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Gettin reeaal tired of the elite Olympic-level miscommunication between Fitz and the Fool.

@audiobook narrator: Are you fREAkiN kidding me you're even giving the horse's telepathic mind speech an accent ???

I've never been a huge fan of the Fool, but now I'm starting to actively dislike him. His behaviour re: Bee is so insensitive.

But then also there's the audiobook narrator giving him this absolutely horrendous German accent which is straight up painful to listen to, and I wonder if that's exacerbating my dislike... 🤔

"I could not, /could not/, take in another orphan"

You're not fooling anyone Fitz

I ask myself, what sort of diabolical, insane urge inspired the audiobook narrator to give the Fool a German accent?

ITS KILLING ME BY DEGREES

Onward!!!!

OH NO NO NO ROBIN HOBB YOU DIDN'T YOU WOULDN'T

I MEAN YOU /WOULD/ BUT NOOOOOO

It seems insanely stupid to me that Fitz doesn't realize that Bee's aversion to him is due to the Skill. Like c'mon dude your analytical & observational powers are supposed to be sharp

Robin Hobb continues the trend of writing the most wacked up stuff I've ever read

NOOOOOOO they changed the audiobook narrator from the previous trilogy!!!

Why must they hurt me like this

The legendary Anne Bronte writing an incisive discourse on pretty privilege in the year of our lord 1847: 🙌🙌🙌

Psychopathic little boy: I love torturing birds to death!
Victorian governess: For shame, child, don't you know that's wicked? Imagine how the poor bird feels!
Me: *nodding along*
Victorian governess, cont'd: If you keep doing things like that, you'll end up in hell when you die!
Me: ....

I mean I guess I shouldn't be surprised but haaa I don't think threats of damnation are gonna convince this lil devil to change

"I am so well prepared for misfortune by the frequent contemplation of its possibility that I believe I can receive any ill news with apparent equanimity and real resignation."

Miss Browning, truly an icon

Honestly pretty enraged that Molly seems more concerned about how Roger will be affected by Cynthia's confession than about Cynthia herself. 15yo Cynthia is not to blame for getting engaged to a charming & manipulative man twice her age!!! That disgusting scumbag of a man is the one who needs to face justice

In her opinion "Clare was a good creature, but not clever," the truth being that she was not always quick at resources, though tolerably unscrupulous in the use of them.

Oof

Holy yikes these three boys out here giving the absolute worst (and tone deaf) advice ever heard on this planet and this girl keeps responding like "omg I never thought of it that way, that's such a good point you're so wise" FAKE

"Indeed this gentleman’s stoicism was of that not uncommon kind, which enables a man to bear with exemplary fortitude the afflictions of his friends, but renders him, by way of counterpoise, rather selfish and sensitive in respect of any that happen to befall himself." (Ch 74)

Dickens, this may not be your best novel but you're still killin it

Unknown Gentleman: "And how long hast thou been an idiot?"

Sounding rather Shakespearean there 😂😂😂

"Luck looked stung and slightly hurt"

Uhhh what in the redundancy is this my guys?? The prose is leaving a lot to be desired so far. Did this book not have an editor?

Joe! Joe, my man, my guy, I guarantee you joining the military is not the solution to your life problems!!!!

Egads, a reference to Gretna Green that ISN'T in a Georgette Heyer novel?!?!

*self pep talk* Time to lock in... You're so close to completing Dickens' entire œuvre (of novels anyway...)

Protagonist keeps making insane logical leaps :/ my patience is being stretched

Urk... The audiobook narrator's Evelyn voice is really annoying me. Sounds like a burbling middle aged lady rather than a twenty something

"I am a man who does not miss his shot" - the Aeneid, Book 9

Wondering if Hamilton ever read this one

Book 4: ...But There Was Only One Cave

I guess there really is nothing new under the sun. The Aeneid is basically fanfiction already and now we have romantic tropes to boot

Excuse me what is this Odysseus slander?

Book 3 is basically Odyssey self insert fanfiction

Arhys is sure taking this pretty calmly. I certainly wouldn't do the same

Ista coulda used a lil more tact breaking the news to him

This has been on my TBR for 7 years... I have really high hopes it better not let me down!!!

GODS ALL AROUND US I HAVE JUST FALLEN OFF AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER

Imma need time to process this one