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Burrich is a top three greatest fantasy character of all time

So incredibly happy to return to the goat FitzChivalry Farseer and his lad Nighteyes

I know I should break up my Realm of the Elderlings read with some non-fantasy stuff, but I am absolutely hooked on Robin Hobb. The lack of Fitz in this one is a tough pill to swallow, but she just writes so freaking good man.

Love how this book is constantly examining the weaponization of history and challenging preconceived narratives. History is far more complicated and nuanced than we like to imagine - The idea that ancient humans couldn't have lived the same multi-faceted and contradictory lives that we live. This book suggests that they did, which seems obvious in hindsight. But the Great Narrative persists, The Great West...

Zoticus graduated from the Tom Bombadil school of exposition dumping before the main conflict kicks off

Incredibly interesting. Incredibly distressing. Incredibly educational. I'm just struggling. Reads like a textbook, but I want to complete it.

Incredibly distressing at only 100 pages in. The cycle of treaties and compromise just to be thrown out by the whites in savage raids against the Native Americans is already so apparent.

It's remarkable and scary how little we learn of these events in school. I learned about Wounded Knee through Bioshock Infinite. That should never be the case. I admire this book's willingness to examine revisionist history.

Incredible. So happy to be back in this world - There is no fantasy author who crafts characters as well as Joe Abercrombie and I’m so glad to see the evolution of Joe’s female character writing. Savine and Rikke are probably my favorite characters so far.