Reviews tagging 'Death'

Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

16 reviews

luise96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

So good to be back with Fitz and the others (although I am sad to leave behind Bingtown). This book felt very much like the first book in a trilogy, quite slow at times, but clearly establishing themes and building up to something. I am excited for what to come. (This was the first book that made me cry in quite a long time)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Torture

shellbellbell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Oh, my heart. Robin Hobb does it again. What more is there to say? Her writing, and the first person pov perspective, draws me in completely. Opening this book up a few years after finishing the Farseer trilogy felt like greeting an old friend. 

Some spoilery thoughts:

I wish they could have saved the cat.

The wolf's end was beautifully done. 

The Fool's unrequited love for Fitz is so painful and heartbreaking. When will Fitz see it??? Probably never, but I will keep reading to find out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Grief

katieo156's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Oh we are BACK! I wasn't crazy about the end of the Farseer Trilogy and enjoyed The Liveship Traders enough (through no fault of their own I wasn't super into them) but being back with my boy Fitz was all I needed. Robin Hobb's character work continues and I resonated so strongly with the Fool's comment about still wanting to protect the child he was because my heart broke every other chapter. The way Chade reacts to seeing him (and the way

Dutiful

thoughtlessly mentions how Chade refers to Fitz with so much affection that he assumed Fitz was his son??? "My first boy" 😭). Fitz has always been so loved and it was just as hard to read it now as it was in the first trilogy because he doesn't get it!

We are not talking about Nighteyes because I can't yet, but that death scene was one of the most beautiful ways I could imagine saying goodbye to a character- feeling all of life at once as they go.

 

Finally: "I recognized and pushed away a truth I did not want to know".  Fitz I will beat you myself 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

micallab's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity and Blood

briely's review

adventurous emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I’m crying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence

atalea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

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, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

chattie_the_mad_chatter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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

This book should be read after both "Farseer" and "Liveship" trilogies. 

Getting to spend time with Fitz and Nighteyes again is such a comfort, getting back in touch with tje world and picking up the threads of their life. 
Hobb's characters always shine abd steal the show, seeing old faces made me emotional and meeting new chatacters was exciting. 

Fitz is slowly pulled back into the world of Farseer politics and the tension and plot sucked you in to this dangerous world.

I love Hobb's writing, world building, storytelling and the way she makes you have such string feelings about her chatacters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Torture, and Kidnapping

kurumipanda's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, and Murder

kaziaroo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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 cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts