfold, especially with the Witted. 

2023 dnf: A super slow but long high fantasy? Absolutely not in the right headspace to read this, will definitely be returning to it later 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Violence, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Animal death, Blood, Murder, and Slavery

themysteriouserk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

Fitz and The Fool, now posing as the fashionable foreign noble Lord Golden, return to the political intrigue of the Six Duchies after a long absence. Their return will be welcome to fans of Robin Hobb’s sprawling Realm of the Elderlings series as Fitz’s psychology is further explored and his relationships with The Fool, his beloved wolf Nighteyes, and the others with whom he’s shared his life are both deepened and challenged. To top it all, readers will find one of the fastest-paced and most self-contained stories in the series so far, without sacrificing the character development and extensive worldbuilding that make the series so memorable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Confinement, Death, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol, Addiction, Drug use, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

gardensnail's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

Ah, FitzChivalry. 

Over the years I have constantly reread this trilogy, and I am always blown away by the absolute perfection that is Fool's Errand. It is the consummate perfect book for me. The characters are bright and gay, the prose wonderfully rendered, the problems urgent, and the solutions satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Hate crime, and Cursing

Minor: Alcohol

Spoilers for hate crimes:

The people of the Six Duchies are horrified of the Wit, a kind of animal magic that some people possess. Some Witted folk are hunted and killed in this book. Though not described in graphic detail, a mob attempts to stone a woman, and in another place, a mob succeeds in hanging over water and quartering another Witted person.