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Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb

23 reviews

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

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.25

2024: got through this book and really enjoyed it. A big fan of Fitz and the six duchies. Excited to see more of this world unfold, especially with the Witted. 

2023 dnf: A super slow but long high fantasy? Absolutely not in the right headspace to read this, will definitely be returning to it later 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Hate crime, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

gunnaraj's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad fast-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 death, Death, and Violence

clemencepct's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Violence

alexhaydon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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, Violence, Blood, and War

kabrahams's review

5.0

Once again, Robin Hobb has me sobbing. I figured out pretty early on that Nighteyes was gonna die, but that didn't make it hurt any less.

It was so wonderful to return to Fitz (now Tom) and the Fool (now Lord Golden) and to return to Buck Keep, albeit briefly. Fitz is reluctant to go back but does so to help out his adopted son Hap. It turns out the prince has gone missing and it is feared he is witted, which is bad news given the current political climate of Buck. 

I'm wondering when Fitz will reunite with Molly and was kind of surprised that it didn't happen in this book. I'm also very concerned about Nettle. And have already started the second book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Violence

themysteriouserk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

Fitz and The Fool, now posing as the fashionable foreign noble Lord Golden, return to the political intrigue of the Six Duchies after a long absence. Their return will be welcome to fans of Robin Hobb’s sprawling Realm of the Elderlings series as Fitz’s psychology is further explored and his relationships with The Fool, his beloved wolf Nighteyes, and the others with whom he’s shared his life are both deepened and challenged. To top it all, readers will find one of the fastest-paced and most self-contained stories in the series so far, without sacrificing the character development and extensive worldbuilding that make the series so memorable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

gardensnail's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

Ah, FitzChivalry. 

Over the years I have constantly reread this trilogy, and I am always blown away by the absolute perfection that is Fool's Errand. It is the consummate perfect book for me. The characters are bright and gay, the prose wonderfully rendered, the problems urgent, and the solutions satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Hate crime, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol

Spoilers for hate crimes:

The people of the Six Duchies are horrified of the Wit, a kind of animal magic that some people possess. Some Witted folk are hunted and killed in this book. Though not described in graphic detail, a mob attempts to stone a woman, and in another place, a mob succeeds in hanging over water and quartering another Witted person.