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Finished Assassin's Apprentice, the first of the Farseer trilogy by Robin Hobb. I would give it a 3 out of 5 on my personal rating. I finished it, but there were times when I was tempted to abandon it. I got it from the library, which is good, given my reactions to it.
Good things: The magic is interesting and moderately well thought out. The animals are a plus, as is his interaction with them. Overall pace is reasonable.
Bad things: The main characters are simply too dense and stupid. No one figured out anything about the bad guys before it was way too late. The Galen character is intolerable and not believable, on any level. The tension between Burrich and Fitz about the "wit" is artificial and not particularly believable, and very much distracts from the story.
Overall? I might read the second and third, but not any time soon. And not unless I can get them from the library. I can't see paying for them. And I definitely can't see starting any other books from her, since this is supposedly her best.
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