Sean Gursky reviewed Golden Fool (Tawny Man, #2) by Robin Hobb
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4 stars
You always chose to be bound by who you are. Now choose to be freed by who you are.
Reviewing this series is a challenge. I know I am enjoying it but I can't articulate why. Like a glass of wine, I am satisfied by it but I can't pick out the different flavors that make the wine good to me.
Hobb's has crafted a very great vintage here and she has stuck to her careful pacing, slow evolution of the characters and now the reader has such investment in everyone that even the dislikable players in Buckkeep are enjoyable to read about. Actions have consequences, there is no reset and the frustrations I feel are real and are mercilessly unresolved and left to sit out in the open.
I started this series because of the fantasy aspect, and even though the pace is turned down in this book the …
You always chose to be bound by who you are. Now choose to be freed by who you are.
Reviewing this series is a challenge. I know I am enjoying it but I can't articulate why. Like a glass of wine, I am satisfied by it but I can't pick out the different flavors that make the wine good to me.
Hobb's has crafted a very great vintage here and she has stuck to her careful pacing, slow evolution of the characters and now the reader has such investment in everyone that even the dislikable players in Buckkeep are enjoyable to read about. Actions have consequences, there is no reset and the frustrations I feel are real and are mercilessly unresolved and left to sit out in the open.
I started this series because of the fantasy aspect, and even though the pace is turned down in this book the characters and story kept me engaged the whole way through. This is a skillfully crafted series that doesn't rely on cliffhangers or shocking twists to keep you reading more. The characters are very memorable, and though the story is from the perspective of Fitz you gain a deeper understanding of Chade, Thick, or most importantly, the Fool.
I didn't read the Liveship Traders Trilogy, and I imagine there would have been some satisfaction with their story crossing over here, but it didn't diminish the story. It's probably a bit like reading Ender's Game and then reading Ender's Shadow. Both stories are benefited from having read the other but you are not required to read both.
I appreciate that the stories in this trilogy continue in the same short timeline because I'm ready to jump in to Fool's Fate and resume the events that were started in Golden Fool.
