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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Same here. Now granted, Rain Wilds was my least favorite, but I still loved it and wouldn't have missed it for the world. I also thought Liveships was fantastic.
Let's face it: Hobb was doing diversity/gender stuff in fantasy long before those topics we're ever popular (or even mentioned). Either the social subtext she's so good at resonates with you or it doesn't. For those it doesn't resonate with (or you don't notice or care about subtext--which is perfectly cool, too BTW), then the non-Fitz/Fool books are typically not as enjoyable. So be it. *shrug*
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Ditto, completely agree. Hobb is my favorite author, though, these days.
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The only series of hers (under the Hobb psuedo) that I've not enjoyed is the Soldier Son series. And even then I recognized the talent and the brilliance on display. I just couldn't find a connection with the main character. Which probably says terrible things about me since I'm fairly certain she was riffing on obesity and society's penchant for dismissing/ostracizing those afflicted with it. 
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I enjoyed Soldier Son but it was VERY different. Poor guy fights against his destiny SOOO hard. I liked it. Just not as good as the various Fitz/Fool books.
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Originally Posted by Ansileran
I remember loving Assassin's Apprentice, but I was twelve and pretty new to the world of fantasy... I wonder what I would think of it now. It did grab me though and I couldn't wait to get the next one. I'll probably re-read them someday, when my reading list finally goes down and I have the money to buy them as ebooks (I have the paperback in French - never reading a French translation again)
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I enjoyed them in my teens, but the bittersweetness of the end of the Farseer Trilogy (and some of the character-driven-ness of the story) was a bit lost on me. Wouldn't have been in my top 10 back then.
Re-read along with reading Liveships when I saw Fool's Errand on the shelf at a Waldenbooks as an adult and REALLY liked them. She became my favorite author at some point after that.
Last couple of Fitz/Fool books have been amazing.