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A review by lavilian
Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb
4.0
Why is this a favorite, but also a 4 star? That's just how this book is. You can love a friend, and not enjoy everything about them.
This was my favorite in the series so far. Mostly because the Fool FINALLY gets major screen time. Ever since he reveals his purpose to Fitz in the first book (or was it the second?), I have hung on every word he says. He's such a fun character, both quirky and mysterious.
I love following Fitz's thoughts and seeing how his actions influence the world around him. I also scream internally every time he makes a wrong choice or pushes someone away for their safety or because of a misunderstanding. The way I read it, this instalment in the series was all about misunderstandings, trying to shed light on them and having patience and understanding until you do. At times, this made me want to bash my head against a wall, but I knew in the end, the pay off would be worth it.
And was it? afdkajjfdnja (sounds of my internal suffering)
Yes. It was worth it.
The beginning of this book was pretty routine. Lots of intrigue and hard-headed people making life complicated, and Fitz doing his best to sort through that to the best result. The middle was Thick. That's it. That's all it was about. Thick overshadowed all other problems for like three or four long chapters. As much as I love him, it was a lot.
The last 1/3 of the book was what really got me. It was both beautiful and exhausting. As seems to be the way with this series. some things happened that I always hoped would, and other things happened that I always dreaded. Some parts felt forced (Is this just me fighting the author's artistic choices? Maybe), and other parts were foreshadowed from the beginning. Despite everything, events and people fall into their inevitable places, and it's hard to argue with the outcome. Every time I think "if I were this character, it wouldn't have happened that way," I realize just how individual and different each of the characters are. And I thank the Lord I'm not Fitz and don't have to make any of his decisions.
I won't give it away with specifics, but my suggestion is, if you feel frustrated with the start of this trilogy (like I did), you have to get to the end. It's very worth it. Even if you can't love everything about the book, and the series in general, the experience of having lived in this world and met these characters and known so many parts of them, it makes up for it tenfold.
This was my favorite in the series so far. Mostly because the Fool FINALLY gets major screen time. Ever since he reveals his purpose to Fitz in the first book (or was it the second?), I have hung on every word he says. He's such a fun character, both quirky and mysterious.
I love following Fitz's thoughts and seeing how his actions influence the world around him. I also scream internally every time he makes a wrong choice or pushes someone away for their safety or because of a misunderstanding. The way I read it, this instalment in the series was all about misunderstandings, trying to shed light on them and having patience and understanding until you do. At times, this made me want to bash my head against a wall, but I knew in the end, the pay off would be worth it.
And was it? afdkajjfdnja (sounds of my internal suffering)
Yes. It was worth it.
The beginning of this book was pretty routine. Lots of intrigue and hard-headed people making life complicated, and Fitz doing his best to sort through that to the best result. The middle was Thick. That's it. That's all it was about. Thick overshadowed all other problems for like three or four long chapters. As much as I love him, it was a lot.
The last 1/3 of the book was what really got me. It was both beautiful and exhausting. As seems to be the way with this series. some things happened that I always hoped would, and other things happened that I always dreaded. Some parts felt forced (Is this just me fighting the author's artistic choices? Maybe), and other parts were foreshadowed from the beginning. Despite everything, events and people fall into their inevitable places, and it's hard to argue with the outcome. Every time I think "if I were this character, it wouldn't have happened that way," I realize just how individual and different each of the characters are. And I thank the Lord I'm not Fitz and don't have to make any of his decisions.
I won't give it away with specifics, but my suggestion is, if you feel frustrated with the start of this trilogy (like I did), you have to get to the end. It's very worth it. Even if you can't love everything about the book, and the series in general, the experience of having lived in this world and met these characters and known so many parts of them, it makes up for it tenfold.