[Puck]

Yah,what the title says. I think Abyss is right and we should, not least due to my fault, move any further Robin Hobb related discussion and Fitz-hating to this thread.

[Imperial Historian]

I'll just chime into say I normally hate slice of life sections in books but I can quite happily read about Fitz not doing much and ignoring obvious plot points for hours.

I think the third trilogy is highly worth reading, and a fitting end to the series.

I love most of hobb, though the start of the dragon keeper series is a slog and the less said about the soldier's son series the better.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

 Imperial Historian, on 13 July 2018 - 06:53 AM, said:

I love most of hobb, though the start of the dragon keeper series is a slog and the less said about the soldier's son series the better.

Interesting. I didn't mind the first two of the dragon keeper books, but three and four are firmly on the "hours of my life I won't get back" pile. That whole series just felt like it didn't successfully go anywhere.

[JPK]

Re: GF. Man, the feels in this one are hitting hard. So many choices that Fitz is making "to protect others" are actively making their lives more difficult. I think the most painful to read was the one where Fitz decided not to have a discussion at all though.

150 pages left.

[worry]

I'll talk about Soldier's Son all day. Nobody can stop me.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

 Briar King, on 15 July 2018 - 08:04 PM, said:

I'm just blah blah every single time I'm reading *note Fitz 7-9 spoilers here

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Bee chapters. My progress slows down so much! Been on the same chapter for 2 days now. I'm now on the 3rd book this character is in and I'm still not connecting to her. Her POV is just boring me to death.

Also never connected with the same character. You are not alone!

[JPK]

Started Fool's Fate this morning. Hobb can write some really beautiful prose.

[Puck]

That she can. One of the reasons I keep reading these.

 TheRetiredBridgeburner, on 15 July 2018 - 08:20 PM, said:

 Briar King, on 15 July 2018 - 08:04 PM, said:

I'm just blah blah every single time I'm reading *note Fitz 7-9 spoilers here

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Bee chapters. My progress slows down so much! Been on the same chapter for 2 days now. I'm now on the 3rd book this character is in and I'm still not connecting to her. Her POV is just boring me to death.

Also never connected with the same character. You are not alone!

Surprisingly, I am so far stringing myself along the chapters of said character, because Fitz is still doing preciously little and I actually like her and connect to her in a limited way (not usually a fan of

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kid character points of view, but Bee isn't really that much of a kid and she gives Fitz some serious talking back at times). Shun, on the other hand, can go die in a corner, though that sentiment is obviously meant to happen.

At least the pace and events have picked up some in the second half of Fool's Assassin. I'm at about 70% through the book now. I can also tell just by the overly dramatic chapter titles what's going to happen *sigh*

[Puck]

So I finished Fool's Assassin yesterday and started Fool's Quest right away.

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Hobb still ain't that great at writing villains, is she?

Also, it was nice to get to see some plot in the last ten percent of the book. Allow me to summarize it:
Fool: Dude, these asshats habe been torturing me for the past decade for a prophecy I have not the slightest idea about! You gotta kill them!
Fitz: Nah, dude, I got me daughter to take care of. Love you anyway.
Fool: Impossible! I haven't been able to see the future for the past twenty years but you cannot have a daughter!
Fitz: But I do! By the way, what were you doing in the market?
Fool: I found my unexpected son! Had him right there in my hands!
Fitz: No, you didn't. You were groping my daughter!
Fool: Impossible! You can't have a daughter, especially not one that is so obviously a certain child everyone and their dog is looking for while being to blinded by someone switching the terms child and son! Imma gonna sleep and sulk now!

..come on.

[JPK]

Finally finished Fool's Quest. I'm happy that I took a break from the series for awhile after reading the previous book to process some of Hobb's story choices because it allowed to to enjoy this one a lot more than I would have if I'd gone straight in. I'm still not necessarily happy about how much a certain character has changed, but I can see why it happened and how it's progressing the story. I'm actually going to jump into the last book soon. It feels odd knowing it's finally going to be over.

[JPK]

Oh man, I didn't realize that I never posted any closing thoughts on the series. I've kinda reverted to lurking mode on here way more than I should.

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Overall, I'm happy that I read through the whole series, including the non-Fitz books (which I would argue are the best parts.). Adding Liveship and Rain Wilds to the mix really pays off in large and small ways in both the Tawny man and Fool's Assassin books. One large example is having spent time with The Fool as Amber in Liveship made the time spent in that personality during FA much more enjoyable than I believe it would have been for someone that didn't have that history with her. Also, seeing Fitz' reaction to Paragon (and Paragon's story as a whole) was just a delight in the final trilogy.

The first book of the closing trilogy was the hardest for me to read, by far. Everytime that Fitz gets around Molly the story bogs down hard. That said, it's also very realistic that way. I have lost many a friend over the years to a significant other that just completely sucks them in and leaves them without time or interest for anyone or anything else. The miracle baby story involving Molly's pregnancy was also just weird.

The final book though, man it touched me in some very deep ways. I will admit to some very strong emotions during the final chapters while Fitz was carving his dragon, and a good amount of those were tied to the second best character in the series (after Nighteyes of course) Kettricken. The unquestioned and unstated tragic love story there that was so obvious to everyone but Fitz... I'm really happy that I read these books, and after some time mulling them over, I really do appreciate that final trilogy and think that it was a very appropriate ending for the trio of Fitz, the Fool, and Nighteyes.

[Puck]

That reminds me that I need to finish the last trilogy. I had to take a break after the first book because... of reasons. But I do actually want to see it through to the end.

[Puck]

I think I'm at the point where I can't deal with Fitz for prolonged amounts of time. I barely have any time to read atm at all, and I can't stand Fitz so either the circumstances around him have to be really darn interesting or I have to be in a very special mood to deal with him.

[QuickTidal]

On FOOL'S QUEST currently, and even a few chapters in so much more seems to be happening in comparisons with Book7...it almost feels like (and bear with me because I read Book 7 when it was a freshly released hardcover..which was...jeezus 6 years ago now) someone other than Hobb wrote that one, and the version of Hobb who wrote Farseer and Tawny Man showed back up for this one. This feels like a Fitz book (Bee chapters not withstanding) to me. Anyways, plan to grab the next book and finish out the series.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 01 May 2020 - 12:37 PM

[QuickTidal]

Robin Hobb just announced she's in the early stages of writing a new ROTE novel, starring (spoiler for the last trilogy)

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Bee Farseer

While I've not finished the last trilogy yet, I'm still excited for more ROTE books!

[pat5150]

 QuickTidal, on 14 August 2023 - 03:50 PM, said:

Robin Hobb just announced she's in the early stages of writing a new ROTE novel, starring (spoiler for the last trilogy)

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Bee Farseer

While I've not finished the last trilogy yet, I'm still excited for more ROTE books!

This made my day!

[JPK]

My heart is not ready.

[QuickTidal]

Nor mine.

[the broken]

Currently rereading Fitz and Fool, it just gets better every time. She's so good at making side characters like Revel, Riddle and Nettle feel alive.

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I wonder who the antagonist will be, now that the Servants power is broken? Other than the dragons, who is powerful enough to mess with Bee, who is superpowered in the Skill and has the Farseer throne behind her?

[Whisperzzzzzzz]

 QuickTidal, on 14 August 2023 - 03:50 PM, said:

Robin Hobb just announced she's in the early stages of writing a new ROTE novel, starring (spoiler for the last trilogy)

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Bee Farseer

While I've not finished the last trilogy yet, I'm still excited for more ROTE books!

Where did she announce it?