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Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

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m_iru's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

the ache is too fresh for me to write a sound review at the moment, but that should give you a good idea of what to expect. i adored this book a little too much.

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roaming_enn's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

"It's strange, isn't it, how you don't know how big a part of you someone is until they're threatened? And then you think that you can't possibly go on if something happens to them, but the most frightening part is that, actually, you will go on, you'll have to go on, with them or without them." (Fitz speaking to himself with an unconscious Dutiful)

It was such a pleasure to return to Fitz and Nighteyes' story and have the Fool once again play a huge role in it. I loved the other returning characters too, including Chade and Kettricken (although she didn't appear as often as I'd have liked). And the new characters, including Hap, Jinna, Dutiful, and Laurel, were great as well. The callouts to the Liveship Traders were amazing. Ugh, and the meaning behind the quote I chose is devastating!!!

I didn't even realize Nighteyes' death scene until I started the next chapter!

I look forward to continuing this trilogy!

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josiah17's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

Edit 9/25/24: I think about this book and trilogy way more than I anticipated. I don't think Fools Errand is perfect, but it's so so lovely and it's 5 stars to me now.

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Original review:

"Some speak of the savagery of beasts. I will ever prefer that to the thoughtless contempt some men have towards animals."

After not loving The Farseer Trilogy, what a wonderful surprise this was. I wasn't particularly excited to get back to Fitz's story after such a fantastic trilogy in the Liveship Traders, but I was swept away with adult Fitz and his fatherhood. Adult Fitz is simply far more enjoyable to read about than Fitz as a teenager. Beginning this book with him, his son Hap, and Nighteyes on their little homestead was such a lovely treat. I actually care about Fitz now and his relationship with Hap and his companions. I absolutely love The Fool now and I was so happy to see Nighteyes again, and even Chade and Kettricken.

Hobb's prose remains just spectacular. It somehow felt even more enriching with this book, perhaps because this might be the most enjoyable book in Realm of the Elderlings thus far. The plot was not my favorite, and I felt some of the resolution may have been a little convenient. But it really didn't detract from the overall reading experience. Nor did I feel the pacing dragged at all when I felt it often did throughout the Farseer Trilogy.

I just had a great time with this one. The last 50 pages broke my heart and left me empty inside though. Which of course means I'm starting the next book immediately 😀

Nighteyes why couldn't you live forever 😭

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