rameau's ramblings

I read it in Finnish and I loved the trilogy. I remember not being a fan of the slow start, but when the events started to unfold I was captivated.

I finished the reread in English.Things I do to myself. Like reread a book I absolutely loved over a decade ago and spend three days remembering the translated names I hated the first time I around. Or draw comparisons between the main character in this series and the one so similar in Soldier Son that I ended up hating long before I jilted the books.

Some of the pain and suffering that Fitz goes through in his teens, I've grown out of in a way that prevents me from even sympathising with him. And this time, knowing what's coming, I look forward to the ending of Farseer trilogy in a way I never could accept the appeasing in Tawny Man.

I've learned to despise the first person voice more than anything in writing aside from bad grammar. It's a choice that shuts out so many avenues for the author, and makes the brilliant magic's like Old Wit and Skill seem like illusionist's tricks to cheat the audience. But it also works here and solely because of the character Hobb created. Things that others would have missed Fitz noticed, because of his training, and that allowed clues to create unexpected depths for the story. Many things made sense only a hundred pages later after having been first introduced. It's also one thing that didn't work in Soldier Son and the other being the main character always blaming others for his troubles undeservedly, but enough about that.

I still love this book and despite my reserve, I'm tempted to upgrade the rating. Tempted, only tempted.