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Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb

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allcapspyrex's review against another edition

adventurous slow-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

4.5

Definitely a strong follow up from the farseer trilogy which I loved. Hobb has done a great job of expanding the world she started in her first trilogy, showing there is a lot of story left to tell. The book makes great use of multi-pov storytelling to really make the reader invested in the characters, and there aren't any I didn't have strong feelings for as their individual stories unfolded and contributed to the overall plot. It's definitely very slow paced, which is the only thing stopping it being a full 5 stars for me, but absolutely worth your time and effort to read, and I'm looking forward to the next two in the series.

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backflippinwafflepancakes's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

2.0

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hilwithonel's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

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

5.0

Look, I grew up on the farseer books. My favorite of all time.

And then I read this.

Robin Hobb's writing is.... perfect????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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3.75

god forbid women and children are seen as people.

on a more serious note, i struggled to get through this book. the beginning was slow, and the daunting page count did not help, but 75% through, surprisingly, i just sped through the entire thing.

i dont know... what to feel yet about this. as slow as it was, a lot happened, idk how hobb managed to fit every single bigotry in every character, but shes done it alright, and the characters are so unlikable to the point where you just have to applaud the narrative and reflect on how every single thing weaves in to one another (evil acts like that and its brilliantly shown).

i was blown away by the politics and commentary on colonialism, and displacement of tradition and roots, especially the multi pov where you can see how different views approach a conflict. see where it all clashes and the reason behind such garish beliefs. though it will never justify it, it doesn't have to because some form of violence exists just because it can.

there are a lot of characters, even more than the farseer trilogy has ever introduced, but hobb has done it again in a way everyone has depth and purpose, even the side characters. i find myself craving every single scene with amber and paragon, i cant wait to see where their story will just take off from here.

though as long as this has been, and as eventful as it is, I just felt like it didn't really end satisfactorily, nor did we have a cliffhanger that would immediately propel me to read the next book, but I will oh, you bet I will. im too neck deep in this world now theres no turning back.

what's not to love about characters desperately trying to escape their fate at any given chance yet failing miserably

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