Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

13 reviews

gooseberry420's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Torture, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Slavery

roaming_enn's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit

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

mqabbadbest's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Torture, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

kendoll_renea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, 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